Evaluating the Family After Sudden Death in the Young

  
Identify the pathology and causes of sudden cardiac death in the young (< 35 years). Understand the importance of postmortem genetic testing and the importance of evaluating surviving family members after a sudden cardiac death.

Target Audience:  Medical Examiners, Genetic Counselors & Physicians

Learning Objectives:
     
1) Apply a parent's perspective - one who has experienced sudden death and loss of two children - to the need for cascade screening and postmortem genetic testing

2) Identify the pathology and causes of sudden cardiac death and identify how to improve accuracy in a sudden death case in someone < 35 years of age

3) Summarize a multidisciplinary approach with postmortem genetic testing -  and clinical evaluation of surviving family members - to help form a diagnostic pathway and establish preventative strategies for the family