16th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
16th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
16th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
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Sept. 12<br />
Wednesday<br />
AM<br />
SYMPOSIUM<br />
Wednesday, September 12<br />
10:30 AM-NOON<br />
<strong>Meeting</strong> Room 608/609<br />
SYMPOSIUM<br />
Wednesday, September 12<br />
10:30 AM-NOON<br />
<strong>Meeting</strong> Room 612<br />
Sept. 12<br />
Wednesday<br />
AM<br />
Re-defining Success<br />
Common Sense and Personalized Medicine<br />
Moderators: Steven R. Goldsmith, Minneapolis, MN<br />
Milton Packer, Dallas, TX<br />
Moderators: Biykem Bozkurt, Houston, TX<br />
Barbara J. Riegel, Philadelphia, PA<br />
10:30 Better Endpoints for New Therapies<br />
John R. Teerlink, San Francisco, CA<br />
10:30 Do Survival Models Help in Decision Making?<br />
Larry A. Allen, Denver, CO<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
10:40 Six Minute Walk for Pulmonary Hypertension, Why Not<br />
For <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong>?<br />
Mandeep R. Mehra, Boston, MA<br />
10:50 Questions<br />
10:55 Evidence for Improved Quality <strong>of</strong> Care<br />
Nancy M. Albert, Cleveland, OH<br />
11:05 Questions<br />
11:08 Prevalence and Prognosis <strong>of</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong>: Better EF<br />
Akshay S. Desai, Boston, MA<br />
11:18 Which Medications Can Be Stopped for Improvement<br />
and How?<br />
Mark A. Munger, Salt Lake City, UT<br />
11:28 Questions<br />
11:35 Defining A Good Death<br />
Theo E. Meyer, Worcester, MA<br />
10:40 Questions and Answers<br />
10:43 Do Guidelines Distinguish Inpatients from Outpatients?<br />
Sharon A. Hunt, Stanford, CA<br />
10:53 Questions and Answers<br />
10:56 When Do You Withhold a Recommended Therapy?<br />
Jalal K. Ghali, Detroit, MI<br />
11:06 Questions<br />
11:25 When Does Quality <strong>of</strong> Life Conflict with Otherwise<br />
Optimal Therapy?<br />
Ronald M. Witteles, Stanford, CA<br />
11:40 Case Discussion<br />
Douglas D. Schocken, Durham, NC (Moderator)<br />
Eugene S. Chung, Cincinnati, OH<br />
John Chin, Sacramento, CA<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
11:45 Evidence for Improving Survival in the <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong><br />
Population<br />
Jonathan G. Howlett, Calgary, AB, Canada<br />
Learning Objective: Discuss optimal care <strong>of</strong> selected<br />
patients with heart failure based on evidence, guidelines, and<br />
reasonable outcomes.<br />
11:55 Questions<br />
Learning Objective:Reassess common care endpoint in the<br />
treatment <strong>of</strong> heart failure and determine optimal approaches<br />
to care and management.<br />
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