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Activity description
These 4 educational modules will provide a structured, evidence-based approach to improving the assessment, diagnosis and management of heart failure across its continuum. Learners will explore the critical role of early assessment and the use of validated tools and current guidelines to identify heart failure promptly. The modules will emphasize the application of consistent criteria for echocardiogram referral and highlight the clinical value of echocardiography as the gold standard for diagnosis. Participants will learn heart failure stages and classifications, applying management strategies that span multiple stages to slow disease progression and optimize symptom control. The final module focuses on guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT), including rapid initiation and titration for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), evidence-based treatment strategies for heart failure with preservation ejection fraction (HFpEF) and the importance of continued therapy for individuals with heart failure with improved ejection fraction (HFimpEF). Through this integrated curriculum, participants will gain practical skills and clinical insights to deliver high-quality, guideline-aligned care for individuals with heart failure.
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, physicians and other health care professionals.
Module 1: Clinical importance and assessment
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Recognize the importance of early assessment for heart failure.
- Identify evidence-based tools and current guidelines for heart failure assessment.
Module 2: Diagnosis
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Apply consistent criteria for echocardiogram referral.
- Explain the clinical value of echocardiography as a gold standard in heart failure diagnosis
Module 3: Management
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Recall heart failure stages and classifications.
- Explain management strategies that apply across multiple heart failure stages.
- Apply interventions to slow or prevent disease progression and manage symptoms.
Module 4: Guideline-directed medical therapy
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Review GDMT for HFrEF and key principles for rapid initiation and titration of medications.
- Recognize and implement evidence-based treatment strategies for HFpEF.
- Recall the importance of continued treatment in patients with HFimpEF.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
Hardware/Software Requirements
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Faculty/planners
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Clinical Planner
Optum Health Education
Halee Onder, PA-C, MPAS
Sr. Clinical Practice Consultant
Optum Care
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, OptumHealth Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The activity faculty or planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit Designation Statements
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 2.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
This activity is designated for 2.00 ANCC pharmacotherapeutic contact hours.
Nurse Practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been pre-approved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization with which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 2.00 AMA - Physicians
- 2.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 2.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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