Series Overview

Congenital Echocardiogram Imaging Conference reviews echocardiogram studies for discussion of imaging techniques and associations with congenital heart disease (CHD).  The goals are to improve image acquisition and interpretation.  Additionally, reviewing known associations will allow images to be obtained to evaluate for those associations, allow accurate interpretation, and improve CHD knowledge.

Target Audience

MD/DO, RN, APRN, Physician Assistants, Fellows, Students, and Sonographers/Echo techs.

Planning Committee

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

American Medical Association (AMA)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hour.

ANCC pharmacotherapeutic contact hours will be calculated and awarded as appropriate per session to meet the needs of advanced practice nurses. 

Continuing Education Units

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.1 continuing education units (CEUs) or 1 hour.

POLICY ON FACULTY AND SPONSOR DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the  speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE).  In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. For this accredited continuing education activity, all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

* Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests.

Detailed disclosures will be available prior to the start of the activity.

Disclosures for Planning Committee

COMPETENCIES

ACGME/NURSING

• Medical Knowledge

• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

• Interpersonal and Communication Skills

NAM/NURSING COMPETENCIES

• Apply Quality Improvement

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE COMPETENCIES

• Interprofessional Communication

• Teams and Teamwork

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMPETENCIES

• Address Health Disparities

• Value Diversity in the Clinical Encounter

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY GOALS

IP — COMPETENCE/PERFORMANCE