On-demand Webinar

On-demand Secondary Care Webinar 5 – Pregnancy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – avoiding risks and planning for the future

Course Overview

Corresponding case study: Best practice management for pregnancy recommendations: case studies

This expert webinar discusses the risks associated with pregnancy in patients with HCM and outlines the appropriate disease management strategies throughout the course of pregnancy.  It assists secondary healthcare professionals to:

  • recognize the risks associated with pregnancy in patients with HCM
  • describe the most common issues for pregnant HCM patients, and make appropriate medical recommendations for best outcomes

This webinar is 60 minutes duration.

See these skills applied in practice in Secondary Care Case Study 5: why not head there next?

Target audience

Cardiologists, echocardiographers, electrophysiologists, cardiac sonographers, cardiology nurses, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician assistants, pediatricians, pediatric nurses.

Funding disclosure

This activity is supported by educational grant funding from Bristol Myers Squibb and Cytokinetics. Learners may participate in this educational activity free of charge.

  • Welcome and overview of pregnancy in patients with HCM
  • Typical pregnancy-induced physiological adaptations affecting the heart
  • Pregnancy in asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic HCM patients
  • Common issues for pregnant HCM patients
    • Impact on HCM disease management
    • Impact on pregnancy
  • Case example: successful HCM pregnancy care
  • Q&A and closing remarks​

By the end of this activity, attendees will be able to:

  • Explain risks associated with pregnancy in patients with HCM
  • Summarize the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy that can impact the management of HCM
  • Outline appropriate management strategies for pregnant HCM patients
  • Summarize the role of genetic counselling when discussing pregnancy with patients with HCM

This continuing education (CE) activity is provided through collaboration between PCM Scientific and AffinityCE. This activity provides CE credit for physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners. A statement of participation is available to other attendees.

Release Date: September 19, 2023 — Expiration Date: September 18, 2024

Physicians

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and PCM Scientific. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AffinityCE designates this enduring activity for a maximum of up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and PCM Scientific. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AffinityCE designates this enduring activity for a maximum of up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physician assistants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and PCM Scientific. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AffinityCE designates this enduring activity for a maximum of up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Nurse practitioners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Continuing Nursing Education is provided for this program through the joint providership between PCM Scientific and AffinityCE. AffinityCE is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This activity provides a maximum of up to 1.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education credit.

CME Inquiries

For all CME policy-related inquiries, please contact us at [email protected].

Prof. Dr Jolien W Roos-Hesselink, Erasmus University Medical Center, NL has no relevant financial interests to disclose.

Dr Timothy Wong, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA, received clinical trial site investigator fees from Bristol Myers Squibb, Cytokinetics, Tenaya Therapeutics

AffinityCE staff, PCM Scientific staff, as well as planners and reviewers have no relevant financial interests to disclose.

Mitigation of relevant financial relationships

AffinityCE adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

How to earn CE credit

  1. Please log in once registered, return to the individual course page and click ‘Start course’.
  2. Take the Pre-learning test. This step is optional but helps us to understand how effective the courses are that we create.
  3. Complete the learning activity (e.g, Live webinar or Case study) and when finished click the ‘Next step’ button underneath the content panel.
  4. Complete the Post-learning test and click the ‘Submit answers’ button at the bottom of the test. This step is mandatory, and you must pass with ≥80% correct responses if you wish to earn CE credit(s).
    You may view your responses along with the correct answers and explanatory information after you submit by clicking ‘Review test answers’.
    You can re-take the test as many times as desired by clicking the ‘Re-take test’
  5. Complete the Course evaluation and click the ‘Submit answers’ button at the bottom of the page. You can complete this in part or in full but your responses help us to understand how effective the courses are that we create.
    Then click the ’Continue course’ button on the right of the page.
  6. At the course completion stage, please click the ‘Confirm complete and request certificate’
  7. You can now download your CE credit certificate via the ‘Download Certificate’

If you need any help or assistance, please let us know at [email protected].

NOTE:

You will have 30 days from the date of a Live webinar to complete steps 4–7.

For all On-demand courses (e.g., Case study), you will be able to earn CE credit for a 12-month period. You will not be able to download a certificate after the CME expiry date.