ACCREDITATION AND CREDITS

EXCEL Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

EXCEL Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

EXCEL Continuing Education is accredited by the FL Board of Nursing Provider # 50-619 and designates
this activity for 4 contact hours.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, the participants should be able to:

• Discuss state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment approaches in the management of pulmonary hypertension
patients

• Identify common conditions associated with the development of pulmonary hypertension

• Select appropriate pharmacologic treatments forpatients with advanced disease states

• Translate knowledge improvement into practice improvement with a goal of improving outcomes of patients with pulmonary hypertension

TARGET AUDIENCE / PROGRAM OVERVIEW / NEEDS ASSESSEMENT

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of primary care physicians, pulmonologists,
cardiologists, rheumatologists and nurses involved in the care of patients with PH.

Clinicians must maintain adequate knowledge to diagnose, refer and effectively treat pulmonary hypertension
conditions, many with possible serious and even fatal consequences if not properly managed. The goal of this conference is to educate and provide a review of the most current therapeutic strategies for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of pulmonary hypertensions; to advance the care of individuals with various forms of the disease; and to increase the practice of evidencebased medicine by all healthcare professionals in
order to improve patient outcomes.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS