Course Overview
Uncover the essentials of heart failure and cardiometabolics in this dynamic 0.75 CE course. Dive into cutting-edge research for heart failure, revealing groundbreaking drug classes for diabetes and obesity, and examine the impact of social determinants on access to care and adherence to treatment. Elevate your role as a cardiovascular nurse, mastering prevention and treatment and minimizing hospital readmissions.
This course was part of the 2023 Cardio-Connections Summit. You can read the summary and find the recordings here.
Member Cost: $0
Credits: 0.75 CE contact hours, 0.0 CE pharmacology hours
Learning Objectives
- Discuss modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for heart failure
- Review current research in the treatment of heart failure, highlighting novel drug classes that treat diabetes and obesity
- Examine the impact of social determinants of health on access to care and adherence to treatment, including highlighting the complexity of cardiometabolic co-morbidities
- Explain the role of the cardiovascular nurse in heart failure treatment, follow-up, and in preventing heart failure hospital readmission
CE certificate available upon successful completion of the post-test and program evaluation.
Faculty
- Kim Newlin, RN, CNS, ANP-C
PCNA is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030602.