Skip to main content
Not Found
Live Webinar

The Heart in Detail


Speaker:
Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC
Duration:
Full Day
Product Code:
LWC078937
Brochure Code:
PWZ93476
Media Type:
Live Webinar - Also available: Digital Seminar

Dates

Normal Price:      $249.99 - Now:  $49.99 - Exclusive offer when combined with this live training.

Description

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the Unites States.


It is crucial for clinicians across all specialties to grasp the seriousness of cardiovascular risks and early interventions.  Your role is complex with responsibility to empower patients to make lifestyle modifications, implement EBP guidelines, and pharmacological decisions to prevent cardiac events.
The science is growing regarding adverse pregnancy outcomes, which can foreshadow future cardiovascular health concerns. Cardiac expert Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN-FPA, CCRN, CCNS-CSC-CMC, will leave you well prepared to consider specific women’s heart health goals and initiatives.


Current atrial fibrillation guidelines emphasize a range of variable strategies throughout the atrial fibrillation continuum.  Take away new insights regarding risk factor identification, prevention, and the pillars of management.


Cardiovascular disease can feel personal.  This comprehensive event will advance your knowledge regarding heart conditions that affect many of your patients and possibly your loved ones as well.  Gain practical tips for 12 lead interpretation, identification and treatment of heart blocks, master pacemaker technology & so much more!  Approach cardiovascular disease with newfound confidence!
 

Credit

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



* Credit Note - *

NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.

Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
 


* Credit Note - ---

Earn up to 6.75 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by state and profession. 


Nurses - Pharmacology Nurse Practitioners

This program offers 90 instructional minutes of pharmacology content which is designed to qualify for 1.5 contact hours toward your pharmacology requirement to receive credit. It is your responsibility to submit your certificate of successful completion and a copy of the seminar brochure to your licensing board. 


Nurses - Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists - ANCC

PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses in full attendance will earn 6.75 contact hours. Partial contact hours will be awarded for partial attendance.


Nurses - California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17118 for 6.5 contact hours. Full attendance is required. No partial contact hours will be issued for partial attendance. 


Nurses - Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider # FBN2858. This course qualifies for 6.5 contact hours. Please note: Florida Nurses must select "Florida Nurses" credit and complete the post-test and evaluation if they would like their participation submitted to CE Broker. Participation cannot be reported without a completed post-test.

CE Broker


Nurses - Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Full attendance at this activity qualifies for 6.75 contact hours. Full attendance in the activity is required; no partial contact hours will be issued for partial attendance. These contact hours are used for your license renewal. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the webcast title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid for the webcast.


Physicians - Physicians

PESI, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PESI, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Physicians Assistants - Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME such as PESI. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 6.5 hours for completing this program.


PESI, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PESI, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.


Other Professions

This activity qualifies for 410 continuing education minutes as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements. 



Speaker

Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC's Profile

Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC Related seminars and products


Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC, has 40+years of nursing experience – 15 years as a bedside nurse in critical care and 25 + years as a cardiac clinical nurse specialist. In her career, she has assessed and managed cardiology, cardiovascular surgery and critical care patients from the prehospital setting as PHRN on the ambulance to patients in cardiac progressive and critical care units. As CNS, she helped develop the Rapid Response Team and Protocols at her institution and was chairman of the RRT committee to analyze and improve outcomes. One of the creative teaching methods to improve outcomes was being involved in biyearly "Preventing a Crisis" sessions for acute care nurses that utilized recent case studies to discern strategies to prevent the crisis. Cheryl has a passion for cardiac nursing and is an advocate for empowering nurses to become experts.

She is a popular presenter for national conferences including the American Association of Critical Care Nurses NTI. Cheryl has been honored with the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Circle of Excellence – Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cheryl Herrmann has employment relationships with Carle Health Greater Peoria and Liberty University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cheryl Herrmann is a member of the Heart of Illinois AACN, the Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nurses, the National AACN, and the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.


Additional Info

Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.


Questions?

Visit our FAQ page at www.pesi.com/faq or contact us at www.pesi.com/info


Objectives

  1. Analyze EKG changes linked to ischemia, injury and infarction patterns.
  2. Distinguish between the features and optimal treatments for each heart block.
  3. Implement the atrial fibrillation guidelines into clinical practice.
  4. Develop strategies to conquer and reduce cardiovascular disease among women.
  5. Design a treatment plan for patients with advanced heart failure.
  6. Explain the various modes of pacemakers.

Outline

12 Lead EKG Pearls From a Cardiac Expert
  •  Coronary angiographic and lead correlation
  • Ischemia, injury, infarction patterns
  • Presentations, analysis, and clinical application
 
Demystify Heart Blocks for Improved Patient Outcomes
  • First, second, third degree heart blocks
  • Left and right bundle branch blocks
  • Pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions
 
Atrial Fibrillation (AF):  A Complex Disease, Not Just a Rhythm Abnormality
  • AF as a disease continuum to improve outcomes
    • Incorporate atrial fibrillation ACC/AHA guidelines into practice
    • SOS Pillars of AF
      • Stroke prevention
      • Optimize patient’s risks
      • Symptom management
  • New classifications of atrial fibrillation
  • Rate and rhythm control
    • Pharmacology of AF
    • Cardioversion
    • Ablation
  • Anticoagulants
 
Conquer Cardiovascular Disease in Women
  • Epidemiology
  • Traditional risk factors
  • Emerging risk factors
  • Adverse pregnancy outcomes as predictors of future cardiovascular disease
  • Cardiovascular diseases specific to women
    • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
    • Peripartum cardiomyopathy
    • Diastolic heart failure
    • Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
    • Microvascular coronary artery disease
  • Menopause and cardiovascular disease
  • Pharmacology interventions specific for women
 
Advanced Heart Failure Treatment
  • Heart failure classifications and stages
  • ACC/AHA/HFS heart failure guidelines
    • Four pillars of heart failure medications
      • ACEI/ARB/ARNI
      • EBP beta blockers
      • MRA (Aldosterone Receptor Antagonists)
      • Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i)
    • Other pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions
  • Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
    • Mechanics of LVAD
    • Patient selection
    • Care of the LVAD patient in the community setting
    • LVAD complication management
    • LVAD case studies & clinical application
 
Puzzling Pacemakers
  • Pacemaker terminology
  • Types of pacemakers
  • Pacemaker indications
  • Troubleshoot pacemaker problems
  • Pacemaker case studies

Target Audience

  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Nurses
  • Physician Assistants

Reviews

Satisfaction Guarantee
Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to: PO Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call 1-800-844-8260.

ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 1-800-844-8260.

PESI Mobile App

Access CE trainings on your phone or tablet through our free mobile app. Choose video or audio-only versions of online courses from the world’s best instructors, and complete your CE requirements anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.

https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/android.png     https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/iphone.png

Please wait ...

Back to Top