Please note that accreditation and certification for Module 5 - 2nd Edition expired on 31.01.2025

Course curriculum

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Course Overview

    1. The spectrum of acute HF – definition and epidemiology | P. Ponikowski

    2. Triggers and mechanism of acute HF | A. Mebazaa

    3. Different congestion profiles in acute HF | F. Zannad

    4. Natriuretic peptides and other biomarkers in acute HF | H. P. Brunner-La Rocca

    5. Imaging of end-stage HF | C. Bucciarelli-Ducci

    6. Lung ultrasound | H. Soliman Aboumarie

    7. List of Publications - Session 1

    1. Prehospital and early management strategies | A. Mebazaa

    2. Discharge from the emergency department | P. Ponikowski

    3. Criteria for hospitalization vs ambulatory care | H. P. Brunner-La Rocca

    4. Management in the emergency room | E. Wicks

    5. Managing pulmonary function in acute HF | A. Rosenberg

    6. Ultrafiltration | P. van der Meer

    7. List of Publications - Session 2

    1. Management in the intensive care unit | S. Price

    2. Oxygen therapy and/or ventilatory support | A. Rosenberg

    3. Inotropes and vasopressors | M. Arrigo

    4. Management of a patient with acute HF | P. Kalra

    5. In-hospital management and evaluation of underlying causes | A. Clark

    6. Discharge from the hospital and follow-up in high-risk period | G. Rosano

    7. Multimorbidity and frailty | C. Young

    8. List of Publications - Session 3

    1. Definition and scope of the problem | M. Metra

    2. Treatment of congestion and diuretic resistance – drugs and devices | W. Mullens

    3. Advanced HF in the outpatient department | G. Morton

    4. Short-term MCS: Bridge to recovery or transplant? | A. Ruhparwar

    5. Destination therapy with MCS: Evolution, Outcome and Cost Effectiveness | M. Mehra

    6. Timing of MCS – selecting the right patient and device | F. Gustafsson

    7. Supporting the unsupported ventricle –right heart failure in MCS | A. Ruhparwar

    8. List of Publications - Session 4

    1. Destination therapy in clinical practice | M. Mehra

    2. Selecting patients for MCS | U. Stock

    3. LVAD patient | P. Callan & B. Gower

    4. Arrythmias and management of pacing devices in LVAD patients | F. Gustafsson

    5. Indications and use of MCS | M. Mehra

    6. Driveline infections in VAD patients | S. Bhagra

    7. Trouble-shooting implantable LVAD | P. Callan

    8. List of Publications - Session 5

About this course

  • CHF340.00
  • 48 lessons