This activity is designed for physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other and healthcare professionals and focuses on improving the care of congenital heart patients, particularly those with single ventricles who have undergone a Fontan procedure. It aims to address gaps in understanding the secondary effects of Fontan physiology by examining preoperative and post-operative factors affecting long-term outcomes. The program emphasizes individualized patient care through weekly peer reviews of complex cases, leveraging the expertise of multiple pediatric cardiology practices.

Course Director:

• Randall Melvin Bryant, MD

  
Overall Objectives:

1. Integrate the Fontan patient management principles learned in this course into clinical practice.
2. Analyze the best practice for referral of the Fontan patient for heart failure.
3. Assess other organ system complications seen in the Fontan patient.
4. Examine the new therapies in heart failure treatment. 
5. Apply updates in treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Target Audience:  
This activity is designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health 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.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Board Recognition Statement(s)

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.