
2024 Advanced Heart Failure Symposium
This Symposium is designed to increase the participant’s knowledge and provide strategies for current advances in the diagnosis and management of heart failure.
Target Audience
Physicians - $199
Physician Assistant - $169.00
Nurse Practitioner - $169.00
Nurse - $149.00
Fellows - $149.00
Residents - $139.00
Other - $139.00
Learning Objectives
Upon Completion of this activity, the attendee should be able to:
- Describe the current therapy strategies of heart failure
- Compare new treatments for heart failure
- Consider outcomes of great debates on controversies in heart failure management
- Integrate into practice the clinical pearls and pitfalls of recognition and management of cardiogenic shock
February 3, 2024 | ||
Session 1 | Chronic Heart Failure Management | |
7:00 | Registration and Breakfast | |
7:50 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | |
8:00 | Obesity Drugs and Heart Failure | Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA |
8:20 | The Fast and the Furious: Newest Approach to GDMT | Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAST |
8:40 | Heart Failure in Women | Aditi Nayak, MD |
9:00 | When to Refer to Advanced Heart Failure Team | Brian Hsi, MD |
9:20 | Expert Panel Discussion | |
9:45 | Break and Exhibits | |
Session 2 | New Heart Failure Advances | |
10:15 | Sleep Hygiene in Heart Failure | Sandra Carey, PhD |
10:35 | Cardio Oncology 101 | Courtney Campbell, MD, PhD |
10:55 | "Look Ma, No Hands… Look Ma, No Leads!!" - The evolution of wireless cardiac rhythm management | Robert Gottlieb, MD, PhD, FACC |
11:15 | Beyond GDMT: New Devices for GDMT Nonresponsive Heart Failure | Amarinder Bindra, MD |
11:35 | Expert Panel Discussion | |
12:00 | Lunch | |
Session 3 | HF Controversies | |
1:00 | The Ying and Yang Between the Heart and the Kidneys (Debate between Cardio and Nephro – 15 min each) | Chris Hebert, MD and Melody Sherwood, MD |
1:30 | Digoxin: Does this Old Drug Need to Retire? (Debate – 15 min each) | Parag Kale, MD and Timothy Gong, MD |
2:00 | Does Sodium Restriction Matter Anymore? | Robert Montgomery, MD |
2:20 | Expert Panel Discussion | |
2:45 | Break and Exhibits | |
Session 4 | Cardiogenic Shock | |
3:15 | Recognition of Cardiogenic Shock | Niteesha Ganta, MD |
3:35 | Weaning off tMCS | Cesar Guerrero, MD |
3:55 | ECMO and eCPR: The Baylor Experience | Kara Monday, MD |
4:15 | Expert Panel Discussion | |
4:40 | Closing Remarks and Adjourn |

Course Director:
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.
ACCREDITATION: Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
DESIGNATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The directors and planners for the Advanced Heart Failure Symposium welcome registration and support for sponsor and exhibitors.
The purpose designed to increase the participant’s knowledge of current advances in the diagnosis and management of heart failure. This continuing education activity is intended for hospitalists, cardiologists, internists, general practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses with an interest in heart failure care.
Additionally, registration is open to all companies interested in exhibiting at this activity.
The exhibit space is separate from the area where the education is being delivered. Exhibit times will be from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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