5th Annual MedStar Heart Failure Summit 2022

Saturday, November 12, 2022, 7:15 AM - 4:00 PM, Virtual: Platform- On Air


This virtual symposium will review the latest in the diagnosis and management of heart failure. A special emphasis will be given to special conditions such as structural heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, infiltrative cardiomyopathies, and cardio-oncology. It will also provide an update on recently published heart failure guidelines, an overview of modalities for treating end-stage heart failure such as mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. Integration of the multidisciplinary team, including palliative care, will also be discussed.

1. Implement the most recent ACC/AHA guidelines in the diagnosis and management of heart failure.
2. Identify the risk factors for the development of chemotherapy-related cardiac disease and discuss current recommendations for treatment.
3. Recognize special conditions in patients with heart disease including structural heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, cardio-oncology, and infiltrative diseases.
4. Identify when to refer patients for specialized diagnostics and referral to advanced heart failure specialists and palliative care providers.
5. Describe the most current modalities for treating end-stage heart failure including left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and heart transplant.
6. Describe the evaluation of patients with suspected infiltrative cardiomyopathy and implement newly approved pharmacologic therapy for amyloidosis.
7. Identify the roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team involved in the collaborative care of patients with heart failure.
8. Integrate a team-based approach in the care of patients with heart failure.

Physician: $75
Resident or Fellow: $40
Physician Assistant: $40
Nurse Practitioner: $40
Nurse: $40
Social Worker: $40
Allied Health Professional: $40
Industry Professional: $100

 

In support of improving patient care, MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statement

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 7.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

 

 

Physicians: MedStar Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Board of Internal Medicine MOC Credit:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

MOC Participation Threshold
Learner participates by writing a reflective statement and makes a commitment to change or maintain an element of practice.

Nurses: This activity is approved for 7.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants: MedStar Health has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 7.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MedStar Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 7.00 clinical continuing education credits.

 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physician (7.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (7.00 hours), ASWB Social Worker: Clinical (7.00 hours), IPCE (7.00 hours), Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team (7.00 hours), Nurse - ANCC (7.00 hours), Physician Assistant - AAPA (7.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

MedStar Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.
Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Saturday, November 12, 2022

If you are interested in supporting the program, please contact Elizabeth Romano at [email protected]

WHERE DOES THE CONFERENCE TAKE PLACE?
This virtual event takes place completely online. The event uses a virtual environment that allows attendees to view lectures, submit questions to faculty, and connect with other attendees.

DO I HAVE TO ATTEND THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE?
At the end of the conference, you will receive a survey to attest to the number of credit hours you participated in. Please only claim credit that correlates with the number of hours you attended.

WHAT ABOUT CAMERA AND MIC ACCESS?
When you first sign into the virtual platform you will be asked to grant access to your camera and microphone. This is to enable these features should you wish to connect with other attendees over video chat. We will automatically mute you and have your camera off during general session lectures.

WHAT TECHNOLOGY DO I NEED?
You will need a computer or a device such as a laptop, desktop, or tablet. The website is not accessible via phone. You are not required to have a camera or mic capability to listen to the lectures or submit questions to the panel.

Please use a preferred browser such Chrome, Firefox or Safari to participate during the conference. The virtual conference is not accessible over Internet Explorer.

HOW CAN I GET TO THE CONFERENCE?
Registered attendees will receive a link via email to the conference virtual platform OnAir about a week before the event. The link will be sent to the email address you registered with and is how you will access all the conference content. You will use the same link to access the platform during the conference dates and to review recorded presentations after the event.

WHAT IF I DON'T RECEIVE THE LINK?
Contact [email protected] for assistance.

CAN I SHARE THIS LINK WITH OTHERS?
Just like an in-person meeting, registrations should not be shared. The registration provides a single sign-on secure experience for the user. Please note that recordings or downloaded conference material of any kind that are accessed on the platform should not be shared.

WHEN WILL SESSION MATERIAL BE AVAILABLE?
PDF copies of the presentations will be available for download on the session page from those presenters who gave consent to share. These are accessible after the conference date for up to 3 months.

CAN I CHAT WITH OTHERS DURING THE CONFERENCE?
YES! In each session, there is a chat feature that allows you to send messages to others in the session. There is also the Networking Hub where you can message other attendees, faculty, and industry directly with chat or video connections.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE SPEAKER
In each session, there is a chatbox to the right of the screen you can enter in a question for the panel. Our team will collect questions for the moderator to be asked during panel discussion time.

WILL LIVE CONTENT BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE EVENT?
Live content will be recorded, subject to speaker permission, and posted on platform for on-demand viewing. You will continue to have access to session content and exhibit hall until February 11, 2023.

I NEED HELP!
Before the conference date please contact [email protected] for or (833) 731-1273 with any questions.

On the days of the conference, while you are participating on the virtual platform our staff is ready to assist you. There is an orange headset icon in the top right of your screen. This will connect you to a member of our support team.