2025 ACHD Symposium: Basic Challenges of Device Implantation in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Enduring Activity: 2025 ACHD Symposium: Basic Challenges of Device Implantation in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Target Audience
This activity is directed at physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses and social workers.

Statement of Need
As congenital heart disease often is underrepresented in standard medical and nursing curricula, there is a pressing need for health care providers to be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to care for patients with the
condition as they transition into adulthood. This symposium aims to address this gap by providing specialized education and training to ensure that adult congenital heart disease patients receive the appropriate and comprehensive care they require.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
Identify basic anatomy of certain types of complex congenital heart disease.
Describe unique challenges of device implantation in this population.

Faculty
Soham Dasgupta, M.D.
Pediatric and ACHD Electrophysiologist
Pediatric Cardiologist
Director, Cardiac Implantable Devices
Norton Children’s Heart Institute
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
UofL School of Medicine

Faculty Disclosure
The speaker, Soham Dasgupta, M.D., has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Planner & Moderator Disclosure
Planners and moderator of this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Commercial Support
This activity has not received commercial support.
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.50 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.

For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or [email protected].

Date of Original Release | October 3, 2025
Course Termination Date | October 2027
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]

Evaluation
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