Vanderbilt Women's Heart Center Symposium 2023 CME NCPD

Saturday, December 9, 2023, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Nashville, TN, Nashville, TN

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (3.75 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (3.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (3.75 hours)

The Vanderbilt Women’s Heart Center Symposium is a half-day, case-based educational program developed to strengthen clinician knowledge of cardiovascular care of female patients. Expert faculty from multi-disciplinary backgrounds will provide the latest information relevant to cardiovascular care of the female patient across the life course. This educational event is well-suited for physicians, advance practice practitioners, and nurses from specialties relevant to women’s heart health, including cardiology, internal medicine, family practice, OB/GYN, anesthesia and neurology. The first session will focus on care of the post-menopausal patient, covering key issues including hormone replacement therapy, the approach to care of the geriatric female patient, stroke prevention in women, and current guidelines for diagnosis and management of chest pain in women. The second session will provide multi-disciplinary insight into a team-based approach to the pregnant patient with cardiovascular disease. This will include discussion of cardiovascular risk stratification in pregnant patients, delivery planning for patients with cardiovascular disease, and optimal approach to anesthetic care for pregnant patients with heart disease. Panel discussions will provide for opportunity to ask questions. CME and MOC credits will be offered.

1. Risk stratify patients for the use of hormone replacement therapy
2. Identify key principles of care of geriatric women with cardiovascular disease
3. Identify sex-specific risk factors for stroke
4. Understand key strategies for reducing stroke risk in women
5. Understand the contribution of ischemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries to chest pain in women
6. Identify effective strategies for diagnosis of chest pain in women
7. Identify common risk stratification schema for pregnant patients with cardiovascular conditions
8. Recognize high risk cardiovascular conditions for pregnancy
9. Identify common cardiovascular indications for cesarean delivery
10. Understand the role of a multidisciplinary team in delivery planning
11. Recognize potential hemodynamic changes associated with obstetric anesthesia
12. Identify strategies for obstetric anesthetic care in patients with cardiovascular conditions

1. After participating in this event, 80% of learners who complete the evaluation will self-report an increase in knowledge regarding key issues in the care of post-menopausal and pregnant patients.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nursing Education and Professional Development, is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development, designates this activity for a maximum of 3.50 Contact Hours.