HFSA Virtual Board Certification Review 2021

Program Chairs:

• Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH, FHFSA – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD – Midwest Heart Specialists-Advocate Medical Group
• Jonathan Rich, MD, FHFSA – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA – University of Arizona

Intended Audience

The HFSA Virtual Board Certification Review 2021 is designed for physicians who are preparing to take the ABIM Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Maintenance of Certification Exam or heart failure specialists seeking an in-depth review in heart failure.

Learning Objective

Upon completion of the activity, participants will demonstrate improved competence and ability to:

For the Certification Examination in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology:

1. Identify gaps in knowledge about advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology
2. Focus study efforts on filling identified knowledge gaps
3. Practice for the certification examination with ABIM-style multiple-choice test questions

For Clinical Practice:

1. Describe the epidemiology of heart failure, including environmental factors, and implement strategies for the prevention of heart failure
2. Describe the pathophysiology of heart failure, including normal physiology and compensatory and maladaptive mechanisms
3. Assess and follow the patient with acute or advanced heart failure, using non-invasive and invasive tests and biomarkers.
4. Implement guideline-based therapy for patients with chronic heart failure, including pharmacologic agents; non-pharmacologic options, such as diet and exercise; and implantable devices
5. Implement appropriate care strategies for patients undergoing chemotherapy or with pulmonary hypertension, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or cardiorenal syndrome.
6. Manage comorbidities in patients with chronic heart failure, including sleep disordered breathing, anemia, and depression
7. Implement strategies for effective disease management of the patient with advanced heart failure, including palliative care and transition to outpatient care
8. Provide peri-operative management of heart failure patients undergoing cardiac transplantation or implantation of a mechanical circulatory device

Concise presentations by national experts will focus on blueprint content.

OnDemand Webminar: Heart Failure Fundamentals

Each webinar is 30 minutes in length. This series is available to all registered attendees in the online meeting platform under the OnDemand tab to be completed at the attendee’s convenience.

Virtual Meeting Details

The virtual meeting dates will take place July 16-18. Attendees should anticipate being online for the full sessions to maximize their learning potential. To attend a session on a virtual meeting day, click on the “Sessions” tab in the online platform.

If a participant is unable to participate live, the ondemand recordings of the sessions will be available within 48 hours of the session date on the “OnDemand” tab of the online platform.

Scroll down to see the full agenda, and look below for the basic outline on days and topics.

All sessions below are listed in Eastern Standard Time.

Additional Bonus Features

In addition to the core program components, attendees will have access to the following:

• A question bank – updated for 2021!
• Recommended reading list