Heart Failure Up North: Practical Approaches to the Management of Congestive Heart Failure

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will be focused on heart failure seen in daily clinical practice. The program will be primarily case based with a few supplemental lectures covering the bread and butter for heart failure, novel therapies, hospital readmission and advanced heart failure. Make plans to spend 2.5 days with faculty for an update in heart failure management and enjoying the land of 10,000 lakes. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: - Recognize the clinical syndrome of heart failure and who is at risk - Describe typical diagnostic testing essential for diagnosis and management of heart failure - Apply appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies for patients across the spectrum of heart failure - Describe when referral for advanced heart failure therapies is indicated Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course. INTENDED AUDIENCE The symposium is designed for primary care physicians, heart failure, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and cardiologist caring for heart failure patients. LIVESTREAM PARTICIPATION Livestream participation is to be viewed during the livestreaming hours posted for the course. This course is not intended, nor approved, as an on-demand learning activity.