Location

Philadelphia Campus

Start Date

1-5-2013 2:00 PM

End Date

1-5-2013 4:00 PM

Description

Introduction:

LQTS…

  • Is a life threatening, hereditary cardiac arrhythmia disorder.
  • Affects 1 in 2,000 people in the United States
  • may be the cause of SIDS and unexplained death in children
  • Is unpredictable.

Physicians

  • Are faced with ongoing challenges in diagnosis and treatment due to unpredictability and individual patient characteristics.

Included in

Life Sciences Commons

COinS
 
May 1st, 2:00 PM May 1st, 4:00 PM

An Examination of Physician Decision Making with Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome: A Qualitative Study

Philadelphia Campus

Introduction:

LQTS…

  • Is a life threatening, hereditary cardiac arrhythmia disorder.
  • Affects 1 in 2,000 people in the United States
  • may be the cause of SIDS and unexplained death in children
  • Is unpredictable.

Physicians

  • Are faced with ongoing challenges in diagnosis and treatment due to unpredictability and individual patient characteristics.