Heart Failure Up North: Practical Approaches to the Management of Congestive Heart Failure

Description

This course will be focused on heart failure seen in daily clinical practice. The program will be primarily case based with a few supplemental lectures covering the bread and butter for heart failure, novel therapies, hospital readmission and advanced heart failure. Save the date to spend a 1.5 days with faculty for an update in heart failure management and enjoying the land of 10,000 lakes.

Course Objectives
– Recognize the clinical syndrome of heart failure and who is at risk
– Describe typical diagnostic testing essential for diagnosis and management of heart failure
– Describe how to apply appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies for patients across the spectrum of heart failure
– Describe when referral for advanced heart failure therapies is indicated

Intended Audience
The symposium is designed for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and cardiologist caring for heart failure patients.

Speakers: Daniel D. Borgeson, M.D. , Brooks S. Edwards, M.D. , Margaret Redfield, M.D.