Description

Faraz Alizadeh, MD – Course Director

Pediatric Cardiology Fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital

 

 

Nancy Braudis, MS, RN, CPNP, CCRN – Speaker

 

Lisa McCabe, RN, MS, CCRN – Speaker

 

 

Overview

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the anatomical and physiological aspects of fetal and post-natal circulation. Learn about the intricate structures of the heart, including detailed cardiac anatomy and its developmental changes from fetal to post-natal stages. Key components of electrocardiography (ECG) will be introduced, providing a foundational understanding of how to interpret ECG readings. Additionally, the course will cover intracardiac pressures and their significance in maintaining proper circulatory function.

This content was created by OPENPediatrics, a peer-reviewed medical education platform for healthcare professionals. Please see www.openpediatrics.org for more information.

 

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. Understand basic cardiac anatomy
2. Recognize the flow of blood through the heart and the cardiac conduction system
3. Understand the heart activity represented on an electrocardiogram
4. Recognize the structures associated with fetal circulation and flow of blood through the developing fetus
5. Understand the transition from fetal to post-natal circulation

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital 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

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nurse

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 0.25 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosures

Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:

Name, Degree	Entity Name, or None
Faraz Alizadeh, MD	None
Nancy Braudis, MS, RN, CPNP, CCRN	None
Lisa McCabe, RN, MS, CCRN	None
Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc	None
Sara Drumm, RN, CCRN	None