Description

Laura Bevilacqua, MD

Attending Physician, Department of Cardiology

Boston Children’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

     

Jamie Harris, MSN, APRN, CPNP

Nurse Practitioner, Department of Cardiology

Boston Children’s Hospital

In this presentation, Dr. Laura Bevilacqua and Jamie Harris, MSN, APRN, CPNP, discuss the diagnostic criteria for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). The speakers identify the heterogeneous symptoms and disorders associated with orthostatic, vasovagal syncope, and POTS. They also explain situational triggers and treatment strategies for orthostatic symptoms. The presentation was recorded at the Pediatric Cardiology Symposium 2024 on March 1, 2024.

Learning Objectives: 

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

1. Review diagnostic criteria for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
2. Recognize the heterogeneous symptoms and disorders associated with orthostatic intolerance, vasovagal syncope, and POTS
3. Review situational triggers and treatment strategies for orthostatic symptoms

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 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

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Disclosure Statement

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: