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ForwardHeart & Vascular Education Fair
Target Audience
Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, and Physician Assistant.
Learning Objectives
The learners will be able to understand and communicate the care of our heart and vascular patients both pre and post procedure. This will include understanding the multitude of devices and medications used, and their use in the treatments of our patients.
Additional Information
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Activity Agenda:
11:00 – Welcome from UPMC
11:00-11:30 - Interventional Radiology: procedures, pre & post-op care of patients, medications used
11:35-12:05 - Vascular: lower extremity ulcers, wound care, prevention strategies
12:10-12:40 - Cath Lab: procedures, pre & post-op care of patients, interventions
12:45-1:15 - EP: devices, studies performed, pre & post-op care of patients
1:20-2:00 - ECHO: types of procedures, pre & post-op care of patients, Stress Testing: types of procedures, pre & post-op care of patients
2:00 – Adjournment & Raffle Drawing
Course Director:
Deb London, MSN, RN
Faculty:
-Dr. Desiderio, DO – UPMC Williamsport, PA
-Stephanie Deviney, CRNP – UPMC Williamsport, PA
-Allison Eisenhauer, PA-C – UPMC Williamsport, PA
-Leslee Zimmerman, RCIS – UPMC Williamsport, PA
-Lisa Engle, RN – UPMC Williamsport, PA
-Robyn Diakite, RN – UPMC Williamsport, PA
-Deb London, RN – UPMC Williamsport, PA
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 companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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 designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 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 2.5 contact hours.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 2.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
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
- 2.50 AAPA Category I CME
- 2.50 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.
- 2.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.50 Attendance
For more information, please contact Deb London by email at Londondj3@upmc.edu.