Multidisciplinary Essentials for Identifying and Optimally Treating Patients with Worsening Heart Failure

Multidisciplinary Essentials for Identifying and Optimally Treating Patients With Worsening Heart Failure

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Heart failure (HF) remains a complex and costly disease to diagnose, treat, and manage over the long-term, and as a large proportion of the population ages, the prevalence of HF is expected to increase. Optimized guideline-directed medical therapy is not always achieved in clinical practice and patients continue to experience symptoms and hospitalization due to worsening HF, the definition of which continues to evolve to move beyond hospitalizations and include non-hospitalization events.

There is a need for more personalized management strategies, rather than a "one-size-fits-all" approach, and improving outcomes requires coordination of a multidisciplinary team in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. In the hospital setting, focusing on implementing personalized therapy before discharge can reduce rates of post-discharge mortality, reduce rehospitalization risk, and lower healthcare utilization costs. And in the outpatient setting, intensification of therapy, managing appropriate patient follow-up, and leveraging digital health tools for monitoring, early detection, and personalized management of heart failure, can improve long-term outcomes.

This unique 2-part activity accommodates the diverse learning needs of the multidisciplinary team to ensure consistent knowledge across clinician types and support optimal care for all patients. Put your knowledge to the test, see how you compare to your peers and create your own customized learning experience!

Faculty: Stephen J. Greene, MD, FACC, FHFSA, Stormi Gale, PharmD, BCCP, BCPS, FHFSA

Release Date: April 30, 2025

Expiration Date: April 30, 2026