Not Just for Kids: Management of the Adult Congenital Disease Population
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English - June 14, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Education cme mdeducation medicaleducation nortonhealthcare physician physicianeducation providereducation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Podcast: Not Just for Kids: Management of the Adult Congenital Disease Population
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care adult and pediatric specialties.
Statement of Need
As patients with congenital heart disease are living longer into adulthood, ongoing management of the CHD is critical. Patients with complex CHD are at greater risk for premature death and therefore management of these patients is critical to help improve patient outcomes.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
Define the epidemiology of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) within the United States. Describe common medical complications in ACHD and the multidisciplinary care required to manage those complications. Discuss how changes in pediatric cardiology and adult congenital care have shifted the mortality outcomes in ACHD. Moderator Erin Frazier, M.D. Pediatrician Norton Children's Medical Group – Broadway
Speaker
Melissa L. Perrotta, MD, FAAP Co-Medical Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease Assistant Professor of Pediatrics The University of Louisville School of Medicine Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures
The speaker, moderator and planners for this activity have no potential or actual conflicts of interest to disclose.
Commercial Support
There was no commercial support for this activity.
Physician Credits
American Medical Association
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date of Original Release |June 2021
Course Termination Date | June 2023Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]
Resources for Additional Study
2018 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30586767/
General principles of heart failure management in adult congenital heart disease
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31788738/
Changing mortality in congenital heart disease