Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

October 22, 2024

Decompensated heart failure can be a complicated disease state requiring knowledge of many different diuretic strategies and an understanding of cardiac physiology to choose the correct vasoactive agent.

Education on this subject will support our staff in making evidence based recommendations to provide better care and ideally decrease length of stay for our decompensated heart failure patients.

Target Audience

Pharmacist

Learning Objectives

1: Describe the mechanism and pathophysiology of heart failure

2: Discuss strategies for decongestion and vasoactive support

3: Review primary literature supporting decongestive and vasoactive therapy

4: Design a medication therapy plan for the treatment of decompensated heart failure

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/22/2024
Course expires: 
11/22/2024
Event starts: 
10/22/2024 - 4:45pm EDT
Event ends: 
10/22/2024 - 5:45pm EDT
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Decompensated heart failure can be a complicated disease state requiring knowledge of many different diuretic strategies and an understanding of cardiac physiology to choose the correct vasoactive agent.

Education on this subject will support our staff in making evidence based recommendations to provide better care and ideally decrease length of stay for our decompensated heart failure patients.

UPMC Harrisburg Pharmacy
Harrisburg, PA
United States

Michael Barrese, PharmD, BCCCP, BCCP, BCEMP

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Pharmacy (CPE)

This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 1.00 Attendance
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