Ventricular Assist Devices – Pediatric & Adult Considerations August 2025

August 18, 2025

This program will review transplant care & ventricular assist devices that can be seen in the pediatric/adult cardiac population at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Target Audience

RN

Learning Objectives

Following this program:

  1.  Learners will be able to identify common congenital and acquired heart disease that would require a ventricular assist device.
  2.  Learners will be able to identify ventricular assist devices commonly used at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
  3.  Learners will be able to understand the functionality and purpose of ventricular assist devices commonly used at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
  4.  Learners will be able to apply basic practices of nursing care related to ventricular assist device dressing changes.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
08/18/2025
Course expires: 
09/01/2025
Event starts: 
08/18/2025 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
08/18/2025 - 4:00pm EDT
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UPMC: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Kayla Jubic

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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