Overview
This Meeting on Demand™ Program is designed with a goal of changing your competence in diagnosing and managing sequelae of selected congenital heart disease diagnoses, including tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of the great arteries (TGA), and Eisenmenger syndrome, by understanding physiology and pathophysiology of right ventricle (RV) function in these lesions.
Click the Start Program button to learn about adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) for the general cardiology practitioner, with a focus on the right ventricle.
Target Audience
- All cardiovascular physcians
- Primary care physicians
- Nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
Important Dates
Date of Release: November 2011
Term of Approval/Date of CME/CE Expiration: November 2012
Learner Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Explain the distinction between RV size and function from the left ventricle, and benefits and pitfalls of various imaging modalities of the RV.
- Describe common sequelae of the surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot and their potential management.
- Identify common sequelae of dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) after atrial switch operation, and levo-TGA (L-TGA) and potential management strategies.
- Recognize prognostic signs in Eisenmenger syndrome.
Method of Participation and Claiming Credit
ACCF
Meeting on Demand™
Programs feature captured lecture content, abstract summaries, and self-assessment questions. To be eligible for credit, you must attain a score of 70% or better on the self-assessment exams included in the activity.
Requesting AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ or CE Credit for this Activity
To request credit, you must:
- Read all text and view all slide and video presentations in the modules for which you wish to receive credit.
- Answer the Self-Assessment questions in each module for which you wish to claim credit. After you have answered all the questions in the module, click on the Exam Summary button. A Claim Credit button will appear on this page if you have achieved a passing score of 70% or better. If you did not achieve a passing score, please click the Reset Scores link and retake the exam.
- Click the Claim Credit button and answer the evaluation questions in the pop-up window.
- Enter the total amount of time you actually spent in the activity in the box provided. Please note that you may only claim once for each module in this activity. Click Submit.
- You will receive a message that your request has been submitted and a link to view your certificate. You may view and download the certificate when you receive the message, you may also view it at any time in the My Transcript section of My CardioSource.