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CME / CE

Fine-Tuning the Management of Patients with Worsening Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

  • Authors: John Teerlink, MD; G. Michael Felker, MD, MHS; Robert Mentz, MD; Alanna Morris, MD, MSc
  • CME / CE Released: 11/9/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 11/9/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

Healthcare professionals managing patients with heart failure

1. Recognize the need for optimization of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) as well as novel treatment approaches to reduce the risk of adverse heart failure (HF)-related outcomes in patients with worsening heart failure (WHF) and reduced ejection fraction (EF)

2. Identify the roles for vericiguat and omecamtiv mecarbil in the treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)

3. Identify patients with WHF, optimize GDMT, and tailor treatment with new and emerging agents based on the phenotype of the HFrEF patient

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Indicate the outcomes of, and challenges in, the management of patients with HFrEF after a recent worsening heart failure (WHF) event
  • Interpret clinical trial evidence for vericiguat and omecamtiv mecarbil in patients with HFrEF
  • Describe best practices for managing patients with HFrEF with recent WHF


Disclosures

Disclosure

It is the policy of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) to ensure balance, content independent of industry influence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all continuing education (CE) activities, free from the appearance of or actual conflicts of interest (COI).


Chair

  • John Teerlink, MD

    Professor of Medicine
    University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
    Director of Heart Failure
    San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    San Francisco, California

    Disclosures

    John Teerlink, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant: 3ive Labs; Abbott Laboratories; Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bayer AG; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bristol Myers Squibb; Cytokinetics; Medtronic; Merck; Novartis; Verily; ViCardia; Windtree Therapeutics
    Contracted Research: Abbott; Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bayer; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bristol Myers Squibb; Cardurion; Cytokinetics; EBR Systems; Medtronic; Novartis; ViCardia; Windtree Therapeutics

Faculty

  • G. Michael Felker, MD, MHS

    Professor of Medicine
    Vice-Chief for Clinical Research, Duke Cardiology
    Duke University School of Medicine
    Durham, North Carolina

    Disclosures

    G. Michael Felker, MD, MHS, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant: Abbott Laboratories; American Regent; Arena Pharmaceuticals; Bristol Myers Squibb; Cytokinetics; GlaxoSmithKline; LivaNova; Medtronic; Novartis; Reprieve Cardiovascular; Rocket Pharmaceuticals; Sequana Medical
    Research Support: Amgen; Bayer AG; CSL Behring; Merck

  • Robert Mentz, MD

    Associate Professor of Medicine
    Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
    Duke University School of Medicine
    Durham, North Carolina

    Disclosures

    Robert Mentz, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant: Abbott Laboratories; Bayer AG; Boehringer Ingelheim; Cytokinetics; Merck; Novartis
    Research Support: American Regent

  • Alanna Morris, MD, MSc

    Associate Professor of Medicine
    Director of Heart Failure Research
    Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Disclosures

    Alanna Morris, MD, MSc, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Research Grants: NHLBI; AHRQ; AHA; Woodruff Foundation; Association of Black Cardiologists
    Consultant: Acorai; BI Lilly; Cytokinetics; Edwards Lifesciences; Ionis, Merck
    Ownership Interest: Gilead Pharmaceuticals

Voxmedia

  • John Kocsis, PhD

    President

    Disclosures

    John Kocsis, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

HFSA

Interprofessional Continuing Education

In support of improving patient care, the Heart Failure Society of America 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.

    For Physicians

  • The Heart Failure Society of America designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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    For Nurses

  • This educational activity is approved for nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) units by the Heart Failure Society of America.  This activity is approved for a maximum 1.50 contact hours. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

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    For Pharmacists

  • The Heart Failure Society of America is an accredited provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). This event is accredited for up to 1.50 contact hours of knowledge-based CPE. ACPE Universal Activity Numbers (UAN): JA4008267-0000-22-017-H04-P. 

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CME / CE

Fine-Tuning the Management of Patients with Worsening Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Authors: John Teerlink, MD; G. Michael Felker, MD, MHS; Robert Mentz, MD; Alanna Morris, MD, MScFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / CE Released: 11/9/2022

Valid for credit through: 11/9/2023, 11:59 PM EST

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