Description
This webinar is live with Nicole and is comprised of 3 sessions, each session is 4 hours & 15 minutes with 2, 10-minute breaks. Each session will be offered on 3 separate dates, you can choose which date you would like to attend, or you can attend them all!
Nicole makes the course fun & interactive with live polling of practice test questions and numerous opportunities for nurses to ask questions!
Session 1: Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology, Cardiovascular Medications & Heart Failure Management
8 am – 12:15 pm PST (11 am – 3:15 pm EST)
Session 2: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Case Studies in ACS & 12 Lead ECG
8 am – 12:15 pm PST (11 am – 3:15 pm EST)
Session 3: Valvular Disease, Current Strategies & Treatments for Tachyarrhythmias & Cardiomyopathies
8 am – 12:15 pm PST (11 am – 3:15 pm EST)
Registration
Early Bird Registration: $199 by May 17th
General Registration: $229 after May 17th
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this eLearning, participants should be able to:
Session 1: Cardiovascular Basics, The ABCDEF'S of Cardiac Medications & Heart Failure Management
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Discuss normal anatomy & perfusion of the heart
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Discuss basic cardiac assessment findings
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Describe the intended use & side effects of numerous cardiovascular medications
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Safety considerations with administration
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Discuss the difference between systolic & diastolic heart failure
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Discuss current treatment strategies for heart failure
Session 2: Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
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Discuss the changes reflected on the 12 Lead ECG with ischemia, injury & infarction
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Review the anatomy of a 12 Lead ECG
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Discuss signs & symptoms associated with different locations of myocardial infarctions through case studies
Session 3: Valve Disease, Atrial arrhythmias & Cardiomyopathies
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Discuss management of valvular dysfunction including mitral & aortic stenosis as well as mitral & aortic valve insufficiency
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Describe new emerging interventions for aortic stenosis including the TAVR
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Discuss the MitraClip procedure for mitral insufficiency/regurgitation
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Identify common arrhythmias and discuss appropriate medication & interventional management
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Describe long term options for atrial fibrillation
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Discuss cardiomyopathies including Takotsubo & hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
What Nurses Are Saying About This Live Webinar Course
Course Curriculum
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1
Welcome to Live Webinar Cardiology Summer School 2021
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Read First: How To Navigate This Course
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Session 1A: Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology, Cardiovascular Medications & Heart Failure Management
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June 9th I 8:00 am - 12:15 pm PST: Live Webinar
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Session 1B: Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology, Cardiovascular Medications & Heart Failure Management
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June 17th I 8:00 am - 12:15 pm PST: Live Webinar
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Session 1C: Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology, Cardiovascular Medications & Heart Failure Management
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June 23rd I 8:00 am - 12:15 pm PST: Live Webinar
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Session 2A: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Case Studies in ACS & 12 Lead ECG
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July 1st I 8:00 am - 12:15 pm PST: Live Webinar
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Session 2B: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Case Studies in ACS & 12 Lead ECG
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July 6th I 8:00 am - 12:15 pm PST: Live Webinar
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Session 2C: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Case Studies in ACS & 12 Lead ECG
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July 8th I 8:00 am - 12:15 pm PST: Live Webinar
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Session 3A: Valvular Disease, Current Strategies & Treatments for Tachyarrhythmias & Cardiomyopathies
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July 13th I 8:00 am - 12:15 pm PST: Live Webinar
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Session 3B: Valvular Disease, Current Strategies & Treatments for Tachyarrhythmias & Cardiomyopathies
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July 15th I 8:00 am - 12:15 pm PST: Live Webinar
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Session 3C: Valvular Disease, Current Strategies & Treatments for Tachyarrhythmias & Cardiomyopathies
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July 20th I 8:00 am - 12:15 pm PST: Live Webinar
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Session Recordings
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Session 1 Recording
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Session 2 Recording
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Session 3 Recording
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Course Completion Acknowledgement
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Course Completion Acknowledgement
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Course Evaluation
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Cardiology Summer School Evaluation
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Instructor
MN, RN, CCNS, CCRN-CMC, PCCN
Nicole Kupchik
Nicole Kupchik has been a critical care nurse for over 25 years. Originally from Northwest Indiana, she worked as a traveling nurse and settled in Seattle, WA in 1998. She graduated from Purdue University in 1993 and in 2008 obtained a Master of Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist from the University of Washington.
After moving to Seattle, Nicole took great interest in Resuscitation while working at Harborview Medical Center. She was part of a team who wrote one of the first protocols in the US for Therapeutic Hypothermia after cardiac arrest and has published numerous papers on the topic. In 2009, she led a team that launched an award-winning Sepsis Alert System.
In 2013, Nicole founded Nicole Kupchik Consulting, Inc. She has taught CCRN® & PCCN® Certification Review courses for over 10 years and has helped thousands of nurses achieve certification! She strongly believes every nurse can and should be board certified in their specialty!
In 2017, Nicole published "Ace the CCRN®: You Can Do It" Study Guide and Practice Question Book as well as well as "Ace the PCCN®: You Can Do It" Study Guide and Practice Question Book. In 2018, she published "Ace the CMC®: You Can Do It" Study Guide. "Ace the CSC®: You Can Do It!" Study Guide for the Cardiac Surgery Certification was published in March 2019. Her latest book, Critical Care Survival Guide was published in April 2023.
Accreditation
Course Refund Policy
Refunds will not be given if registration is canceled less than 7 days prior to the course.