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ForwardPulse: Fourth Down: Calling the Next Play in Advanced Heart Failure
Advanced heart failure is characterized by persistent or progressive symptoms and ventricular dysfunction despite maximally tolerated guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). Management of patients with advanced symptoms of heart failure poses many challenges due to hemodynamic changes and progression of structural disease. This education aims to provide information on therapies for heart failure patients with advanced disease and strategies to preserve native heart function.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
• Identify medication treatment options for patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction with advanced symptoms
• Consider current literature to compare benefits and limitations of pharmacologic treatment options for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
• Select appropriate medications for advanced symptoms of heart failure given various clinical scenarios
Additional Information
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Course summary
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyThe 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.
Advanced heart failure is characterized by persistent or progressive symptoms and ventricular dysfunction despite maximally tolerated guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). Management of patients with advanced symptoms of heart failure poses many challenges due to hemodynamic changes and progression of structural disease. This education aims to provide information on therapies for heart failure patients with advanced disease and strategies to preserve native heart function.
Nicole Foulkrod, PharmD, MSBE
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 PharmacyThe 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.