The Failing Pediatric Heart: Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis in Children

This course is designed for the interdisciplinary health care team (RN, MD, APP, EMS) and presents a range of cardiomyopathy and myocarditis cases. It also includes discussion of EKG, echocardiographic findings, laboratory evaluation, and genetic testing associated with various diagnoses.

Estimated time for completion: 1 hour

Target Audience

Nurses, Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, EMS

Learner Outcomes

As a result of this activity, learners will be able to report new knowledge related to cardiomyopathies and myocarditis in order to provide current, evidence-based care to pediatric patients.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify common presentations of cardiomyopathies and myocarditis in children that require urgent evaluation or referral
  • Review principles of myocardial contractile function to guide clinical management
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
    • 1.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD
Course opens: 
05/11/2026
Course expires: 
04/30/2029
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
United States

Faculty Presenter:
Stephanie Nakano, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Transplantation
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program Lead
Associate Director of Translational Science, Heart Institute
Children’s Hospital Colorado

Peer Reviewer:
Kathleen Simpson, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Transplantation
Children’s Hospital Colorado

 

Dr. Nakano, faculty for this session, is a steering committee member for CEDAR-HCM (Cytokinetics).

All other planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

 

Medical
Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nursing
Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 1 nursing contact hour(s) is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.

EMS
Children’s Hospital Colorado is a State of Colorado recognized EMS Training Group (CO-049) and will provide 1 continuing education credit(s) for all pre-hospital providers.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of this course.

Criteria to Obtain Continuing Education Certificate
Complete this course
Obtain a passing score with a minimum of 70% on post assessment quiz
Complete the course evaluation

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
    • 1.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Required Hardware/software

You will need access to the internet, speakers or a headset to participate in this course.