Start learning with the CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Pulmonary Hypertension. Follow the four paths from start to finish for a comprehensive overview of pulmonary hypertension diagnosis and management. Or, select the individual paths that best fit your daily work and clinical interests. Choose from topics like pulmonary arterial hypertension, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular failure. The pathway offers a variety of bite-sized educational resources you can review in 20 minutes or less. Explore case-based CHEST SEEK questions, videos and slide presentations from pulmonary hypertension experts, and research from the journal CHEST . Course Objectives Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: After engaging with these educational activities, learners should be better able to: 1. Identify the clinical presentation of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) including history and examination. 2. Develop a diagnostic strategy for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) based upon guideline recommendations. 3. Utilize risk calculation strategies in the clinical decision-making process of patients with PH. 4. Apply guideline-based and risk-based criteria in making therapeutic choices in PAH. Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: After engaging with these educational activities, learners should be better able to: 1. Identify diagnostic modalities useful for establishing the diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). 2. Differentiate patients best served by surgery, balloon pulmonary angioplasty, and medical therapy for CTEPH. 3. Recognize common complications in the postoperative period following pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Heart and Lung Disease: After engaging with these educational activities, learners should be better able to: 1. Describe the prognostic importance of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and left-sided heart disease. 2. Explain the impact of PH therapy in patients with PH due to ILD or left-sided heart disease. Right Ventricular Failure: After engaging with these educational activities, learners should be better able to: 1. Explain the pathophysiology of decompensated right ventricular failure. 2. Illustrate the fundamentals of management of the pulmonary hypertension patient in the perioperative period. 3. Distinguish key therapeutic interventions in decompensated right ventricular failure.
- Provider:American College of Chest Physicians
- Activity Link: https://www.chestnet.org/learning-and-events/learning/chest-curriculum-pathways
- Start Date: 2024-11-20 06:00:00
- End Date: 2024-11-20 06:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 17.75 hours
- MOC Credit Details: ABIM - 17.75 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
- Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Yes
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Pulmonary Disease