OVERVIEW

2018 Virtual Symposium: Advances in HFpEF: Addressing Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges is organized by Tarsus CNS.

Intended Audience:
US-based healthcare professionals, including primary care clinicians (PCPs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), endocrinologists, diabetologists, pharmacists, cardiologists, lipidologists, and other allied health professionals.

Credit Designation Statement(s):
Physician Credit Designation:
Global Education Group designates this virtual activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Education:
Global Education Group is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity for 1.0 contact hours is provided by Global Education Group. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

There are 0.3 pharmacotherapy hours available for this activity.

Credit Designation:
Global Education Group designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.1 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. This is a knowledge based activity. Universal Activity Number (UAN): 0530-9999-18-427-H01-P

Dietician Accreditation Statement:
CPE Global Education Group is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.0 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activities / materials.

Program Description:
Prognosis and treatment of HF patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is complicated by diagnostic challenges and complicated pathophysiologies. Compared to HF patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), HFpEF patients are generally older, more often female, and have increased metabolic comorbidities such as obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. These metabolic comorbidities are associated with an increased risk of developing HFpEF, making the increase in metabolic syndrome in the recent decades particularly concerning. The lack of specific therapies for HFpEF have contributed to the increased prevalence and prognosis of the disease, and along with complicated diagnosis and pathophysiologies, contribute to the challenges that clinicians face in managing HFpEF.

To address these clinical practice gaps, expert faculty will focus on the latest evidence-based strategies to manage HFpEF. This 2018 virtual symposium activity will also provide an overview on current and emerging resources and procedures designed to lower hospital readmission rates in HFpEF patients.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Employ current and emerging approaches and tools to diagnose HFpEF
• Identify current treatment guideline recommendations for HFpEF
• Recognize current gaps in the guidelines for the treatment of HFpEF
• Interpret results from clinical trials for emerging evidence-based therapies for patients with HFpEF
• Outline practices and resources aimed to improve hospital readmission rates for patients with HFpEF

FACULTY

Joann Lindenfeld

Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine

Keith C. Ferdinand

MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FNLACardiology, Internal Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease

Alanna A. Morris

MDCardiology, Internal Medicine

SPECIALITIES

Cardiology

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