Online Education

Jonathan J. Rome, MD, FACC, Associate Chief of Clinical Affairs and an attending cardiologist in the Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), presents Catheter-Based Interventional Therapies for the Failing Fontan Circulation.Moderated by Joseph Rossano, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC, Chief of the Division of Cardiology at CHOP, this presentation will cover:Overview of indications for therapies such as PA stenting, AP collateral embolization, etc.Challenges and complicationsNovel ...

Julie Brothers, MD, FAAP, pediatric cardiologist and the Medical Director of the Coronary Anomaly Management Program (CAMP)  at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), presents Coronary Artery Anomalies: Data and Dilemmas — Making Sense of It All.Hosted by Jack Rychik, MD, Director of the Fetal Heart Program at CHOP, this presentation will cover:Overview of variationsEvidence base for concernsWho to treat? Risk stratificationAn algorithm for a reasonable approachThis presentation i...

Danielle Burstein, MD, attending cardiologist in the Division of Cardiology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), presents Exercise Evaluation and Rehabilitation in Pediatric Heart Failure: The Science and Practice.Moderated by Joseph Rossano, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC, Chief of the Division of Cardiology at CHOP, this presentation will cover:Pathophysiology of heart failure and the impact on exercise in childrenEffective strategies for cardiopulmonary rehabilitationThis presentation is p...

Jack Rychik, MD, Director of the Fetal Heart Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), presents Heart Care Before Birth: Where Are We Now and What Does the Future Hold?Moderated by Joseph Rossano, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC, Chief of the Division of Cardiology at CHOP, this presentation provides a glimpse into the near future of fetal cardiovascular care, including:Early fetal cardiovascular imaging during the first trimesterNovel tools to characterize the placenta and its role in cong...

Amy Jo Lisanti, PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN-K, presents What Does Nursing Science Say About Improving Outcomes for Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease?Dr. Lasanti is a nurse scientist and Research Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and the Research Institute at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Hosted by Jack Rychik, MD, Director of the Fetal Heart Program at CHOP, this presentation will cover:The role of nursing science in high-quality, evid...

Joseph Rossano, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC, presents New Therapies for Heart Failure in the Pediatric Population. Dr. Rossano is Chief of the Division of Cardiology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).Hosted by Jack Rychik, MD, Director of the Fetal Heart Program at CHOP, this presentation will cover:Heart failure as a common sequela of cardiomyopathies and congenital heart disease associated with significant morbidity, mortality and costCurrent standard treatment based on poor pediatric ...

Maryam Naim, MD, pediatric cardiac intensive care physician in the Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), presents Optimizing Neurological Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease: How Can We Protect Against Injury and Stressors in the Peri-operative and Intensive Care Arenas?Moderated by Jonathan Chen, MD, Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-director of the Cardiac Center, this presentation will cover:Overview of neuro outco...

Meryl S. Cohen, MD, pediatric cardiologist in the Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) presents The Atrioventricular Canal Defect: Elements in the Balance.Hosted by Jack Rychik, MD, Director of the Fetal Heart Program at CHOP, this presentation will cover:Variations in AVC defect manifestationsDetermining valvar imbalance and impact on strategies of careBalancing intra-operative decisions based on imaging dataThis presentation is part of Pediatric & Congenit...

Yoav Dori, MD, PhD, the Director of the Jill and Mark Fishman Center for Lymphatic Disorders at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), presents The Forgotten Circulation: The Lymphatic System and Its Importance in Congenital Heart Disease.Hosted by Jack Rychik, MD, Director of the Fetal Heart Program at CHOP, this presentation will cover:Lymphatics: form and functionStatus in single ventricleInnovative diagnostic and therapeutic strategiesThis presentation is part of Pediatri...

Matthew Jolley, MD, attending anesthesiologist in the Pediatric Valve Center and Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), presents Deepening our Understanding of Valve Function in Congenital Heart Disease – First Step to Improving Therapeutic Outcomes.Moderated by Jonathan Chen, MD, Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-director of the Cardiac Center, this presentation will cover:New windows – 3d imagingComputational modeling ...