Heart Failure Seminar: What You Need to Know STAT! HF Stats

December 19, 2024 - December 19, 2024 | Virtual

Program

Join us for this informative seminar, What You Need to Know STAT! HF Stats, where leading experts delve into the latest trends and statistics on heart failure. This session is designed to provide the recent insights on heart failure incidence, mortality, hospitalizations, and treatment. Attendees will also gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategies HFSA is employing to address these trends and close critical gaps in care.

Intended Audience

This activity is intended for cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, primary care physicians, cardiac surgeons, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, researchers, industry professionals, and other stakeholders involved in the care of patients with heart failure.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be better able to:

  1. Describe major changes and trends in the incidence and prevalence of heart failure.
  2. Highlight changes in mortality rates related to heart failure.
  3. Compare and contrast recent trends in hospitalizations and treatment approaches for heart failure.
  4. Outline the strategies HFSA is implementing to address these current trends based on the latest statistics.

Program Agenda

All sessions are listed in Eastern Standard Time.

05:00 pm - 05:05 pm

Welcome Remarks

Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FHFSA and Robert L. Page II, PharmD, MSPH, FHFSA, FAHA, FCCP

05:05 pm - 05:20 pm

Trends in Incidence and Prevalence in HF

Colleen McIlvennan, PhD, DNP, ANP, FAHA, FHFSA

05:20 pm - 05:35 pm

Trends in Mortality Related to HF

Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FHFSA

05:35 pm - 05:50 pm

Trends in Hospitalizations and Treatment for HF

Robert L. Page II, PharmD, MSPH, FHFSA, FAHA, FCCP

05:50 pm - 05:55 pm

Top 10 Takeaways

Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FHFSA

05:55 pm - 06:00 pm

Strategies by HFSA to Close the Gap and Call to Action

Michael Felker, MD, FHFSA – HFSA President

06:00 pm - 06:30 pm

Panel Discussion with Faculty and Patient Panelist

Moderated by Eileen Hsich, MD, FHFSA