Presenter: Peter D. Wearden, MD, PhD - Director of Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support Program at Children's Hospital - Assistant Professor of Surgery - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Target Audience: pediatric faculty, house officers, community physicians, medical students and nurses.
Educational Objectives:
- Recognize the role for and limitations of ecmo support as a bridge to transportation
- Recognize the role for and limitations of currently available ventricular assist devices (VADs)
- Discuss the unique obstacles faced in developing VADs for children.
Presenter Disclosure: Presenters for this program have been requested to identify significant financial or other relationships with manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) or with provider(s) of any commercial service(s) which, in the context of their topics, could be perceived as real or apparent conflicts of interest.
Peter D. Wearden, MD, PhD has reported the following relationships:
Grant/Research Support: Levitronix, LLC; World Heart Corporation
Consultant to Berlin Heart
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other healthcare professionals are awarded 0.1 continuing education unit (CEU), which are equal to 1.0 contact hour.
Date of Original Release: 04/10/2008
Date of Expiration: 04/10/09
Date of Last Review: 04/10/08
Date of Last Update: 04/10/08
To receive a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, participants must:
- read the CME Required Information;
- view the presentation;
- complete the CME Evaluation and Post-Test; and
- fax completed form to:
Attention: Yvonne R. Morris
Fax: (412) 647-8222
Within 4 weeks of successful completion and submission, you may access your credit transcript at http://ccehs.upmc.edu/.
