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ForwardPulse - The Hemodynamic Duo: Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure_enduring
New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Patients with heart failure commonly have atrial fibrillation. The optimal treatment for this subgroup of patients is unclear. This presentation aims to evaluate existing literature regarding these therapies.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
1) Describe the relationship between atrial fibrillation and heart failure
2) Explain the challenges of treating patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure
3) Discuss the evidence regarding treatment strategies for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure
Additional Information
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New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Patients with heart failure commonly have atrial fibrillation. The optimal treatment for this subgroup of patients is unclear. This presentation aims to evaluate existing literature regarding these therapies.
Elizabeth Foster, PharmD
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.