OVERVIEW

Charleston Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) Conference 2025 is organized by Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Office of Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Jul 18 - 20, 2025 at Hyatt Place Charleston/Historic District, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America.

Knowledge Gaps:
There are now more patients who have Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) than those with reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF). Making the diagnosis of HFpEF is more challenging than HFrEF as many commonly used screening tools such as physical examination, echocardiography and measurement of natriuretic peptide levels are less sensitive and specific in this population. Most importantly, most therapies studied have not been shown to improve major cardiovascular outcome, and those that have shown reductions in heart failure hospitalizations have modest absolute reductions and little or no improvement in quality of life metrics.

Objectives:
At the completion of this conference, participants should be able to:

  • Review the latest evidence on the optimal choices of diuretics in heart failure.
  • Discuss new approaches to giving advice about sodium and fuid restriction in patients with heart failure.
  • Effectively prescribe medications for weight management in patients with HFpEF
  • Engage in shared decision making with your patients about the value of newer treatments
  • Discuss the mechanisms of diastolic dysfunction in patients with HFpEF
  • Design and implement a HF clinic for follow up of recently hospitalized HF patients.

KEY DATES

Event Start Date
18 Jul, 2025
Event Start Date
Event End Date
20 Jul, 2025
Event End Date
Credits

Accreditation
The Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Physician Credit Statement
The Medical University of South Carolina designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Credit Statements
Nurses: Most states accept CMEs that apply to a specific nursing specialty as nursing continuing education. Please check with your respective State Board of Nursing to ascertain the equivalent number of contact hours offered for 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

PAs: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and Prescribed credit from AAFP from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. The MUSC Office of CME provides certificates to PAs with a statement, approved by AAPA, that PAs may receive a maximum of 12.0 AAPA Category 1 Credits for this conference.

Successful completion of this CME activity which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

  • 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 12 MOC
  • 12 AAPA
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    PhysicianPharmacistPhysician AssistantCardiologistsFamily PhysiciansNursesInternistHeart Failure SpecialistsRegistered Cardiovascular SpecialistsNurse PractitionersAdvanced Practice ProvidersCardiovascular Nurses

    SPECIALITIES

    Cardiology

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    CONFERENCE VENUE

    LocationHyatt Place Charleston/Historic District
    560 King Street

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