Pulmonary Hypertension Preceptorship Course September 2019

Milwaukee, WI US
September 18, 2019 to September 19, 2019

The Accredited Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a specialty clinic for the diagnosis and clinical management of  Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) of all etiologies. We have over 30 years experience managing all forms of pulmonary hypertension and use a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to our care. This preceptorship will highlight the multidisciplinary approach and treatment of this complex patient  population.

Target Audience

The Pulmonary Hypertension Preceptorship Program is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse coordinators, pharmacists, social workers, financial counselors, administrators, and other health care professionals who are responsible to develop, implement, manage, or augment a comprehensive and holistic system for patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  1. Understand the evaluation of a patient with pulmonary hypertension
  2. Obtain the knowledge to structure your own PHTN Clinic at an RCP or CCC level
  3. Have a basic understanding of the medications available to treat PAH patients
  4. Understand the need for a multidisciplinary team to give holistic care to the PHTN population
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 12.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
Course opens: 
01/01/2019
Course expires: 
11/19/2019
Event starts: 
09/18/2019 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
09/19/2019 - 12:00pm CDT
Cost:
$325.00
Rating: 
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Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
2900 W. Oklahoma Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53215
United States

Faculty

Course Director: Dianne Zwicke, MD; Advocate Aurora Health
Michelle Cicona, Transplant/Pulmonary Services Coordinator; Advocate Aurora Health
Tammy Freichels, RN; Advocate Aurora Health
Eyman Mortada, MD; Advocate Aurora Health
Sara Paulus, PA-C; Advocate Aurora Health
Eric Roberts, MD; Advocate Aurora Health
Tarif Smadi, MD; Advocate Aurora Health
Frank Spexarth, R.PH; Advocate Aurora Health
Vinay Thohan, MD; Advocate Aurora Health
Sarah Zukkoor, R.PH; Advocate Aurora Health
Patty Maglio, Administrative Assistant; Advocate Aurora Health

Disclosure

The following faculty speakers and/or planning committee members have disclosed the following:

Faculty NameName of Commercial InterestNature of Relationship
Dianne Zwicke, MD   Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
United Therapies
Actelion
Gilead
Medtronic
Research Trials
Education (United Therapies)

The planners and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no other financial relationships with any commercial interests to be disclosed. 

Accreditation Statement

Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

Aurora Health Care designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 12.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit

Price

Cost:
$325.00
There are no more spaces available for this course.
Physicians (MD, DO)$325.00
Non-Physician                              $150.00
Advocate Aurora Team MembersNo Charge
FellowsNo Charge
Please note as of January 2018  cost transfers are no longer accepted as a form of payment. Checks and credit cards are accepted.

If you have any registration questions or issues, please contact the CME Office at 414-219-5490 or cme@aurora.org.