100 Academic Clinical Provider Lecture Series: "Ventricular Assist Devices in the Pediatric Patient" (EM100-081224)

The purpose of this program is to: 1) provide a forum to review and discuss the clinical management of patients and to evaluate issues confronted by today’s Nurse
Practitioners and Physician Assistants in both public and private clinical practice and medical research 2) provide a forum through which current UT Southwestern
protocols and Ethical issues are addressed. The course material will be presented through lecture presentations, power points, case studies, question and answer
sessions, and video presentations.

Method of Participation

This continuing medical education enduring material is in a video format.

To receive a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ you should:

  1. View the video in this enduring material.
  2. Complete the posttest.
  3. Complete and submit the CME evaluation form.

The estimated time to complete this activity, including review of the materials, is 1.0 hour(s).
Hardware/software requirements: Activities should be run with recent versions of common browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Google Chrome.

If you have questions about the participation process, please e-mail the UT Southwestern Medical Center, CEOffice@utsouthwestern.edu or phone 214-648-2166.

Target Audience

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  1. Describe and discuss the need for VAD in a pediatric patient.
  2. Identify which VADs are used in pediatrics.
  3. Discuss the anticoagulation needs in the pediatric VAD patient.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/21/2024
Course expires: 
01/24/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA
  • 1.00 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$0.00
Please login or create an account to take this course.

To register:

  1. Login to your existing account or create an account in EthosCE, online learning management system, by selecting the "create an account" link.
  2. Return to this course page and select the "Take Course" button.
  3. Registration will be completed.

Required Hardware/software

Activities should be run with recent versions of common browsers, including Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.