Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Symposium for Community Partners

This course will review the basics of how ventricular assist devices work, how to monitor patients, potential complications, and how to handle the equipment.

Course Overview

Educational Objectives

Accreditation and Disclosures

Course Details

Attendance and Cancellation Policies

• Cultural & Linguistic Competency Resource Guide (PDF, 100 KB)

This course will review the basics of ventricular assist devices and how they function. This will include a review of how to monitor patients and assess for potential complications. As a virtual symposium there will be live and previously recorded demonstrations on Heartmate and HVAD equipment. There will be patient and caregiver discussions on living life with a VAD. This training is designed for those who assist with VAD patients in the community including ER, EMS, LTAC and SNF facilities, primary care, home health, hospice, and cardiac rehab center staff, and physical and occupational therapists.

After attending this live internet activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify components, function and theory of devices.
• Demonstrate how to assess and monitor a VAD patient.
• Describe emergency care for VAD patients.
• Identify and manage potential complications associated with VADs.

Physicians

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

Nurses and Nurse Practitioners

For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certified Program (AANPCP) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants

NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Emergency Medical Services

This course will be submitted for EMS Provider contact hours.

Pharmacists

The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. 

Commercial Support

This course may be supported, in part, by educational grants from industry. In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, a complete list of commercial support received will be provided to all learners who participate in the continuing education activity. For more information: www.accme.org/standards.

Cultural & Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias

This activity is designed to include curriculum addressing the topics of cultural and linguistic competency (CLC) and implicit bias (IB) in compliance with California Business and Professions (B&P) Code Section 2190. All those involved in the planning and execution of this activity have been asked to identify and discuss issues relevant to the topics being covered. In addition, a variety of resources are available that address cultural and linguistic competency and implicit bias. A resource document can be downloaded from the Conference Details section above.

Attendee Cancellation, Substitution and Refund

The course tuition is refundable if your cancellation is received in writing no later than Friday, March 14, 2025. Attendee substitutions are allowed, but notification must be made in writing by Friday, March 14, 2025. After this date, under no circumstances will refunds, credits, or substitutions be granted. No refunds or credits will be given to “no shows.”

Scripps Conference Modification or Cancellation

Scripps reserves the right to modify the course’s schedule or program as necessary. Scripps also reserves the right to cancel this conference, in which case a full refund of the registration fee will be provided.