15th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
15th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
15th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
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Sept. 19<br />
Monday<br />
PM<br />
SYMPOSIUM<br />
Monday, September 19<br />
2:00-3:30 PM<br />
Ballroom A<br />
SYMPOSIUM<br />
Monday, September 19<br />
2:00-3:30 PM<br />
Ballroom C<br />
Sept. 19<br />
Monday<br />
PM<br />
MondAY<br />
Quality <strong>of</strong> Care and <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> Guidelines:<br />
Progress and Controversies<br />
Moderators: Frederick A. Masoudi, Denver, CO<br />
Michael W. Rich, St. Louis, MO<br />
2:00 Quantitating the Improvement in the Use <strong>of</strong> Guideline<br />
Therapies<br />
Gregg C. Fonarow, Los Angeles, CA<br />
2:15 A for One and A for All? Differences in the Level <strong>of</strong><br />
Evidence Between Subgroups<br />
G. Michael Felker, Durham, NC<br />
2:30 Panel Discussion<br />
2:45 Current Status <strong>of</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> Quality <strong>of</strong> Care in the<br />
United States<br />
Martha J. Radford, New York, NY<br />
3:00 If We Pay for Performance, What Will We Get?<br />
Jalal K. Ghali, Detroit, MI<br />
3:15 Panel Discussion<br />
Learning Objective: Describe the role <strong>of</strong> guidelines in the<br />
treatment <strong>of</strong> heart failure.<br />
Fluid and Flow<br />
Moderators: John C. Burnett, Jr., Rochester, MN<br />
Steven R. Goldsmith, Minneapolis, MN<br />
2:00 Hormonal Regulation <strong>of</strong> Fluid Balance<br />
Margaret M. Redfield, Rochester, MN<br />
2:10 Kidney Output: Quality as well as Quantity<br />
James E. Udelson, Boston, MA<br />
2:20 Circulating Markers <strong>of</strong> Renal Function and Injury<br />
James L. Januzzi, Jr., Boston, MA<br />
2:30 Venous Pressure and Renal Function<br />
W.H. Wilson Tang, Cleveland, OH<br />
2:40 Hemoconcentration with Diuretics: Good or Bad?<br />
Jeffrey M. Testani, Philadelphia, PA<br />
2:50 Hemoconcentration With Ultrafiltration: Good or Bad?<br />
Bradley A. Bart, Minneapolis, MN<br />
3:00 Limits for Salt and Fluid Intake<br />
Terry A. Lennie, Lexington, KY<br />
3:10 Discussion: Will Diuresis Be Different Next Year?<br />
Faculty<br />
3:20 Release the Kidney: Effects <strong>of</strong> Denervation<br />
Paul A. Sobotka, Minneapolis, MN<br />
Learning Objective: Describe the role <strong>of</strong> the kidney and<br />
contrast differing strategies for fluid management in the care<br />
<strong>of</strong> patients with heart failure.<br />
MondAY<br />
3:30 C<strong>of</strong>fee Break<br />
Refreshments served in Exhibit Halls C and D<br />
3:30 C<strong>of</strong>fee Break<br />
Refreshments served in Exhibit Halls C and D<br />
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