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ForwardWendell Lehman Cardiovascular Symposium
The Wendall Lehman Cardiovascular Symposium is a yearly educational event open to the community and healthcare providers. This is a well-attended event that has shown to be successful with current and past patients who are interested in ways to live a healthier life following a cardiac event or procedure. Speakers will discuss topics that have been recommended by the community or that healthcare providers feel is lacking in the patients they see on a daily basis.
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Physician
Physician Assistant
Learning Objectives
Speaker 1
1. Discuss the mitral and tricuspid therapies current progress and what's beyond transcatheter edge to edge therapies.
2. Review tricuspid regurgitation referral: who, when and why. 3. Discuss the future of mitral/tricuspid therapies including earlier intervention, novel devices, and emerging trials.
Speaker 2
1. Provide an update on approved devices in the treatment of heart failure.
2. Review the indication and effectiveness of these therapies.
3. Review the results of recently completed clinical trials for novel device-based therapies.
4. Review the status of ongoing clinical trials for heart failure at UPMC.
Course summary
- 2.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 2.00 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.
- 2.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.00 Attendance
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 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. 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 2.0 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 2.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
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
- 2.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 2.00 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.
- 2.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.00 Attendance