Making an Impact: The Implications of Optimizing Heart Failure Care and Delivering Value-Based Care
This non-CE session will provide an overview of the optimization of heart failure care. Find out about the current value-based care delivery models for heart failure. This disease-state theater is supported by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
Read MoreSocioeconomic Impact of Heart Failure Hospitalization and Readmission
Learn about the impact of health disparities in the prevalence, hospitalization rates, 30-day readmission rates, and outcomes in patients with heart failure. Nancy Albert, an expert in the care of patients with heart failure, explains the importance of patient engagement and health equity to improve outcomes for all patients.
Read MoreShared Decision-Making and Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure
Colleen McIlvennan, an Associate Professor and lead Nurse Practitioner in the Advanced Heart Failure program at the University of Colorado, connects information sharing, shared decision-making, and patient activation as they related to patient engagement.
Read MoreNurses Role in Managing Patients with Heart Failure – Hospital to Home
This CE session provides an overview of the assessment and management of hospitalized patients with heart failure, as well as the parameters to assess for clinical readiness to discharge home. Lisa Rathman explains the importance of a team-based approach to discharge and overcoming challenges in preventing re-hospitalization.
Read MoreOptimizing the Care of Heart Failure Patients: Best Practices in Telemedicine
What is a nurse navigator? Learn from Linda Wick, a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Heart Failure Nurse, about the challenges and importance of this emerging role. She also provides an overview of remote patient monitoring and devices utilized in the care of patients with heart failure and the future of tele-management for patients.
Read More2021 Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium: General Sessions
Clinical management of chronic cardiovascular disease is a key component of the work of nurses in cardiology and primary care settings. This annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium continuing education program was designed to meet the clinical practice and recertification needs of these clinicians. This 2021 curriculum includes a comprehensive approach to treatment and management of patients…
Read MoreSymptoms and Skeletal Muscle in Persons with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Brittany Butts, PhD, RN (2020 original research abstracts winner) discusses changes in skeletal muscle parallel to those in cardiac muscle.
Read MoreHeart Failure Course: Sex Differences in Prevention and Management
In this free continuing education course covering the sex differences in heart failure, Mariell Jessup, MD, reviews disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure. This heart failure course has a keen focus on health equity, artificial intelligence (AI), and the inclusion of women in clinical trials.
Read MoreGLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Cardiovascular Outcomes
In this free pharmacology continuing education course, Eryn Bryant, RN, MS, ANP discusses the use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in clinical practice. This CE course describes the cardiovascular and heart failure outcomes associated with this important hormone.
Read MoreSGLT2 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, and SGLT2 Inhibitors This SGLT2 inhibitor continuing education course provides timely insights into implementing evidence-based treatment strategies related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and SGLT2 inhibitors. Darren McGuire, MD, MHSc summarizes the glycemic and non-glycemic effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors, their safety profile, and covers recent clinical outcome trials. Cindy…
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