Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society Annual Meeting

Thursday, September 9, 2021, 11:45 AM - Friday, September 10, 2021, 4:45 PM, Pediatric Education Center (2415 JCP)

For any concerns or questions on arrival or during the meeting, please contact Pediatric Cardiology at 319-356-3538. 

Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society (MWPCS) helps physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals continue practical and formal education through an annual meeting of scientific sessions, as well as providing a network of members, to members only, for consultation considerations.

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University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital Planning Committee

Ian Law, MD - Course Director
Trudy Pierick, MSN ARNP - Co-Course Director
Marco Ricci, MD - Co-Course Director
Ravi Ashwath, MBBS MD
Jenevive Chan, BLS
Tina Davenport, ARNP
Colleen Lancial, RN BSN
Jennifer Maldonado, BS

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Poster Reviewers

Heather Bartlett, MD - University of Wisconsin Madison		Rabia Khan, MD - Stead Family Children's Hospital
Mark DeBrunner, MD - Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh		Bassel Mohammad Nijres, MD - Stead Family Children's Hospital
James Hammel, MD - Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital		Ben Reinking, MD - Stead Family Children's Hospital
Joyce Johnson, MD - Lurie Children’s Hospital		John Thomas, MD - Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Brian Joy, MD - University of Minnesota		Karen Uzark, PhD NP - University of Michigan

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (10.50 hours), Iowa Board of Nursing, Provider #1 (10.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (10.50 hours)

1. Describe the multidisciplinary approach to fetal cardiac care delivery in a rural state.
2. Discuss the importance of a transition program for adolescents with CHD.
3. Review pregnancy in congenital heart disease and multidisciplinary assessment of maternal and fetal risk using the Iowa experience.
4. Discuss the role of a genetic counselor and review indications for a genetic counseling referral.
5. Review common genetic testing technologies.
6. Identify options for transition to therapy support after discharge.
7. Discuss neurodevelopmental activity progression while adhering to sternal precautions.
8. Describe how palliative care teams can support prognostic awareness, decision-making, and symptom management throughout the trajectory of a serious cardiac disease.
9. Review the basics of 3-D printing and virtual reality.
10. Show the utility of 3-D printing and virtual reality in diagnosis and procedural planning.
11. Identify the utility of 3-D printing and virtual reality as an educational tool for trainees, providers and patients.
12. Explain the role of COC on a multidisciplinary team.
13. Identify the role of exercise and activity in growth and development across age groups.
14. Review basic exercise prescription in the setting of CHD.
15. Discuss the use of exercise as a medicine.
16. Review the various ways a support group can be beneficial for patients and families.

Choose from on-site or virtual attendance. 

On-Site Conference Registration Fees (includes gourmet boxed lunch Thursday and Friday)

• Physician:  $120
• Trainees, Nurses and Other Allied Health Professionals:  $60

REGISTRATION FOR THE ON-SITE CONFERENCE IS CLOSED

Virtual Sessions Conference Registration Fees

• Physician:  $60
• Trainees, Nurses and Other Allied Health Professionals:  $30
• Registrants of the virtual conference will receive login information from Heart University by September 3. If you have confirmation of virtual registration, and have not received login information by this date, please contact Trudy Pierick at [email protected] or 319-356-4696.

REGISTRATION FOR THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE IS CLOSED

Thursday Reception and Dinner at University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame:  $65

6:00 - Social Hour | 7:00 - Dinner and Keynote Speaker
Meal includes appetizers, entrée, salad, dessert, and 2 drinks of your choice

REGISTRATION FOR THE RECEPTION IS CLOSED

If you have not yet renewed your MWPCS membership in 2021, please go to www.mwpcs.org.

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Certificates
CME certificates, nursing CEU certificates, and participation certificates for all other attendees will be available upon completion of a post-conference evaluation (a link and instructions will be e-mailed at the conclusion of the conference). The evaluation will prompt attendees to attest to the number of hours they attended, and that is the number of hours/credits that the attendee will be awarded. Submission of a complete evaluation will generate a certificate. The evaluation must be completed - hours/credits won't be awarded automatically, and certificates won't be mailed.

CME Accreditation Statement 
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society. The Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Designation 
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

• Thursday, 9/9/21:  4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM
• Friday, 9/10/21:  6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM

Nurses
The University of Iowa College of Nursing is an Iowa Board of Nursing provider #1. With full time attendance, 10.5 contact hours will be awarded. For Thursday-only attendance, 4.5 contact hours will be awarded, and for Friday-only attendance, 6.0 contact hours will be awarded.

Disclosure Policy 
Everyone in a position to control the content of this educational activity will disclose to the accredited provider all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.  All relevant financial relationships will be mitigated.

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Parking and Directions:
For attendees who are not UIHC employees, complimentary parking will be available in Parking Ramps 3 or 4 (connected to the hospital) during Thursday and Friday daytime programming.

Parking Ramp 3 is located on Evashevski Dr. (also connected to Kinnick Stadium):  From Hawkins Dr. go west onto Evashevski Dr.; from Melrose Ave. go north on Evashevski Drive

Parking Ramp 4 is located on For the Kids Way:  From Hawkins Dr. go east onto For the Kids Way; from S. Grand Ave. go west on For the Kids Way

Directions to 2JCP Peds Conference Room:

From Ramp 3, follow the ramp sky walk on Level 2 to the main hospital (quick left and right turns then straight), take fork to the right and conference room is on the right across from elevator F on 2nd floor.

From Ramp 4, follow the ramp sky walk on Level 2 to the main hospital, turn right once inside, follow main hospital corridor past elevators I and H (on the right), continue to elevator F and the conference room is on the left.

A block of rooms has been reserved at Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City University Heights, which is walking distance to the hospital (must book by Sunday, August 27, 2021, at 11:59pm CST).

Click here to book your group rate for Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Conference by 8/27

Other lodging recommendations:

Downtown Iowa City

• Graduate Iowa City, 210 S Dubuque St, 319-337-4058
• Hilton Garden Inn, 328 S Clinton St, 319-248-6100
• Element Iowa City, 314 S Clinton St, 319-248-7900

Coralville

• Drury Inn & Suites, 815 1st Ave, 319-337-4891 (near Iowa River Landing)
• SpringHill Suites by Marriott, 1001 25th Ave, 319-625-1001 (near Coral Ridge Mall)
• Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 300 E. 9th St, 319-688-4000 (Iowa River Landing) (Note: This hotel's name will change to Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center effective August 18.)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

This program is supported by:

Philips

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided.  Determination of educational content for this program and the selection of speakers are responsibilities of the program director.  Firms providing support did not have input in these areas.