Clinical Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in the BPD Infant

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Instructions

Date & Location
Thursday, July 2, 2020, 8:00 AM - Saturday, July 1, 2023, 11:59 PM, Online

Target Audience
Specialties - Neonatology

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.00 hours)

Overview

Clinical management of Pulmonary Hypertension in infants with severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia requires comprehensive evaluation and therapy for underlying lung disease. This presentation will provide an overview of the mechanisms that contribute to Pulmonary Hypertension and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and a stepwise approach to disease management.


ACCME Objectives
  1. Describe the nature of heart-lung interactions in the pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
  2. Discuss a systematic approach to ventilator management for infants with Pulmonary Hypertension and severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

ANCC Learning Outcomes
  1. Describe the nature of heart-lung interactions in the pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
  2. Discuss a systematic approach to ventilator management for infants with Pulmonary Hypertension and severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

Accreditation

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Internet Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (#PO258)

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Internet Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 nursing contact hour(s). Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.