OVERVIEW

St. David's Healthcare: Annual Physician Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Education is organized by HCA Healthcare and will be held on Mar 03, 2025 at St. David's HealthCare, Austin, Texas, United States of America.

Description:
Annual lecture aiming to provide all physicians with a basic understanding of what an LVAD is, how it is used and works, its components, differences in patient management, pathways for adverse events, appropriate emergency care, and how to contact the VAD Team.

Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  • Understand candidacy for a left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
  • Identify potential adverse events relative to the LVAD
  • Understand the policies and pathways that exist for adverse events and how to respond to LVAD emergency scenarios

KEY DATES

Event Start Date
03 Mar, 2025
Event Start Date
Event End Date
03 Mar, 2025
Event End Date
Credits

Credits:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours)

  • 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    PhysicianNursingDentistPharmacistOptometristPhysician AssistantEndocrinologistsPsychiatrists and PsychologistsOtolaryngologistAudiologistCardiologistsSurgeonsResearchersPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPain medicineOncologistsRadiologistsDermatologistsUrologistsNephrologistsNeurologistsPhysical TherapistsOccupational TherapistsFamily Medicinehyperbaric medicineGeneral SurgeonsNutritionistsNursesHospitalistInternal MedicineGastroenterologistsAllergy & immunologyGeneral PractitionerTransplant SurgeonsSocial WorkersOphthalmologistSports Medicine PhysicianHematologistHepatologistsNeurosurgeonsSleep MedicineMedical GeneticistsGeriatricsEmergency MedicineOBGYNInterventional CardiologistsFamily PractitionersSpeech Language PathologistsObstetriciansPediatricsTransplant HepatologyCritical Care MedicineHospital MedicinePublic Health ProfessionalsPulmonologistsPathologistsNurse PractitionersPalliative Medicine PhysicianMidwifePlastic SurgeonsThoracic SurgeonsOral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsAnesthesiologistRheumatologistsWomens HealthMedical OncologistsPodiatristOrthopaedic SurgeonsHospital Administrators

    SPECIALITIES

    Addiction MedicineAdolescent MedicineAdult MedicineAllergy and ImmunologyAdult Congenital Heart DiseaseAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyAnesthesiologyAudiologyBariatric SurgeryBehavioral HealthCardiologyCardiovascular DiseaseColon and Rectal SurgeryCritical Care MedicineDental AssistantDentistryDermatologyDiagnostic RadiologyEmergency MedicineEndocrinologyFamily MedicineFamily PracticeGastroenterologyGeneral PracticeGeneticsGeriatric MedicineMedical OncologyHospice and Palliative MedicineHospital MedicineInfectious DiseaseIntegrative MedicineInternal MedicineNephrologyNeurologyNeurosurgeryNuclear MedicineNuclear RadiologyNurse AnesthetistNurse MidwiferyFamily Nurse PractitionerNutritionObstetrics NurseObstetrics and GynecologyOccupational MedicineOccupational TherapyOncologyOphthalmologyOptometryOral and Maxillofacial PathologyOrthopaedic Sports MedicineOtolaryngology - Head & Neck SurgeryPain MedicinePathologyPediatricsPharmacy and MedicinePhlebologyPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationClinical PsychologyPsychologyPublic HealthPulmonary MedicineRadiologic NurseRheumatologySchool NurseSleep MedicineSocial Worker ClinicalSpeech Language PathologySports MedicineTherapeutic Medical PhysicsThoracic SurgeryHepatologyNephrologyUndersea and Hyperbaric MedicineUrologyWound CareHealthcare ManagementNursing

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    CONFERENCE VENUE

    LocationSt. David's HealthCare
    98 San Jacinto Blvd Suite 1800

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