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Congenital Heart Disease
Activity description
This activity is part of an education series that focuses on clinically relevant topics germane to care coordination and disease management in an effort to reduce (re)admissions and educate health care providers on how best to empower their patients.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses and other health care professionals (HCPs) who are interested in learning about congenital heart disease.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify signs and symptoms that could indicate congenital heart disease or a potential previously missed diagnosis of congenital heart disease in children and adults.
- Compare presenting symptoms between the different congenital heart diseases.
- Discuss treatment options, interventions, and the optimal time for referral for congenital heart disease.
- Describe the overall impact of congenital heart disease on the patient and their families.
- Examine the importance of the health care team to recognize the physiology and pathology of congenital heart disease so they can provide education and have discussions with families and make appropriate referrals.
Additional Information
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Presenter
Neil Levy, DO, MBA, FACOP, FAAP, ABAM
UnitedHealthcare Medical Director
Community Plans of Texas
Activity planners
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Judi Shaw-Rice, MD, FACP, MMM, CPE, FABQAURP
UnitedHealthcare Medical Director
Community Plans of Texas
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
All activity faculty or planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation statementIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas. Optum Health 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 health care team.
Credit designation statements
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
These materials are intended ONLY for those who attended the live webcast held on November 16, 2022.
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PLEASE NOTE: You are required to claim credit and download a certificate to your transcript as proof of completion of this course.