Advances in Medications for Pulmonary Hypertension of the Neonate and Pulmonary Hypertension

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Instructions

Date & Location
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 3:07 PM - Friday, November 18, 2022, 4:07 PM

Overview

This session features Nayef Chahin, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics ,Division of Neonatal Medicine with Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU as he discusses advances in medications for pulmonary hypertension of the neonate and pulmonary hypertension. Originally presented as part of FOCUS: The Pediatric and Neonatal Care Conference

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Objectives
  1. Describe normal physiology (intra-uterine to extra-uterine transition)
  2. Define Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)
  3. Describe causes of PPHN
  4. Describe pulmonary hypertension secondary to BPD
  5. Describe the current management of PPHN/PHN

Registration

Registration Fees:

$15.00

VCU Health Faculty and Staff:

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Participants must watch the entire video, read article, score at least 100% on the post-test, and complete an evaluation in order to receive credit. For any questions regarding the activity, please contact us at [email protected] or (804) 828-3640.

There is no commercial or in-kind support for this program.

The following planning committee members have nothing to disclose

Kelley Byrum, PharmD

Becky Coviello, CPN

Kristi Higgins, PharmD

Lisa James, MSN                                                

Tracy Lowerre, CPN

Patty Roberts, LCSW

Lisa Shaver, MSN

Jennifer Soforenko, CPN


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education 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.

 

VCU Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC pharmacotherapy contact hour. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity provides 1 contact hours (.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA4008237-0000-20-145-H01-P

 

NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the online evaluation, VCU Health CE will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, VCU Health CE does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a CE activity.

 

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Disclaimers
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you.  

 

Credits
ACPE - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (1.00 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (1.00 hours), ASWB Approved Continuing Education (ACE) (1.00 hours)