The HFSA AHFTC Board Certification Review 2024 will be comprised of renowned heart failure experts presenting curriculum that has been tailored to the actual ABIM examination blueprint. The course will take place over three (3) days (July 12-14, 2024) and include the components outlined below.
All sessions are listed in Central Standard Time.
- Heart Failure Epidemiology and Risk Factors
- Pathophysiology 1: Cellular and Energetic Considerations
Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD
- Pathophysiology 2: Hemodynamic, Structural and Neurohormonal Considerations
Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD
- Diagnosis and Clinical Assessment
Mark Drazner, MD, MSc, FHFSA
- Cardio-Oncology for the HF Boards
- Clinico-Pathologic Correlates in Heart Failure/ Images for the Heart Failure Boards
Jon W. Lomasney, MD
- Statistics for the HF Board
Brian Claggett, PhD
- Hemodynamics in HF I
James C. Fang, MD, FHFSA
- Diabetes and COPD
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA
- RV Failure and TR Management
Barry A. Borlaug, MD
- Management of Comorbidities in Heart Failure - Sleep Disorders
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA
- Healthcare Disparities in HF
Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FHFSA
- Issues in Chronic HF Disease Management (Biomarkers, Remote Monitoring, Lifestyle Interventions)
Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH, FHFSA
Welcome and HFSA Introduction
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA and Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA
Live ABIM Style Question Session
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA and Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA
Hemodynamics in HF II
James C. Fang, MD, FHFSA
Optimal Medical Therapy for HFrEF 1
Mark Drazner, MD, MSc, FHFSA
Optimal Medical Therapy for HFrEF 2
Mark Drazner, MD, MSc, FHFSA
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Cardio Renal Failure Interactions in Heart Failure
Assessment of Functional Capacity Including Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Gregory Lewis, MD
Q&A - Faculty
LUNCH
HFpEF: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Management (For the Boards)
Sanjiv Shah, MD
Management of Comorbidities in Heart Failure: Iron Deficiency/Anemia
Gregory Lewis, MD
Pulmonary Hypertension: Classification and Initial Evaluation
Jonathan Rich, MD, FHFSA
Pulmonary Hypertension: Treatment
Jonathan Rich, MD, FHFSA
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Specific Etiologies of HF 1: HCM
Jane Wilcox, MD, MSc, FHFSA
Specific Etiologies of HF 2: Other Inherited HF syndromes
Jane Wilcox, MD, MSc, FHFSA
Specific Etiologies of HF 3: Infiltrative Disorders and Restrictive CMP
Sanjiv Shah, MD
Q&A - Faculty
Welcome & HFSA Introduction, Practice Question
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA and Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA
Specific Etiologies of HF 4: Myocarditis and Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA
Management of the Hospitalized HF Patient
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA
Advanced Heart Failure: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Immunology: The Basics, PRA, Sensitization, Crossmatch
Sean Pinney, MD, FHFSA
Rejection: Cellular and Antibody Mediated
Sean Pinney, MD, FHFSA
Heart Transplant, Clinical Outcomes and Complications
Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD, FHFSA
Managing Immunosuppression and Drugs
Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD, FHFSA
Working Lunch
Pregnancy in HF
Kathryn Lindley, MD
Cardiogenic Shock Management
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA
MCS 1: Durable MCS Devices and Outcomes
Joseph G. Rogers, MD
REFRESHMENT BREAK
MCS 2: Temporary Support Devices and ECMO for the Boards
Manreet Kanwar, MD
MCS 3: Management of Complications of MCS
Manreet Kanwar, MD
MCS 4: Interactive Shock and Device Management
Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD, Manreet Kanwar, MD, Joseph G. Rogers, MD, and Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA
Q&A - Faculty
Welcome & HFSA Introduction, Practice Question
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA and Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA
Adult Congenital Heart Disease for the HF Specialist
Eric V. Krieger, MD
Management of Left Sided Valvular Heart Disease in Heart Failure
Jane Wilcox, MD, MSc, FHFSA
Management of Common Arrhythmias 1: Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
Roderick Tung, MD
Management of Common Arrhythmias 2: Ventricular Arrhythmia
Roderick Tung, MD
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Device Therapy in Heart Failure I: Sudden Death Prevention
Christine Albert, MD, MPH
Device Therapy in Heart Failure II: CRT
Christine Albert, MD, MPH
Q&A - Faculty