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Continuing Medical Education: Online CME: Primary Care CME: Looking Over the Horizon: New Therapies and New Approaches in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: National Assocation for Continuing Education (NACE): December 10, 2009 - December 9, 2011
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By National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)
Published on 05/26/2010
 
Looking Over the Horizon: New Therapies and New Approaches in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)

December 10, 2009 - December 9, 2011

The program was captured live in Weston, Florida on December 5, 2009 and features Dr. Victor Tapson,  Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.





CME Sponsor:
National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)

Location:
This is a web-based CME activity

Course Instructors/Directors:
Victor Tapson, MD
Franck Rahaghi, MD
Harvey Parker, PhD
Michelle Frisch, MPH
Alan Goodstat, LCSW

Number of Credits:
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Registration Fee:
Free


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Detailed Description:

Welcome to the National Association for Continuing Education webcast of our Challenges in Pulmonary and Critical Care: Update 2009.  The topic of this webcast is Looking Over the Horizon: New Therapies and New Approaches in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

The program was captured live in Weston, Florida on December 5, 2009 and features Dr. Victor Tapson,  Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this program participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss the workup of pulmonary hypertension;
  2. Explain the pathophysiology of PAH;
  3. identify the therapeutic options in pulmonary hypertension and the evidence for early combination therapy and goal oriented therapy