Heart Failure Summit
- Continuing Education
Explore comprehensive, multidisciplinary strategies for managing heart failure—from outpatient care to advanced therapies—through expert-led sessions, case studies, and patient perspectives in this Harvard Medical School–accredited one-day summit.
- In Person
This course is taught in person.
Session Recordings will not be available for this course.
The Westin Waltham | 70 3rd Ave, Waltham, MA
$175
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Continuing Education
Earn up to:
- 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 6.00 ANCC contact hours
- 6.00 ACPE Hours (UAN# JA0000216-0000-27-006-L01-P)
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All evaluations and credit claims must be completed within 60 days of the course end date.
1 Day
Please view the Schedule for a full description of the program.
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Overview
Heart Failure Summit, accredited by Harvard Medical School, offers a comprehensive, one-day review of heart failure management, spanning outpatient monitoring to left ventricular assist device implantation and cardiac transplantation. Multidisciplinary faculty will explore current guidelines and emerging therapies for advanced heart failure, with case-based discussions illustrating approaches to pharmacological and device management.
Course Highlights:
- Keynote: James Fang, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, Univ. of Utah School of Medicine
- Hands-on breakout sessions:
- Basics of POCUS
- Hemodynamics Crash Course
- Patient perspective: live panel discussions
Learning Objectives
- Review diagnosis and management of challenging cardiomyopathies including genetic cardiomyopathies, cardiac amyloidosis and cardio-oncology cases, as well as advanced therapy treatment options, including LVAD and heart transplantation in patients with advanced heart failure.
- Outline current outpatient management strategies for advanced heart failure including novel pharmacologic treatments, risk stratification and device management, and advanced care planning.
- Discuss representative case examples to demonstrate the use of mechanical support, including ventricular assist devices (VADs) and heart transplantation to improve survival and quality of life.
- Share patient perspectives on living with advanced heart failure.
- Experience hands on education in hemodynamics assessment and cardiac POCUS (for volume assessment and cardiac function).
Developed and Offered By:
Continuing Education courses are developed by faculty from Harvard Medical School's teaching hospitals and accredited by Harvard Medical School. This course is offered by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Who Should Participate
Physician Assistants, Nurses, Pharmacists, Other, Primary Care Physicians, Specialty Physicians, Nurse Practitioners
Physical Therapists, Nutritionists, and Trainees (Residents and Fellows)
Schedule
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Friday, January 29, 2027
Registration and Breakfast
8:00-8:25 am
Welcome
8:25-8:30 am
KeyNote Speaker: Updates in Advanced Heart Failure
8:30-9:00 am
Session #1: Inherited CMP - Moderator Lisa Fleming, Caitlin Finn
9:00-9:20 am
Genetics of Inherited Cardiomyopathies
9:00-9:20 am
Session #1: Inherited CMP - Moderators Lisa Fleming, Caitlin Finn
9:20-10:40 am
Risk Stratification and Devices in Inherited Cardiomyopathies
9:20-9:40 am
Advanced HF Options in Inherited Cardiomyopathies
9:40-10:00 am
Patient Panel/Discussion of Inherited CMP session
10:00-10:40 am
Break #1
10:40-11:00 am
Session #2: Challenging Cases in Heart Failure - Moderators Greg Valania Cara Guardino Failure
11:00-11:30 am
Case of Cardiac Amyloidosis
11:00-11:30 am
Session #2: Challenging Cases in Heart Failure - Moderators Greg Valania, Cara Guardino
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Cardio-oncology case
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Lunch break
12:00-1:00 pm
Debate and Patient Panel: Advanced therapy options in patients over age 70
1:00-2:00 pm
'Debate: Advanced Therapy Options in Patients Over Age 70
1:00-1:30 pm
Patient Panel Discussion - Moderator: Cathy Lee
1:30-2:00 pm
Break #2
2:00-2:20 pm
Basics of POCUS
2:20-3:20 pm
Hemodynamics Crash Course
2:20-3:20 pm
Closing Remarks
3:20-3:30 pm
Faculty
Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.
Course Directors
Marwa Sabe
MD, MPH, FACC | Course Director
- Associate Director, Section of Advanced Heart Failure, MCS, and Heart Transplant
- Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
David Venesy
MD | Course Director
- Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Program, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Lisa Fleming
MD, MPH | Course Director
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist, Atrius Health
Dana Price
MD | Course Director
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Jessie Breed, MSN, RN
Director, Heart Transplant and Specialty Programs, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
James Fang, MD
Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine
Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line, University of Utah Health Care
Caitlin Finn, MS, CGC
Lisa Fleming, MD, MPH
A. Reshad Garan, MD, MS, FACC
Section Chief, Advanced Heart Failure and MCS, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Eli Gelfand, MD
Section Chief, General Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jan Griffin, MD
Director of the Cardiac Amyloidosis Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cara Guardino, MD
Sonia Kothari, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cathy Lee, NP
Samantha Pelland, RN, MSN
Pablo Quintero, MD
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Usman Tahir, MD
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Genetics
Co-Director, Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy Clinic, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jenica Upshaw, MD, MSc
Section Head of Cardio-Oncology and Heart Failure Research
Director, Cardio-Oncology Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Greg Valania, DO
Peter Zimetbaum, MD
Clinical Director and Associate Chief of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Keynote Speaker
James Fang
MD | Keynote Speaker
- Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine
- University of Utah School of Medicine
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Course Fees
Registration Details
You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment. Prices include CME credit. At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration.
| Role | Course Fee |
|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $175 |
| Nurse (RN/APRN) | $125 |
| Industry Partner | $250 |
| Nurse Practitioner (NP) | $125 |
| Other | $125 |
| PA | $125 |
| Pharmacist | $125 |
| Resident / Fellow | $75 |
BILH Residents and fellows can attend for free, contact CardioVascularInstitute@bidmc.harvard.edu for more info.
- For 'Industry'- 'Industry/Exhibitor'
- For 'Resident/Fellow' - 'Resident/Fellow (outside of BILH)
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 ANCC contact hour(s).
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.00 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.
Harvard Medical School designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 21.00 hours. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion. UAN JA0000216-0000-27-006-L01-P.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the Union of European Medical Specialists website.