Description

Every Minute Matters:  Building Heart Safe Schools with Project ADAM: Iowa Heartland

Objectives:

• Understand the magnitude and time-sensitive nature of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, including survival implications of early CPR and defibrillation.
• Describe the evidence supporting CPR-AED programs in schools, including improved survival when AEDs and trained responders are on-site.
• Identify the core components of a Heart Safe School and Cardiac Emergency Response Plan, and how Project ADAM supports implementation at the local level.

Speakers: 

Dr. Gary Beasley, MD, FAAP

Dr. Gary Beasley is a pediatric cardiologist in Iowa City, Iowa. He received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and has been in practice 6 years. He specializes in pediatric heart failure, cardio-oncology, mechanical circulatory support, and heart transplantation. He currently serves as the Medical Director for the Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant program and is the Co-Medical Director for Project ADAM: Iowa Heartland.

Trudy Pierick, ARNP

Trudy Pierick, MSN, ARNP, is a nurse practitioner in cardiology and the Department of Pediatrics. She provides care at Stead Family Children's Hospital. She also serves as the Co-Medical Director for Project ADAM: Iowa Heartland.

Brenda Haag, RN, BSN, CPN

Brenda K. Erichsen Haag, RN, BSN, PCN is a Nurse Coordinator who specializes in adult and pediatric services at UI Health Care.

Presented in partnership with Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Iowa Academy of Family Physicians, and Iowa School Nurse Organization