| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50 a.m. | Post Test |
| Advanced Heart Failure Moderator: Jean Wagner, M.S., C.N.P. |
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| 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. |