Aortic Stenosis: Team-Based Care and Shared Decision Making
| Name | World Continuing Education Alliance |
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| Activity Title | Aortic Stenosis: Team-Based Care and Shared Decision Making |
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| Details | Dr. Patricia Keegan, Nurse Practitioner and Director of the Structural Heart Program at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia, reviews the importance of early diagnosis and prompt referral to a valve center to improved health outcomes for those with aortic valve disease. Dr. Keegan describes the decision making that goes into
treatment decision including expanding indications for treatment, treatment challenges and the impact of ongoing clinical trials. She discusses the paradigm shifts in treatment based on staging of aortic stenosis like staging of cancers. She highlights clinical guideline recommendations to refer those with severe valvular heart disease to a multidisciplinary heart valve team and heart valve center and the science behind these recommendations. The role of nurses in patient education and shared decision making with patients and their care givers is also reviewed. The four-video series may be viewed in any order. |
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| Competence | Cardiology |
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| Start Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| End Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| Event Time | 12:30 PM |
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| Location | World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System |
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| Cost (UGX) | 0 |
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| CPD Points | 1 |
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