ACC's Guideline-Driven Heart Failure Essentials for Primary Care Physicians Program

Description

Efforts to prevent and manage heart failure as a worldwide epidemic have received significant attention given the high burden of the disease, poor long-term prognosis, and costs. In Latin America, primary physicians (PCPs) serve on the frontline for heart failure treatment, especially in countries with limited numbers of cardiologists. PCPs have an urgent need for pragmatic approaches to guideline-driven recommendations from initial assessment and diagnosis to patient care management, as well as up-to-date information on special areas of consideration for patients with heart failure.

Target Audience: This program recognizes earners who have demonstrated a fundamental understanding heart failure caring including guideline-driven treatment and management strategies. This program is intended for the PCPs caring for patients in Latin America.
Program Topics: The ACC’s Guideline-Driven Heart Failure Essentials for Primary Care Physicians Program is an online learning experience comprised of three mini courses that will allow PCPs in Latin America the opportunity to increase practical knowledge and gain valuable skills in the assessment, diagnosis, guideline-driven medical therapy, and special considerations such as acute care needs of the heart failure patient.

Mini Course 1: Assessment and Diagnosis of Heart Failure for the Primary Care Physician

Pathophysiology of HFpEF vs. HFrEF
Comorbidities in Heart Failure
History and Physical Exam
Diagnostic Findings
Staging, Classification, and Prognosis

Faculty
Gurusher S. Panjrath, MBBS, FACC
Javier A. Sala Mercado, MD, PhD
Felix Zelaya, MD

Peer Reviewer
Juan M. Aranda, Jr., MD, FACC

Acknowledgments
The faculty would like to acknowledge the contributions of Eduardo C. Conci, MD; Walter A. Quiroga Castro, MD; Maria Amelia Isa, MD, and Mauro Quiroga, DSc (MED), to early drafts of Modules 4 and 5.

Mini Course 2: Chronic Heart Failure Management for the PCP

Guideline-Driven Recommendations for Optimal Medical Therapy/Up-Titration Strategies in CHF
Non-Pharmacologic Strategies including Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Phenotype Specific HFpEF Treatment Options
New Treatment Agents, Impact on Congestive Heart Failure Patient Outcomes, Hospital Care, Reducing Readmissions
End-Stage Heart Failure: A Path to Quality Care at the End of Life

Faculty
Juan M. Aranda, Jr., MD, FACC
Juan R. Vilaro, MD, FACC

Peer Reviewer
Elsy Viviana Navas, MD

Mini Course 3: Special Considerations in Heart Failure for the PCP

Recognize the impact of Chagas disease in Latin America.
Differentiate Chagas disease from other cardiomyopathies.
Utilize appropriate treatment strategies for infective cardiomyopathies, such as Chagas disease.
Identify initial assessment, diagnosis and management strategies for the acute heart failure patient.

Faculty
Gurusher S. Panjrath, MBBS, FACC
Miguel A. Urina-Triana, MD, FACC

Peer Reviewer
Salpy V. Pamboukian, MD, FACC

Learner Recognition: Participants who complete all three mini courses and the final exam with a 70% passing score will be eligible to receive an ACC Digital Badge that may be used on social media, incorporated in a résumé, or printed on a traditional certificate. Individuals are also able to claim a Certificate of Participation (COP) for each individual mini course completed. COP will be available via the ACC.org transcript.

This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis Pharma AG.

Summary


Availability:	Retired


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	No Credit Offered


Contains:	4 Courses