Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

Welcome to Team-Based Care, a podcast for the interprofessional healthcare team produced by the Office of Continuing Professional Development at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

This podcast is approved for continuing education credit. In this episode of Team-Based Care, we will discuss Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) - its definition, diagnostic criteria, and management/treatment.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Kathleen Walsh, DO. Faculty member-Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Associate director of the UW Health Faint and Fall Clinic. 

Jennifer Marks, NP. UW Health specializing in cardiovascular medicine

SHOW NOTES

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

1. Define Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
2. Discuss diagnostic criteria
3. Discuss management/treatment for POTS
4. Describe how members of the healthcare team can work collaboratively in treating someone with POTS

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Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designation Statements

For more information about continuing education credit for this episode, visit the “Team-Based Care” podcast site in the ICEP online learning portal at https://ce.icep.wisc.edu/team-based-care-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome

The accreditation for this course expires 10/23/2026. After this date, you will no longer be able to access the course or claim credit.

References

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Mar PL, Raj SR. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Mechanisms and New Therapies. Annu Rev Med. 2020 Jan 27;71:235-248

Olshansky B, Cannom D, Fedorowski A, et.al. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): A critical assessment. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 May-Jun;63(3):263-270

Raj SR, Guzman JC, Harvey P, Richer L, et.al. Canadian Cardiovascular Society Position Statement on Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Related Disorders of Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Mar;36(3):357-372.

Strassheim V, Welford J, Ballantine R, Newton JL. Managing fatigue in postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS): The Newcastle approach. Auton Neurosci 2018; 215:56.