Location

Le Sheraton Montréal Hotel, Montréal Canada

Date and Time

Thursday, June 27, 2013 | 6:30PM-8:30PM

Activity Description

This complimentary accredited dinner symposium at the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Annual Conference (AAHFN 2013), will investigate advances in hemodynamic monitoring to improve clinical outcomes and the quality of care delivered to heart failure patients. The leading faculty experts will assess the safety and efficacy of heart failure pressure management; including the analysis of key clinical and economic outcomes from the latest clinical research.

The assembled faculty will impart their knowledge and collective experiences relating to optimal strategies for hemodynamic guided medical management and patient engagement; through illustrative case studies and interactive discussions, as they relate to the care of patients with heart failure.

Activity Goal

This activity is designed to address the following ABMS/IOM competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, and Practice-Based Learning.

Agenda

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, advanced practice nurses, inpatient nurses, outpatient nurses, home health nurses, cardiac/HF administrators, clinical directors, physician assistants, dieticians and other healthcare providers, educators, and researchers dedicated to heart failure patient care.

Learning Objectives

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

• Evaluate advances in hemodynamic monitoring and its role for improving outcomes in heart failure patients
• Review the safety & efficacy of heart failure pressure management and examine data from the latest clinical research
• Assess optimal strategies for hemodynamic guided medical management and patient engagement

Commercial Support

This activity has been supported through an educational grant from:

Sponsor:

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation, through joint sponsorship of MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Cine-Med.

This program is approved for 1.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MediaSphere Medical is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15880. Cine-Med is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

Disclosure Policy

It is the policy of MediaSphere Medical and Cine-Med to ensure balance, independent objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its supported educational programs. All faculty members participating in educational activities are required to disclose to the program audience any real of apparent conflicts of interest held within the past 12 months.

MediaSphere Medical and Cine-Med implement a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners. Faculty disclosures will be made available on the course syllabus book and faculty introductory slides.