Canadian Heart Failure Society

In this episode presented by the Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS) entitled “I Dissent: What Works with Non-compliant patients”, presented by Dr. Sabe De, you will learn best practices for the management of patients who have difficulty complying with their heart failure treatment. I’ll share with you practical and concise information that you can apply in your practice today. An on-demand version of the 30-minute episode presented on the same topic is available right now at www.imedicus.ca/hf21. To learn more about the Canadian Heart Failure Society and find out more about upcoming programs and initiatives, visit www.heartfailure.ca. We hope you enjoy this episode! This program was made possible through grants from Novartis and BI-Lilly Alliance.

In this episode presented by the Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS) entitled “Newly Diagnosed HF: Initiation of GDMT”, presented by Dr. Graham Wong, you will learn which drug to start first, whether there is a preferred sequence to start with, whether one drug should be fully titrated before starting the next one, what to do if the patient has hypotension and Heart Failure and more! An on-demand version of the 30-minute episode presented on the same topic is available right now at www.imedicus.ca/hf21. To learn more about the Canadian Heart Failure Society and find out more about upcoming programs and initiatives, visit www.heartfailure.ca. We hope you enjoy this episode! This program was made possible through grants from Novartis and BI-Lilly Alliance.

In this episode presented by the Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS) entitled “Is It time for device implantation yet?” presented by Dr. Ryan Davey, you will learn how to recognize when your patient with heart failure should be referred to CRT or ICD implantation, what do the 2021 CCS/CHFS Guidelines Update recommend in terms of device types and timing of implantation and how to evaluate the risks and benefits for individual patients. An on-demand version of the 30-minute episode presented on the same topic is available right now at www.imedicus.ca/hf21. To learn more about the Canadian Heart Failure Society and find out more about upcoming programs and initiatives, visit www.heartfailure.ca. We hope you enjoy this episode! This program was made possible through grants from Novartis and BI-Lilly Alliance.

In this episode presented by the Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS), we are joined by Dr. Anique Ducharme, President of the CHFS and Director of the Heart Failure Clinic at the Montreal Heart Institute, and Dr. Shelley Zieroth, cardiologist at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg. They discuss some of the challenges as well as evidence-based recommendations for the management of hyperkalemia and chronic kidney disease in patients with heart failure. An on-demand version of the 60-minute webinar presented on the same topic is available right now at www.iMedicus.ca/Top3. To learn more about the Canadian Heart Failure Society and find out more about upcoming programs and initiatives, visit www.heartfailure.ca. This program was made possible through educational grants from Bayer Inc. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical.

In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Poon, Cardiologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Medical Co-Director of the Heart Function and Rapid Cardiology Assessment Clinic, and Dr. Katie Connolly, Cardiologist at St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton Health Sciences Center discuss how implementing the new CHFS Order Set in your hospital can improve outcomes for patients with heart failure. They discuss the impetus for the development and implementation of the CHFS Order Set, some of its key components as well as the evidence that shows that the use of a heart failure Order Set helps improve outcomes. Improved Heart Failure Outcomes Begin with Updated Order Sets. To download the CHFS Order Set and implement it in your hospital today, visit https://hfordersets.ca/ For more information and resources, visit the Canadian Heart Failure Website at www.heartfailure.ca This program is made possible through funding from Novartis Canada.

In this episode, Dr. James Januzzi, Hutter Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and cardiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discusses with Dr. Shelley Zieroth, Cardiologist at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Immediate Past President of the Canadian Heart Failure Society. Dr. Zieroth and Dr. Januzzi discuss the 2021 updates to the ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment as well as the 2021 CCS/CHFS Heart Failure Guidelines Update. They discuss emerging evidence that support the treatment of HFrEF with 4 standard therapies: ARNI, Beta Blocker, MRA and SGLT2is. They end their conversation with an important message on the way healthcare professionals can advise their patients on how these comprehensive therapies can help them live longer and improve their quality of life. For more information and resources, visit the Canadian Heart Failure Website at www.heartfailure.ca This program is made possible through funding from Novartis Canada.