Heart Failure 360: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Friday, October 4, 2019, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Marriott Coralville Hotel & Conference Center, Coralville, IA

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.50 hours)

1. Identify and treat patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
2. Examine therapeutic strategies for Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
3. Describe the development of VAD technology and how current VADs function
4. Discuss present day survival with LVADs
5. Explain the cardiac side effects of chemotherapy and discuss the impact of radiation on the heart
6. Identify patients who are best candidates for monitoring devices
7. Interpret data from device monitoring and how to apply it in your management of chronic heart failure patients
8. Identify patients at risk for PH and the importance of early recognition and testing to diagnose Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
9. Discuss changes in the approach to medical treatment of PAH
10. Identify patients who may receive treatment-related benefits from SGLT2 inhibitor initiation
11. Describe the initiation and management of SGLT2 inhibitors
12. Describe the pathophysiology of tricuspid regurgitation and various management strategies
13. Identify personality and behavior patterns that contribute to heart failure
14. Examine the psychological sequelae of heart failure, including potential mental health interventions
15. Discuss heart failure from the patient perspective and integrate the patient’s journey from LVAD through transplant
16. Describe the role of palliative care in the patient with heart failure
17. Identify patients with heart failure who may benefit from palliative care
18. Discuss types of cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) and the interdependency of renal and cardiac function on patient outcomes
19. Discuss treatment of CRS, specifically management of diuretic therapy for patients with cardiac and renal disease
20. Identify the benefits of exercise training in the heart failure population and the types of exercise that are beneficial to patients with heart failure

Physician $150
Nurse/Allied Health Professional $50
UI Physician $50
UI Nurse/Allied Health Professional $40
Fellow/Resident/Student $25

Registration fees increase by $50 after September 26, 2019!

*You must have a HawkID to receive UI affiliated rate.  

 

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Education Credit will be available for physicians, nurses, and allied health care professionals.  

Friday, October 4, 2019