Course curriculum

  • 1

    General Information

    • Learning Objectives

    • Course Overview
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    SESSION 1 – Acute HF: Introduction

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

    • Triggers and mechanism of acute HF | A. Mebazaa

    • Different congestion profiles in acute HF | F. Zannad

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

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

    • Lung ultrasound | H. Soliman Aboumarie

    • List of Publications - Session 1

    • Quiz Session 1
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    SESSION 2 – Immediate Management of Acute HF

    • Prehospital and early management strategies | A. Mebazaa

    • Discharge from the emergency department | P. Ponikowski

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

    • Management in the emergency room | E. Wicks

    • Managing pulmonary function in acute HF | A. Rosenberg

    • Ultrafiltration | P. van der Meer

    • List of Publications - Session 2

    • Quiz Session 2
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    SESSION 3 –Therapies of Acute HF & In-hospital and Long-term Management

    • Management in the intensive care unit | S. Price

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

    • Inotropes and vasopressors | M. Arrigo

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

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

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

    • Multimorbidity and frailty | C. Young

    • List of Publications - Session 3

    • Quiz Session 3
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    SESSION 4 – Advanced HF & Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS): Overview

    • Definition and scope of the problem | M. Metra

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

    • Advanced HF in the outpatient department | G. Morton

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

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

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

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

    • List of Publications - Session 4

    • Quiz Session 4
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    SESSION 5 – 'HOW WE DO IT' – Mechanical Circulatory Support

    • Destination therapy in clinical practice | M. Mehra

    • Selecting patients for MCS | U. Stock

    • LVAD patient | P. Callan & B. Gower

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

    • Indications and use of MCS | M. Mehra

    • Driveline infections in VAD patients | S. Bhagra

    • Trouble-shooting implantable LVAD | P. Callan

    • List of Publications - Session 5

    • Quiz Session 5
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    SESSION 6 – Heart Transplantation & Palliative Care

    • Surgical treatment of end-stage heart disease | U. Stock

    • Transplantation: indications and timing | F. Riesgo Gil

    • Managing humoral and cellular rejection | F. Schönrath

    • Complications after transplantation | A. Kydd

    • Palliative care for heart failure: challenges and opportunities | J. Beattie

    • Core components of cardiac palliative care | Y. Millerick

    • Ethical dilemmas and decision-making | S. Chadwick

    • List of Publications - Session 6

    • Quiz Session 6
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    Course Evaluation

    • Course Evaluation Questionnaire