8th Annual Cardiac Forum

Add to Calendar 8th Annual Cardiac Forum 10/13/2025 12:00:00 PM 10/14/2025 3:30:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://childrensmercy.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=8101 Description: Advances and expertise in pediatric cardiac care are often confined to specific centers and individuals creating practice silos in the care of patients. This can cause confusion, duplication, inefficiencies, and complications for team members caring for patients. Rapid advances in the field create challenges to keep up with best practices. Big Slick Auditorium (CMRI) false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Monday, October 13, 2025, 12:00 PM - Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 3:30 PM, Big Slick Auditorium (CMRI), Kansas City, MO

Overview

Advances and expertise in pediatric cardiac care are often confined to specific centers and individuals creating practice silos in the care of patients. This can cause confusion, duplication, inefficiencies, and complications for team members caring for patients. Rapid advances in the field create challenges to keep up with best practices.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (8.25 hours), ABTS CC (8.25 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (8.25 hours)

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will:

  1. Discuss the care of patients with congenital heart disease and arrhythmias.
  2. Identify one strategy to implement into clinical practice to improve the outcomes of patients with congenital heart disease and arrhythmias.

Accreditation

Successful Completion Requirements:

The participant will:

  • Attend the presentation(s)

  • Complete the post-program attendance/evaluation 

Children's Mercy Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Children's Mercy Hospital  designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

ACCME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery's Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.

Nursing Provider Approval Statement:
Participants who meet the successful completion requirements will receive up to XX nursing contact hours. Attendance at a minimum of two presentations is required for nursing contact hours and participants may only submit for credit of presentations they attended.

Children's Mercy Kansas City is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing Monday, September 9, 2025 will be refunded, less a $50 administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Children's Mercy Kansas City reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Children's Mercy Kansas City is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact [email protected].