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OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:  (1) Discuss the ACC/AHA stages of heart failure and the NYHA functional classifications of heart failure, 2) Describe the 4 pillars of GDMT, 3) Explain the process by which GDMT is initiated, 4) List the most commonly used medications in the treatment of heart failure, 5) Identify the typical presentation of patients presenting with heart failure exacerbations, 6) Analyze laboratory and imaging findings characteristic of heart failure exacerbation, 7) Review several of the trials used to help develop the recommendations for initiating GDMT. 

FACULTY DISCLOSURE:  Sean Bull, MD, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE:  Austin Metting, MD and Tresa A. Mcneal, MD, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.  Michael Volk, MD was a consultant for Bausch Health.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

For information, please contact Denise Ralston at Denise.Ralston@BSWHealth.org

Session date: 
03/05/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Location: 
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
2401 S 31st Street
Temple, TX 76508
United States
  • 1.00 American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Part 2
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
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