Applying Guideline-Recommended and Recent Evidence-Based Therapies in the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure
Monday, November 14, 2016
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
2 Poydras Street
2 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA
Room: Napoleon Ballroom
Room: Napoleon Ballroom
Faculty
JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD (Chair) Professor of Medicine
Director, Heart Failure and Transplant Section
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Mark E. Dunlap, MD Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Biophysics
Case Western Reserve University
Director, Heart Failure Section
Heart and Vascular Center
The MetroHealth System
Cleveland, OH
Herb Patterson, PharmD Professor of Pharmacy
Research Professor of Medicine
Eshelman School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
This event is not part of the official Scientific Sessions 2016 as planned by the AHA committee on Scientific Sessions Program.
This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC.
This event is not part of the official Scientific Sessions 2016 as planned by the AHA committee on Scientific Sessions Program.
This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC.
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians specializing in cardiology, interventional cardiology, heart failure, internal medicine, hospital medicine, pulmonary medicine, emergency medicine, and primary care. This activity will also be of benefit to nurse practitioners, PAs, and other clinicians interested in the management of chronic heart failure.
Learning Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Describe the underlying pathophysiology of chronic heart failure, including differentiation between heart failure with reduced or preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.
- Review the 2013 ACCF/AHA heart failure guidelines and the basis for the recommendations along with the 2016 ACC/AHA/HFSA update to the guidelines.
- Describe the background information supporting the 2016 guideline update including mechanisms of action, clinical evidence for, and appropriate use of newer heart failure therapies.
Agenda
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM Registration and Complimentary Dinner Buffet
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Clinical Program
• Introduction
• Pathophysiology/Epidemiology
• Guideline Recommendations for the Management of Chronic HF
• Recently Approved Agents for the Management of CHF
• Case Studies
• Q & A
Physician Accreditation Statement
Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physician Credit Designation Statement
Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PA Continuing Education
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 2.0 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.
The dinner buffet is sponsored by the Hospital Quality Foundation.
Disclosure of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
Registration
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.
The dinner buffet is sponsored by the Hospital Quality Foundation.
Disclosure of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
In accordance with ACCME requirements on disclosure, information about relationships with commercial interests (if any) for anyone contributing to content development will be included in materials distributed at the time of the activity.
Registration
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