Two Hearts, One Mission: A Sister’s Story of Survival, Loss, and Purpose Through Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

This presentation was recorded during the live meeting titled "Kentucky Symposium for Maternal and Infant Outcomes" on August 27-28, 2025. If you attended that event and claimed credit you should not claim credit for this module.

Good afternoon, and thank you again for the opportunity to speak at the upcoming Annual KyMMM Symposium. I am truly honored to share my personal journey with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM), alongside the story of my sister, Crystal, whose life was tragically lost six months postpartum. Our experiences fuel the mission of the nonprofit I founded, LetsTalkPPCM, and I look forward to contributing to this important conversation on maternal health.

Target Audience

This course targets physicians, midwives, advanced nurse practitioners, nurses, community health workers, peer support specialists, social workers, doulas, emergency medical technicians, pharmacists, public health officials, and individuals with lived experience.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the Early Warning Signs of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)
2. Review how symptoms like shortness of breath, swelling, and fatigue can be overlooked as normal postpartum recovery.
3. Explore how medical bias contributes to delayed diagnosis and treatment of PPCM.
4. Draw from the tragic outcome of Crystal’s experience and the lack of postpartum cardiac care.
5. Follow the journey of how loss and survival led to the founding of LetsTalkPPCM, now serving families and survivors nationwide.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation. Learners should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.25 ANCC (UK Healthcare CECentral)

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.25 nursing contact hour(s).

  • 0.25 ASWB

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UK HealthCare CECentral is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UK HealthCare CECentral maintains responsibility for this course.

    Social workers completing this course receive 0.25 clinical continuing education credit(s).

  • 0.25 Certified Community Health Work
    This training is approved by the Office of Community Health Workers Program to provide 0.25 continuing education unit(s) for Certified Community Health Workers.
  • 0.25 EMS (Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services)
    The Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services (KBEMS) certifies that this educational activity is designated for 0.25 KBEMS contact hour(s). Approval Number:
  • 0.25 Public Health
    University of Kentucky College of Public Health certifies that this educational activity was designated for 0.25 hour(s) of Public Health Continuing Education (CPHCE) credit. This course is approved for continuing education by the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.
Course opens: 
02/15/2026
Course expires: 
02/15/2029
Part of: 
2025 Kentucky Symposium for Maternal and Infant Outcomes

Available Credit

  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation. Learners should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.25 ANCC (UK Healthcare CECentral)

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.25 nursing contact hour(s).

  • 0.25 ASWB

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UK HealthCare CECentral is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UK HealthCare CECentral maintains responsibility for this course.

    Social workers completing this course receive 0.25 clinical continuing education credit(s).

  • 0.25 Certified Community Health Work
    This training is approved by the Office of Community Health Workers Program to provide 0.25 continuing education unit(s) for Certified Community Health Workers.
  • 0.25 EMS (Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services)
    The Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services (KBEMS) certifies that this educational activity is designated for 0.25 KBEMS contact hour(s). Approval Number:
  • 0.25 Public Health
    University of Kentucky College of Public Health certifies that this educational activity was designated for 0.25 hour(s) of Public Health Continuing Education (CPHCE) credit. This course is approved for continuing education by the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.
Please login or register to take this course.