Full Schedule

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Pharmacology Workshop

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time

P1 - The Challenges of Pharmacological Management of patients with HFpEF

Faculty: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time

P2 - ACC/AHA Guidelines and Management of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: A Focus on the Evidence

Faculty:

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

P-3 - Emerging Opportunities with ATTR and HOCM: Getting to the Heart of Pharmacotherapy

Faculty: – Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

P-4 - Therapeutic Polypharmacy: Approaches to Optimization of the 4 Pillars of Medications in Heart Failure

Faculty: – PENN Medicine Lancaster General Hospital

Faculty: – University of Colorado

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time

P-5 - With Age Comes Complexity: Considerations and Approaches for Guideline Directed Medical Therapy for Older Adults with Heart Failure

Faculty: – Montefiore Medical Center

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

P-6 - State-of-the-art Congestion Management

Faculty: – Duke University School of Medicine

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

P-7 - Is Your Patient Taking Their Medications: Adherence and Follow Up

Faculty: – Montefiore Medical Center

Faculty: – Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi

Faculty:

Faculty: – UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time

P-8 - The Ever-Evolving Role of SGLT2 and GLP-1 into Heart Failure Management: Highlighting the Most Recent Evidence

Faculty: – University of Colorado

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

P-9 - Case Study to Test Your Knowledge

Faculty: – Illinois State University

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Interactive Mechanical Circulatory Support Workshop

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

M1 - The who and when of support: How to determine the right patient, and right time

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

M2 - Breaking down hemodynamics – how do the ventricles respond to MCS

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

M3 - Cardiac Recovery-Pie in the sky or achievable aim?

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time

M4 - Interactive Session

7:15 AM – 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Breakfast Symposium Sponsored by BI-Lilly

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Opening Remarks

Presenter: – University of Colorado

8:45 AM – 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

T1 - Presidential Address

Faculty: – UVA Health

CE: 0.5

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

T2 - Keynote Presentation

Keynote Speaker: – Artist

CE: 0.75

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

T3 - General Session: Joint CHFS/AAHFN Evidence of Self-Care Activities in Heart Failure: What should we really be teaching our patients?

Faculty: – Eastern Health

Faculty: – St. Paul's Hospital

Faculty: – University of Colorado

Faculty: – Duke University Hospital

CE: 1

12:15 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch and Exhibit Hall Hours

12:15 PM – 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Product Theater Sponsored by AstraZeneca

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Product Theater Sponsored by CVRx

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

T5 - Plenary 2025 Heart Failure Updates

Faculty: – Duke University School of Medicine

CE: 0.75

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

T6 - Fundamental: Cardiogenic Shock for the Bedside Nurse

Faculty: – Memorial Hermann Hospital- Texas Medical Center

CE: 1

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

T7 - Global: Practice Improvement

CE: 1

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM East Coast USA Time

Unite to Thrive: Building an Interdisciplinary Team for Heart Failure Care

Presenter: – Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital

Presenter:

2:50 PM – 3:10 PM East Coast USA Time

A Spoonful of Heart Failure Resources Helps the Medicine Units Readmission Rates Go Down

Presenter: – Northwestern Medicine

Presenter:

3:10 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Transforming Heart Failure Care: Leveraging Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) Discharge Order Sets to Drive Better Outcomes

Presenter: – Mount Sinai Health System

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

T8 - Advanced: Cardiogenic Shock for APPs

Faculty: – UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School

Faculty: – St. Vincent’s Medical Center

CE: 1

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

T9 - Simulation Experience: Putting Heart Failure Physical Exam Skills and Hemodynamics into Practice

Faculty: – Ascension Saint Thomas West Comprehensive Heart Failure Clinic

CE: 1

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

T10 - Updates in Advanced Therapies (MCS and Transplant)

Faculty: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Faculty: – University of Minnesota

CE: 1

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

T11 - Global: Heart Failure in Pregnancy: The Evolving Role of CardioOB Care

Faculty: – Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Atrium Health

Faculty: – Intermountain Health

CE: 1

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

T12 - Simulation Experience: Putting Heart Failure Physical Exam Skills and Hemodynamics into Practice

Faculty: – Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Faculty: – Duke Health

CE: 1

5:00 PM – 6:40 PM East Coast USA Time

T13 - Welcome Reception/Poster Presentations

6:45 PM – 8:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Dinner Symposium Sponsored by Abbott

8:15 PM – 9:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Desert Reception Sponsored by BridgeBio

7:15 AM – 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Breakfast Symposium Sponsored by Alnylam

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Opening

Presenter: – University of Colorado

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time

F1 - Keynote

Keynote Speaker: – Delta Air Lines

CE: 0.75

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time

F2 - General Session: Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: Best Practices in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Implementation of Iron Supplementation

Chair: – Cleveland Clinic

Faculty:

CE: 1

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Coffee Break

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Product Theater Sponsored by BridgeBio

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

F3 - Fundamental: Heart Failure Nutrition: Evidence-based Recommendations versus Popular Beliefs

Faculty: – University of Colorado

Faculty: – Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute

Panelist: – Artist

Panelist: – Eastern Health

Panelist: – St. Paul's Hospital

CE: 1

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

F4 - Global: Nursing Research

CE: 1

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM East Coast USA Time

The Impact of the GEtting iNTo Light Exercise (GENTLE-HF) Study on Physical-Psychological Outcomes and Adherence

Presenter: – University of Virginia School of Nursing

11:20 AM – 11:40 AM East Coast USA Time

Lived Experiences of Middle-aged Adults with Heart failure in the Unites States. A qualitative research for oral Presentation.

Presenter: – Emory Healthcare

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

The Validity and Reliability of the CLASS-HF Guide

Presenter: – Illinois State University

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

F5 - Advanced: Genetic Cardiomyopathies: All In The Family

Faculty: – Medical University of South Carolina

Faculty: – University of Minnesota

Faculty: – University of Virginia Health

CE: 1

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time

CE Lunch Symposium Sponsored by Impulse Dynamics

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

F6 - Power Hour: Adult Congenital & Transitions in Care (Global Consideration for the Adult Congenital Patient)

Faculty: – Sanger Heart & Vascular Institiute and Levine's Congenital Heart Center

Faculty: – University of Colorado

CE: 1.5

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

F7 - Power Hour: The Interventional Revolution in Heart Failure: Tools, Techniques, and Trends

Faculty:

Faculty: – Atrium Health - Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute

CE: 1.5

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

F8 - Best Practices

CE: 1.5

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Building a Nurse-Centered Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic

Presenter: – University of Minnesota Physicians

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Exercise With a Left Ventricular Assist Device: Do No Harm

Presenter: – WakeMed Health & Hospitals

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Successful Implementation of an RN Driven, Patient Focused Remote Titration Program for HFrEF GDMT Titration

Presenter: – Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute Concord

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Evidence-Based Diuretic Dosing Upon Admission Shortens Length of Stay for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients

Presenter: – Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Zooming Into Recovery: Expanding Access to Heart Failure Discharge Education Through Virtual Classes Platform

Presenter: – Mount Sinai Hospital

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

F9 - Hocus Pocus: Clinical Applications of Bedside and Point of Care Echocardiography

4:25 PM – 5:25 PM East Coast USA Time

F10 - Fundamental: HF Jeopardy

Faculty: – University of Colorado

CE: 1

4:25 PM – 5:25 PM East Coast USA Time

F11 - Global: Cardiometabolic Syndrome and New Kids On The Block GLP-1 Agonists

Faculty: – Georgetown University

Faculty: – Bryan Health

CE: 1

4:25 PM – 5:25 PM East Coast USA Time

F12 - Advanced: Late Breaking Clinical Trials

Faculty: – Duke University School of Medicine

Faculty: – University of Colorado Anschutz, College of Nursing

CE: 1

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Dinner Symposium Sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb

7:15 AM – 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Breakfast Symposium Sponsored by Cytokinetics

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Opening

Presenter: – University of Minnesota

8:45 AM – 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

S1 - Incoming Presidential Address

Faculty: – St. Vincent’s Medical Center

CE: 0.5

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time

S2 - General Session: HFpEF: Assessment and Therapeutics

Faculty: – Cleveland Clinic

CE: 0.5

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time

S3 - General Session: Cardiopulmonary stress testing: What is it and how to interpret

CE: 1

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time

S4 - General Session: Pump it up: The role of exercise in the management of heart failure

Faculty: – WakeMed Health & Hospitals

CE: 0.5

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time

S5 - Fundamental: Career Development and Beyond

Faculty: – Professional Ascension

Faculty: – Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute

CE: 1

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time

S7 - Advanced: Arrhythmia Management in Heart Failure

Faculty: – Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi

Faculty: – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

CE: 1

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time

S6 - Global: Reimaging DEI in 2025

Faculty: – Saint Joseph's University

Faculty:

Faculty: – Fenway Health

CE: 1

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch Symposium Sponsored by Pfizer

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

S8 - General Session: Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies: The Zebras and Hidden Horses of Heart Failure

Faculty: – Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute

CE: 0.5

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

S9 - General Session: Highlights from the 2025 AAHFN Meeting

Faculty: – Intermountain Health

Faculty: – Montefiore Medical Center

CE: 0.5