The HFSA Virtual Board Certification Review 2022 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 (August 12-14, 2022) and include the components outlined below.
All sessions are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
Welcome and HFSA Introduction
Akshay Desai, MD, MPH, FHFSA
John Barnes, HFSA CEO
SESSION I: Cardiac Transplantation
Advanced Heart Failure: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies (with LIVE Q&A)
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA
Immunology: The Basics, PRA, Sensitization, Crossmatch
Sean Pinney, MD
Rejection: Cellular and Antibody Mediated
Sean Pinney, MD
LIVE Q&A:
-Immunology: The Basics, PRA, Sensitization, Crossmatch
-Rejection: Cellular and Antibody Mediated
Sean Pinney, MD
BREAK
Managing Immunosuppression and Drugs
Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD
Heart Transplant, Clinical Outcomes and Complications
Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD
LIVE Q&A:
-Managing Immunosuppression and Drugs
-Heart Transplant, Clinical Outcomes and Complications
Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD
Q&A Faculty Panel - Day 1
Q&A Faculty Panel
Program Co-Chairs
Welcome and Introductions (LIVE)
Akshay Desai, MD, MPH, FHFSA
SESSION II: Key Issues in HF Management (Part I)
Hemodynamics in HF II (with LIVE Q&A)
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
LIVE Q&A:
-Optimal Medical Therapy for HFrEF (1)
-Optimal Medical Therapy for HFrEF (2)
Mark Drazner, MD, MSc, FHFSA
HFpEF: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Management - for the boards (with LIVE Q&A)
Sanjiv Shah, MD
BREAK
SESSION II: Key Issues in HF Management (Part II)
Management of the Hospitalized HF Patient
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD
Pulmonary Hypertension - Therapy (with LIVE Q&A)
Jonathan Rich, MD, FHFSA
Management of Common Arrhythmias I - Atrial Fib and Flutter
Roderick Tung, MD
Management of Common Arrhythmias II
Roderick Tung, MD
LIVE Q&A:
-Management of Common Arrhythmias I - Atrial Fib and Flutter
-Management of Common Arrhythmias II
Roderick Tung, MD
Device Therapy in Heart Failure I - Sudden Death Prevention
Wendy Tzou, MD, FACC, FHRS
Device Therapy in Heart Failure II - CRT
Wendy Tzou, MD, FACC, FHRS
LIVE Q&A:
-Device Therapy in Heart Failure I - Sudden Death Prevention
-Device Therapy in Heart Failure II - CRT
Wendy Tzou, MD, FACC, FHRS
BREAK
SESSION II: Key Issues in HF Management (Part III)
Management of Comorbidities in Heart Failure - Iron Deficiencies/Anemia (with LIVE Q&A)
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD
Cardio Renal Failure Interactions in Heart Failure (with LIVE Q&A)
Jeff Testani, MD, MTR
SESSION III: Specific Heart Failure Syndromes
Specific Etiologies of HF I: Common Etiologies - CAD, ETOH, Peripartum, Myocarditis (with LIVE Q&A)
Akshay Desai, MD, MPH, FHFSA
Specific Etiologies of HF II: Inherited HF syndromes including HCM, ARVC, and LVNC (with LIVE Q&A)
Jane Wilcox, MD, MSc, FHFSA
Specific Etiologies of HF III: Infiltrative Disorders and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, Hemochromatosis, Fabry (with LIVE Q&A)
Sanjiv Shah, MD
Q&A Faculty Panel - Day 2
Q&A Faculty Panel
Program Co-Chairs
Welcome and Introductions (LIVE)
Akshay Desai, MD, MPH, FHFSA
SESSION IV: Shock/MCS
Cardiogenic Shock Management (with LIVE Q&A)
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA
MCS I: Durable MCS Devices and Outcomes (with LIVE Q&A)
Joseph Rogers, MD
MCS II: Temporary Support Devices and ECMO for the Boards
Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS
MCS III: MCS Complications and Patient Management
Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS
LIVE Q&A:
-MCS II: Temporary Support Devices and ECMO for the Boards
-MCS III: MCS Complications and Patient Management
Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS
MCS IV: Interactive Shock and Device Management (Note: Live Session)
Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD
Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS
Joseph Rogers, MD
Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA
BREAK
SESSION V: Special Topics in HF
Assessment of Functional Capacity including Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (with LIVE Q&A)
Gregory Lewis, MD
Healthcare Disparities in HF (with LIVE Q&A)
Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Issues in Chronic HF Disease Management - Biomarkers, Remote Monitoring, Lifestyle Interventions (with LIVE Q&A)
Akshay Desai, MD, MPH, FHFSA
Management of Left Sided Valvular Heart Disease in Heart Failure including Functional MR, Low Gradient AS (with LIVE Q&A)
Jane Wilcox, MD, MSc, FHFSA
Adult Congenital Heart Disease for the HF Specialist (with LIVE Q&A)
Eric Krieger, MD
Q&A Faculty Panel - Day 3
Q&A Faculty Panel
Program Co-Chairs