Exploring the Nurse Practitioner Continuum of Care in Assessing, Diagnosing, and Managing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Exploring the Nurse Practitioner Continuum of Care in Assessing, Diagnosing, and Managing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension is organized by Integrity Continuing Education Inc., Global Education Group.

Release date: November 30, 2023
Expiration date: November 30, 2024

Description:
An orphan disease with a poor prognosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) presents in patients in the prime of their lives, inevitably causing right-heart failure and premature death, typically within 3-7 years.

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are uniquely situated to help ensure earlier diagnosis and treatment initiation for improved outcomes in patients with PAH. This program is therefore designed to provide critical education to NPs and other clinicians on the frontline of cardiopulmonary care to address these shortcomings in practice through improved knowledge and competence of strategies for earlier identification and diagnosis of PAH and implementation of effective treatment regimens.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Delineate signs, symptoms, and risk factors that should raise the index of suspicion for PAH
• Identify patients who would benefit from referral to a cardiopulmonary specialist or PH/PAH specialty center to facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment
• Design treatment plans that utilize current and emerging therapeutic regimens, including dual and triple combinations, and consider appropriate delivery mechanisms of individualized care of patients with PAH