ECT Visting Fellowship February 5-9 2024

February 5, 2024 to February 9, 2024

Target Audience

Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Physician

Learning Objectives


Upon completion of the fellowship program, the participants should be able to identify the following: 
. Clinical indications, relative contraindications, side effects, and adverse risks of ECT. 
. Clinical evaluation and management of ECT patients. 
. Clinical and technical aspects of ECT administration. 
. Techniques in lead placement, stimulus dosing, and seizure monitoring. 
. ECT anesthesia procedures. 
. Informed consent and legal aspects of ECT. 
. Clinical implications for special populations. 
. ECT acute maintenance treatment. 
. Recent developments in ECT devices.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 35.25 AAPA Category I CME
  • 35.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 35.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 35.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/04/2024
Course expires: 
12/27/2024
Event starts: 
02/05/2024 - 7:30am EST
Event ends: 
02/09/2024 - 5:00pm EST
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Faculty Disclosure
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

Accreditation and credit designation

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 35.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 35.25 contact hours.

Other Healthcare Professionals

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 35.25 AAPA Category I CME
  • 35.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 35.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 35.25 Attendance
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