Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Symposium for Community Partners 2026

The Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Symposium for Community Partners will cover VAD fundamentals, patient monitoring, and complication assessment. This virtual event includes live and recorded demonstrations of Heartmate and HVAD equipment, along with patient and caregiver discussions on life with a VAD. Designed for ER, EMS, LTAC/SNF staff, primary care providers, home health, hospice, cardiac rehab teams, and physical/occupational therapists, the symposium offers essential training to support VAD patients in community settings.

1. Identify components, function and theory of devices.
2. Demonstrate how to assess and monitor a VAD patient.
3. Describe emergency care for VAD patients.
4. Identify and manage potential complications associated with VADs.

Thursday, March 26, 2026, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT, Microsoft Teams Live Stream

Health Care Professional  $40

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (3.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (3.75 hours), San Diego County EMS Hours (3.75 hours)

Scripps Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Scripps Health designates this activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Attendee Cancellation, Substitution and Refund
The course tuition is refundable if your cancellation is received in writing no later than Friday, March 13, 2026. Attendee substitutions are allowed, but notification must be made in writing by Friday, March 13, 2026. After this date, under no circumstances will refunds, credits, or substitutions be granted. No refunds or credits will be given to “no shows.”

Scripps Course Modification or Cancellation
Scripps reserves the right to modify the course’s schedule or program as necessary. Scripps also reserves the right to cancel this course, in which case a full refund of the registration fee will be provided.

Recording and Photography Clause
Scripps reserves exclusive rights to record (audio and video) and/or photograph all course proceedings for use in marketing materials, presentations and course content sales.

Accessibility Statement
Scripps 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 accommodation, including dietary concerns, please email [email protected].

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships and Content Validity

It is policy at Scripps Health’s Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) for course directors, planners, moderators, faculty, and all others in a position to control content of an educational activity disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that they may have had within the past 24 months. This policy is in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. If an individual refuses to disclose financial relationships, they will be disqualified from being a part of the planning and implementation of the activity. Owners and/or employees of an ineligible company with business lines or products relating to the content of the activity will not be permitted to participate in the planning or execution of any accredited program.

The intent of this policy is to ensure that Scripps Health CME/CE certified activities promote quality and safety, are effective in improving medical practice, consist of valid, evidence-based content, and are independent of control from ineligible companies and free of commercial bias. Peer review of all content was conducted for all faculty presentations whose disclosure information was found to contain any financial relationships. This process consisted of reviewing the content, determining which financial relationships were relevant, and applying appropriate mitigation strategies. All listed relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for individuals in control of content have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

The staff in Scripps Health’s Office of Continuing Medical Education have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with any ineligible companies. Any peer reviewer who is determined to have a relevant financial relationship must recuse themselves from the peer review process.

Thursday, March 26, 2026