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Cardiovascular Diseases

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

Tuesday, March 19

TimeTopic
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:50 a.m. Post Test
Advanced Heart Failure
Moderator:
Jean Wagner, M.S., C.N.P.
8:00 a.m. Discussing Prognosis, Palliative Care, and Hospice
Keith Swetz, M.D.
8:25 a.m. Questions
8:30 a.m. When to Consider Chronic Outpatient Inotrope Therapy
Wayne L. Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
8:55 a.m. Questions
9:00 a.m. Managing Symptoms at End of Life – Dyspnea, Anxiety, Pain
Keith M. Swetz, M.D.
9:25 a.m. Questions
9:30 a.m. Cardiac Replacement: LVADs – How They Work, Who Needs Them, and What Should I Know If My Patient Has One
Robert P. Frantz, M.D.
10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:20 a.m. Cardiac Replacement: Transplant – When to Refer and What Should I Know If My Patient Has Had a Transplant
Robert P. Frantz, M.D.
10:45 a.m. Questions
10:50 a.m. Illustrative Cases in Advanced Heart Failure
Moderator: Jean A. Wagner, M.S., C.N.P.
Panel: Drs. Swetz, Miller, Frantz, and Ms. Grazzini Frantz
11:45 a.m. Adjourn
OPTIONAL SESSION – Please sign up when registering
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Echo Basic Tutorial
Barry L. Karon, M.D.