MedStar Heart Failure Summit 2020

Saturday, October 24, 2020, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM


This one day symposium will review the latest in the diagnosis and management of advanced heart failure. A special emphasis will be given to special conditions such as infiltrative cardiomyopathies, pulmonary hypertension, and genetic conditions. It will also provide an overview of modalities for treating end-stage advanced heart failure such as mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. Integration of palliative care will also be discussed.

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

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

Accreditation

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), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 6.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Physicians: MedStar Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurses: This activity is approved for 6.75 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physician (6.75 hours), IPCE (6.75 hours), Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team (6.75 hours), Nurse - ANCC (6.75 hours)

The registration form for this activity is currently unavailable.

Saturday, October 24, 2020

MedStar Health would like to acknowledge the generous educational grants from the following companies:

Abbott Laboratories
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson
Medtronic 
Pfizer Inc.
Zoll Medical

MedStar Health would like to acknowledge the  following exhibitors:

 ABBOTT
Akcea Therapeutics
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
AstraZeneca
Janssen Pharmaceuticals
United Therapeutics Corporation

Please contact Ada Guo at [email protected] for information on exhibiting at this conference.

Virtual Event FAQs:

WHEN AND HOW CAN I ACCESS THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE?
Registered attendees will receive a link via email to the OnAir platform before October 24. The link will be sent to the email address you used to register and is how you will access all the conference content. You’ll use the same link to access the platform for the live conference and for on-demand content afterward.

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 cannot be shared. The registration provides a single sign-on secure experience for the user.

WILL SESSION MATERIALS BE MADE AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE OR AFTER SESSIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED?
Presentations from MedStar Heart Failure Summit 2020 will be emailed to attendees by November 6. This will contain PDF documents of those presentations we have been given consent to share. 

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. While the interactive chatrooms and other portions of the platform will close after the live event ends, you will still be available to view session content and click on exhibit booths to connect with exhibitors offline until October 2021.

AM I ABLE OR ALLOWED TO SHARE DOWNLOADABLE CONFERENCE CONTENT?
Please note that no recordings/sessions of any kind that are accessed on the platform can be downloaded (or shared) at any time. We ask that you follow the same rules for any presentation materials you download. This is a single sign-on/no group sharing of content, meaning your registration is just like a conference badge at an in-person event.