PPT-Heart Failure Readmissions: From the Eyes of a Patient

Allison Sadowsky MSN RN Thesis Chair Dr Julie Klein Background Heart Failure Leading cause of death in United States Complex Nurses responsibilities. Michelle A. Hart MD CCFP . M.Sc.C.H. . Sid Feldman MD CCFP FCFP. Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, ON. Department of Family and Community Medicine,. University of Toronto. Faculty/Presenter Disclosure. Are You Prepared?. Lois . Ustanko. , RN, MHA. Director of Health Ministries, Sanford Health Fargo. Victoria Teske, MS GNP-BC. Assistant Professor. Minnesota State University Moorhead. Nurse Practitioner Long Term Care. Connected. Lisa D. Rathman, MSN, CRNP, CCRN, CHFN. The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health. Lancaster, PA. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT). Restores appropriate . electrical timing and contraction in the heart. Michelle A. Hart MD CCFP . M.Sc.C.H. . Sid Feldman MD CCFP FCFP. Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, ON. Department of Family and Community Medicine,. University of Toronto. Faculty/Presenter Disclosure. Acknowledgements. We acknowledge the work of Kim Newlin, RN, CNS, NP-C, FPCNA in the development of this presentation. . Disclosures: Consultant-Novartis . Advisor: Continuing Education Concepts, . Intellyst. . Keys to Improving Patient Care. Reducing Patient Readmissions / . 2. Overview. Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on your facility . Critical strategies to reduce readmissions. BA (Hons) RGN. Heart Failure Specialist Nurse. RGN BA (Hons). The very essence of cardiovascular practice is the early detection of heart failure. ’. Sir Thomas Lewis, 1933. Heart Failure Definition. into Cardiac Rehabilitation. . Kentucky Cardiac Rehabilitation Association . 2015 Annual Meeting . . Lynne Hamilton Weir, PT, CYT. . List risk factors/causes of HF and discuss treatment. List key self care skills for the heart failure patient/family/caregiver to learn for self management of . Pharmacology. Chapter 38. Cardiotonic and Inotropic Drugs. Cardiotonics. Cardiotonics. are drugs used to increase the efficiency and improve the contraction of the heart muscle, which leads to improved blood flow to all tissues of the body.. Its Role in Completing . W. hat was Started in the Hospital. Adrian . Fluture. , MD, FACC, FSCAI. Director Regional Myocardial Infarction Care, Wyoming Medical Center.. Heart Failure Management Program.. Mairead . Lehane. , . . Candidate ANP: Cardiology. Mallow General Hospital. 9. th. February 2019. . . The stable heart failure patient. Patients with heart failure (HF) are often considered clinically stable if they are receiving treatment and show no physical signs and symptoms suggestive of worsening cardiac . At . the end of a consultation John mentions that he has been becoming increasingly short of breath over the last week since he was at his . nephew’s . wedding. He is coughing more and has green sputum. He has to sleep on 4 pillows at night (usually two pillows) and his ankles are more swollen. He has no PND or chest pain.. Dr Sharon Chadwick FRCP. Consultant in Palliative Medicine . Objectives. By the end of this session you . will:. Feel more confident to manage end stage heart failure. Understand the complexities of managing advanced heart failure. Introducing the new. World Heart Federation Roadmap for Heart Failure. Presenter: João Pedro Ferreira, MD, PhD. University of Lorraine, Nancy Hospital, France. University of Glasgow, Scotland. University of Porto, Portugal.