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Thursday, June 12, 2025
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Opening Remarks
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Opening Remarks
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
T1 - Presidential Address
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
T1 - Presidential Address
Speaker:
Craig Thomas, MSN, ACNS-BC, ACNP-BC, CHFN
– UVA Health
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
T2 - Keynote Presentation
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
T2 - Keynote Presentation
Keynote Speaker:
Bruce Young
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?
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?
Speaker:
Rodolfo Pike, NP (he/him/his)
– Eastern Health
Speaker:
Wynne Chiu, MSN, RN, CCN(C) (she/her/hers)
– St. Paul's Hospital
Speaker:
Laura Peters, DNP
– University of Colorado
Speaker:
Stephanie G. Barnes, DNP, AGNP-C, CHFN (she/her/hers)
– Duke University Hospital
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T4 - Plenary 2025 Heart Failure Updates
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T4 - Plenary 2025 Heart Failure Updates
Speaker:
Robert Mentz, MD (he/him/his)
– Duke University School of Medicine
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Global: Practice Improvement
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:
Joseph Armitage, MSN, RN, CHFN (he/him/his)
– Northwestern Medicine
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T5 - Fundamental: Cardiogenic Shock for the Bedside Nurse
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T5 - Fundamental: Cardiogenic Shock for the Bedside Nurse
Speaker:
Erskine James, MD
Speaker:
Amanda Bergeron, AGACNP-BC
Speaker:
Kalen Dodson
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T6 - Global: Practice Improvement
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T6 - Global: Practice Improvement
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Unite to Thrive: Building an Interdisciplinary Team for Heart Failure Care
Presenter:
Jacqueline Fitzgerald, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CHFN
– Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
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:
Mackenzy Scott
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T7 - Advanced: Cardiogenic Shock for APPs
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T7 - Advanced: Cardiogenic Shock for APPs
Speaker:
Marwan Jumean, MD
Speaker:
Robin Miller, DNP, MPH, ACNP-BC, CHFN
– St. Vincent’s Medical Center
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T8 - Simulation Experience: Putting Heart Failure Physical Exam Skills and Hemodynamics into Practice
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
T8 - Simulation Experience: Putting Heart Failure Physical Exam Skills and Hemodynamics into Practice
Speaker:
K. Melissa Hayes, DNP, ANP-BC, CHFN (she/her/hers)
– Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Speaker:
Shannon Donovan, FNP-BC, CHFN (she/her/hers)
– Ascension Saint Thomas West Comprehensive Heart Failure Clinic
Speaker:
Allison Fox, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, PCCN
– Duke Health
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
T9 - Updates in Advanced Therapies (MCS and Transplant)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
T9 - Updates in Advanced Therapies (MCS and Transplant)
Speaker:
Joann Lindenfeld, MD
Speaker:
Tamas Alexy, MD, PhD
– University of Minnesota
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
T10 - Global: Heart Failure in Pregnancy: The Evolving Role of CardioOB Care
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
T10 - Global: Heart Failure in Pregnancy: The Evolving Role of CardioOB Care
Speaker:
Diane Holmes
Speaker:
Dharini Ramu, MD, FACC
Speaker:
Kismet Rasmusson, DNP, FNP (she/her/hers)
– Intermountain Health
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
T11 - Simulation Experience: Putting Heart Failure Physical Exam Skills and Hemodynamics into Practice
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
T11 - Simulation Experience: Putting Heart Failure Physical Exam Skills and Hemodynamics into Practice
Speaker:
K. Melissa Hayes, DNP, ANP-BC, CHFN (she/her/hers)
– Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Speaker:
Shannon Donovan, FNP-BC, CHFN (she/her/hers)
– Ascension Saint Thomas West Comprehensive Heart Failure Clinic
Speaker:
Allison Fox, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, PCCN
– Duke Health
5:00 PM – 6:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
T12 - Welcome Reception/Poster Presentations
5:00 PM – 6:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
T12 - Welcome Reception/Poster Presentations
