HF

EDU

CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

Section 3

Accredited Symposium

Accredited Symposium

THE HF QUEST: DECODING THE EVIDENCE TO TRANSFORM HEART FAILURE OUTCOMES

Co-Chair(s)

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  Abhinav Sharma
• 

  Shelley Zieroth, n/a, MD FRCPC

  President
  Canadian Heart Failure Society
  University of Manitoba

Planning Committee Member(s)

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  Anil Gupta

  Cardiologist
• 

  Heather Ross, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FCCS, FACC

  Head, Division of Cardiology
  Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
  University of Toronto
• 

  Scott Solomon, MD, FACC, FHFSA

  Cardiologist
  Harvard Medical School

This event is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program under Section 3 as defined by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada for the Maintenance of Certification program and has been approved by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. This program was co-developed with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Novartis Pharma Canada Inc. and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. This program was made possible through an educational grant from Novartis Pharma Canada Inc.

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

• discuss the outcomes of recent late-breaking heart failure trials, including PARAGON;
• implement practical recommendations for timely identification and management of acute decompensated heart failure; and
• recognize the importance of optimizing heart failure treatment in the acute hospital setting.

Presentations:

• 12:30 PM - 12:35 PM

  WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
  Shelley Zieroth, MD FRCPC – Canadian Heart Failure Society
• 12:35 PM - 12:40 PM

  HFPEF CASE PRESENTATION
  Abhinav Sharma; Shelley Zieroth, MD FRCPC – Canadian Heart Failure Society
• 12:40 PM - 12:55 PM

  HFPEF AND PARAGON CLINICAL EVIDENCE
  Scott D. Solomon, MD, FACC, FHFSA
• 12:55 PM - 1:00 PM

  ENIGMA QUESTIONS – INTERACTIVE AUDIENCE POLLING
  Shelley Zieroth, MD FRCPC – Canadian Heart Failure Society
• 1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

  HFREF CASE PRESENTATION
  Abhinav Sharma; Shelley Zieroth, MD FRCPC – Canadian Heart Failure Society
• 1:05 PM - 1:20 PM

  HFREF AND IN-HOSPITAL INITIATION: CLINICAL EVIDENCE
  Heather Ross, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FCCS, FACC – Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
• 1:20 PM - 1:25 PM

  ENIGMA QUESTIONS – INTERACTIVE AUDIENCE POLLING
  Shelley Zieroth, MD FRCPC – Canadian Heart Failure Society
• 1:25 PM - 1:30 PM

  ENIGMA WRAP-UP
  Shelley Zieroth, MD FRCPC – Canadian Heart Failure Society