This activity was made possible in part by an educational grant from Novartis.

Summary

This is the second session in a four-part series, SHM Clinical Rapid Updates: Heart Failure. This session covers heart failure care during hospitalization, and through transition of care. Specific subtopics addressed in this session include:

1.    Preventing recurrent hospitalizations based on PARADIGM-HFii trial
2.    Tools and strategies for optimal transitions from inpatient to outpatient
3.    Potential roles for telemonitoring and cardio-MEMs

This panel was moderated by Dr. Jagriti Chadha, MD, FHM. Our panelists included Dr. Tresa McNeal, MD, FACP, SFHM, Interim Chair for the Department of Medicine at BSW Medical Center in Temple, Texas, and Dr. Dustin Smith, MD, SFHM, Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for hospitalists. No prerequisites required.

Accreditation Statement

The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Statement Designation

The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring internet activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

Release Date: September 9, 2021

Expiration Date: September 9, 2022

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, SHM requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. SHM mitigates all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All relevant financial relationships shall be disclosed to participants prior to the start of the activity.

Furthermore, SHM seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing medical education (CME) activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. SHM is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities that promote improvements in healthcare and not those of a commercial interest.

Off Label Product Discussion

All faculty have indicated that they have not referenced unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices.

Instructions

The following is an interactive educational module designed to help you gauge your basic knowledge of the topic and then direct you to areas you may need to focus on. It consists of several sections: a pre-test, a presentation, a post-test, & CME evaluation. All sections must be completed to receive CME credit.