Emergency room, acute care and ICU management of adults with congenital heart disease - 09/17/2025

Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Online


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

This series is devoted to providing information to adult trained emergency medicine and critical care medicine providers who may encounter patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) on an infrequent basis. Information provided includes the epidemiology of ACHD, the natural history of disease progression, how patients with ACHD tend to present to the ED, the causes for hospitalization particularly ICU admission and outcomes along with factors which will impact these outcomes.

1. Identify the causes for unplanned admission (generally through the emergency room) for adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD).est
2. Identify and compare the common medical and surgical diagnoses which result in ICU vs acute care hospitalization in ACHD.
3. Distinguish how ACHD medical and surgical illness differs from that of adults with structurally normal hearts.

Texas Children’s Hospital is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Texas Children’s Hospital designates this Live Activity activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Texas Children’s Hospital is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) activity awards up to {NursingHours} contact hours.

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Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Texas Children's Hospital reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025