October 15, 2022
8:00 am CDT -12:30 pm CDT
Join us for a complimentary educational event this fall, where you can network with colleagues, earn 3.0 CE contact hours and learn more about PCNA. Hosted by the Houston Chapter.
PCNA members and non-members are welcome to register and attend. Please share this with colleagues and friends.
Agenda
8:00 Welcome and Sign In
8:15 Presentation by Esperion (non-CE) with breakfast
9:15 Heart failure, Current Trends (1 CE)
10:15 LVAD talk to follow: No pulse, No problem! (1 CE)
11:15 The Cardiac Transplant Patient: What to Expect (1 CE)
12:15 Closing
Presentation Topics
Heart failure, Current Trends (1.0 CE contact hours)
Learning Objectives
- Define heart failure
- Discuss and describe key concepts associated with heart failure
- Explain and illustrate pathophysiology of heart failure
- Distinguish the different stages and classifications of heart failure
- Give examples of the novel drugs and therapies available for management and treatment of heart failure
- Identify emergency management of patients in decompensated heart failure
LVAD talk to follow: No pulse, No problem! (1.0 CE contact hours)
Learning Objectives
- Identify components and mechanism of left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
- List potential complications in a patient with an LVAD
- Review care and management of a patient with an LVAD
- Discuss emergency management of an LVAD patient
The Cardiac Transplant Patient: What to Expect (1.0 CE contact hours)
Learning Objectives
- Describe indications for cardiac transplantation
- Recall and list immunosuppressive therapy regimens used in cardiac transplantation
- Demonstrate and explain management of the cardiac transplant patient
- Discuss emergency management of the cardiac transplant patient