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Cardiovascular Diseases

Heart Failure Management for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Primary Care Providers

Monday, March 12

TimeTopic
7:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. Opening Remarks
  Foundations of Heart Failure Treatment
Moderator: Jean Wagner, M.S., C.N.P.
7:50 a.m. The Art and Science of Using ACE Inhibitors and Beta Blockers
Janell Grazzini Frantz, M.S.N., C.N.P.
8:15 a.m. The Other Heart Failure Drugs: Digoxin, Spironolactone, Eplerenone
Alfredo Clavell, M.D.
8:45 a.m. Approaching the Hospitalized Patient with Advanced Heart Failure
Daniel Borgeson, M.D.
9:15 a.m. Fluid Management Beyond Furosemide
Jean Wagner, M.S., C.N.P.
9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m. Non Pharmacologic Management (Adherence, Team Approach, Phone Triage)
Jean Wagner, M.S., C.N.P.
10:30 a.m. Role of Devices in Heart Failure Management: ICD, CRT
Barry Boilson, M.D.
  Heart Failure Subsets: Part I
Moderator: Jean Wagner, M.S., C.N.P.
10:55 a.m. Selected Patients at Risk for HF (Chemotherapy, Family History)
Alfredo Clavell, M.D.
11:20 a.m. “I Feel Fine!” – Managing State B Patients
Barry Karon, M.D.
11:40 a.m. Panel Discussion
12:00 p.m. Lunch
  Heart Failure Subsets: Part II
Moderator: Barry Karon, M.D.
1:00 p.m. The Other Ventricle: Managing Predominantly Right Heart Failure
Jean Wagner, M.S., C.N.P.
1:30 p.m. Double Jeopardy: Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation
Barry Boilson, M.D.
1:55 p.m. Managing HF Along the Spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease
Roger Albright, Jr., D.O.
2:25 p.m. Using Device Diagnostics for the Non-Electrophysiologist
Barry Boilson, M.D.
2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. Illustrative Cases: Treating Patients with HFpEF
Barry Karon, M.D.
3:45 p.m. Valvular Heart Disease: When to Refer for Surgical Consideration
David Foley, M.D.
4:15 p.m. Panel Discussion
4:00 p.m. Adjourn