Five Pediatric CHD Presentations Every PNP Must Recognize
Five Pediatric CHD Presentations Every PNP Must Recognize
Please join us for an in-person CE event on congenital heart disease (CHD) from our very own TANC CE Co-Chair, Kayleigh Todd, DNP, APRN, PNP-AC/PC. Dr. Todd will educate you on everything you need to know about high-risk CHD presentations and cardiac red flag findings.
Speaker bios:
Kayleigh Todd, DNP, APRN, PNP-AC/PC, is a pediatric nurse practitioner in Congenital Heart Surgery at Dell Children's Medical Center and Academic Manager for the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at UT Austin Dell Medical School. She leads the Center's APP education program, including its onboarding bootcamp curriculum and competency milestone framework, and previously served as a clinical assistant professor at the UT Austin School of Nursing. Dr. Todd is Past President of the NAPNAP Austin Chapter and currently serves as its CE Chair, and is a 2024 recipient of NAPNAP's Presidential Commendation Award and an alumna of the Stanford Advanced Practice Provider Clinical Leaders Fellowship. Her clinical and academic work centers on congenital and acquired pediatric heart disease and advanced practice provider training and readiness for independent practice.
Learning outcomes/educational objectives:
Describe key CHD physiology and apply it to acutely ill infants and children
Recognize 5 high-risk presentations and distinguish them from non-cardiac mimics
Identify red-flag findings requiring immediate intervention or escalation
Initiate appropriate first-line stabilization for each CHD scenario
Communicate effectively with cardiology using focused, physiologic language
Contact hour information:
This program is accredited for 0.75 NAPNAP CE contact hours of which 0 contain pharmacology content per the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Continuing Education Guidelines.
Event information:
This event will take place at Casa Chapala, 9041 Research Blvd #100, Austin, TX, 78759 at 6pm. Dinner will be provided by TANC. Attendees are kindly asked to pay for their own beverages.
The Texas Austin NAPNAP Chapter (TANC) may take digital photographs or videos throughout the event. The photographs or videos may be used for print and digital communications and marketing. By registering for the event, you grant permission for the TANC to use your photograph or video recordings in this manner.
Questions?
Please email atxnapnap@gmail.com with any questions about this event.