LVAD Basics: Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Care in Community-Based Medical Settings
In-Person Event
Apr 23, 2025
Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ ...OVERVIEW
LVAD Basics: Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Care in Community-Based Medical Settings is organized by Penn State University (PSU) College of Medicine Continuing Education and will be held on Apr 23, 2025 at University Conference Center - Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Description:
This program is designed to provide didactic and hands-on education related to the care of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients residing in the community setting.
Overall Objectives:
- Demonstrate how to perform controller and power-source changes on two ventricular assist devices.
- Demonstrate how to perform an LVAD driveline dressing change.
- Describe LVAD hemodynamics as they pertain to the patient living in the community.
- Identify LVAD basic indication and contraindications, components and goals of therapy.
- Identify emergency care and appropriate interventions for those patients living with an LVAD.
- Discuss elements of daily life associated with those patients living with an LVAD.
KEY DATES
23 Apr, 2025
Event Start Date
23 Apr, 2025
Event End Date
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Credits:
AMA:
Penn State College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Penn State College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PSNA:
This activity has been approved for 2.75 nursing continuing professional development hours. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
This course has been approved by the Department of Health for 3.5 hours con-ed in clinical patient care.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhysicianNursingPhysician AssistantCardiologistsStudentsNursesInterventional CardiologistsNurse PractitionersProsthetistsSPECIALITIES
CardiologyInterventional CardiologyProstheticsSUGGESTED HOTELS
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