Case Presentation of Postpartum Myocardial Infarction – eCourse

Cost
$12.50 non-members
$11.25 members (must be logged in to receive the discount)
Includes access to the eCourse until completed or for 1 year

Overview

This 1.25-hour course, designed for physicians and other healthcare providers, covers a case presentation of postpartum myocardial infarction in a breastfeeding patient with discussion on evaluation and management.

Objectives

1. • Describe the signs and symptoms of postpartum myocardial infarction
2. • Identify evidence-based resources for pharmacology usage during lactation

Topic Outline

• • Case presentation
• • Review of needs of a lactating individual in the emergency room
• • Transport mechanisms in the mammary epithelial cell
• • Pharmacology resources for lactation
• • Medications and supplements used to assist weaning
• • Pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction
• • Signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction
• • Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries
• • Returning to work as a physician with a disability

Accreditation

CMEs: The AAFP has reviewed A Case of Postpartum Myocardial Infarction and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.25 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CERPS: According to the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) Individual CERPs Guide for Recertification, Section IIIA, education that has been awarded educational credit by another board or organization may be counted as CERPs. All IABLE courses both live and enduring are awarded continuing education credits (CMEs) from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Each CME credit can be counted as one CERP.  There is no limit to the number of CMEs that can be counted as CERPs.

Nursing Credits: All state boards for nursing licensure approve of educational offerings that are approved by the American Nursing Credentialling Center (ANCC). According to ANCC Certification, the continuing education hours approved by the AAFP and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ meet the requirement of formally approved continuing education hours and may be used as such for ANCC Certification renewal. https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/faqs/

Speaker Biography
Dr. Jessica Cohn is a board-certified breastfeeding and lactation medicine physician and pediatrician. She attended Stony Brook University School of Medicine and completed residency at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. She currently practices a combination of general pediatrics and breastfeeding and lactation medicine in an outpatient setting in Long Island, New York. She became NABBLM certified in 2025.

Conflicts of Interest: None