Venous Thromboembolism

Moderator: Dr. Bradley M. Wertheim, MD, is a member of the Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  He specializes in the care of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and complex heart-lung interactions.  

Submassive PE: What is it Really and What is the Best Approach to Treatment? – Gregory Piazza, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Staff Physician, Cardiovascular Division, Section Head, Vascular Medicine Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Acute PE and Impact on RV – Yolanda Bryce, MD, Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine; Assistant Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Massive and Catastrophic PE: Strategies for Circulatory Support Both Pharmacologically and Mechanically – David M. Dudzinski, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASE, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital

Panel Discussion

Effects of Exercise Training on the Right Heart – Mary Beth Brown, PT, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine; Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

Critical Care and the Failing Right Heart

Moderators:

• David M. Systrom, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;  Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Katharine Clapham, MD, is a cardiologist and physician-scientist, currently pursuing additional training in pulmonary vascular disease at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Drips to Machines – Supporting the Failing RH – Evelyn Horn, MD, Professor, Weill Cornell; Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Vascular Disease, NYPH-Weill Cornelll

Physiologic Impact of Mechanical Ventilation on the Right Heart – Inderjit Singh, MD, FRCP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine; Director of Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Yale New Haven Hospital

Panel Discussion

By the end of the session the participant will be able to:

• Describe the unique structure and function of the right ventricle (RV), with focus on anatomical and embryological differences between the RV and left ventricle (LV)
• Discuss the importance of RV and pulmonary arterial coupling and its role in RV function and RV failure
• Evaluate the current data regarding myocardial metabolism and RV function
• Given a patient case, formulate a management approach that takes into account RV structure, function, and maladaptation

ACCME Activity #202288303

ACCREDITATION FOR THIS COURSE HAS EXPIRED. YOU MAY VIEW THE PROGRAM, BUT CME / CE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND NO CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED.

• Mary Beth Brown, PT, PhD: Genentech – PI of an Investigator-Initiated study of exercise in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Evelyn Horn, MD: Data and Safety Monitoring Board – AADi, SoniVie; Clinical Events Committee – V-wave, Ltd.
• Gregory Piazza, MD, MS: Research Grant – BMS/Pfizer, Janssen, Bayer, Portola, Amgen, Boston Scientific
• Bradley Wertheim: Paid Consultant – Change Healthcare

Individuals with no conflicts of interest to disclose: 

• Content reviewer: Charles J Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Presidenti, ScientiaCME
• Moderator: Katharine Clapham, MD
• Moderator: David Systrom, MD
• Yolanda Bryce, MD
• David Dudzinski, MD
• Inderjit Singh, MD

• Read the learning objectives above
• Take the Pre-Test (optional). Completion of the pre-test will help us evaluate the knowledge gained by participating in this CME activity.
• View the online activity. You may view this is in more than one session, and may pause or repeat any portion of the presentation if you need to.
• Minimum participation threshold: Take the post-test. A score of 70% or higher is required to pass and proceed to the activity evaluation.
• Complete the activity evaluation and CME registration. A CE certificate will be emailed to you immediately.

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