PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

6:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Pre-Conference Workshop

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Pre-Conference Workshop
Heart Failure Disease Management Program

Pre-Conference Workshop
MCS Workshop:Advanced Therapies in Heart Failure

6:00 – 9:00 PM

Pre-Conference Workshop
Heart Failure Certification Exam Review

Thursday, June 23, 2011

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Heart Failure Certification Examination

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

AAHFN First Time Attendee Luncheon

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Concurrent Industry Sponsored Workshops - Session I

2:10 PM – 4:00 PM

Opening Session

2:10 PM – 2:15 PM

Opening Remarks
Robin Trupp, PhD, RN, APRN

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Presidential Address
Vera Barton-Caro, MSN, C-FNP

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Keynote Session
Health Care Reform: Better Benefits Better Health
Susan Johnson , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regional Director

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Grand Opening Reception
Exhibits Open
Location: Exhibit Hall

Friday, June 24, 2011

6:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration

Concurrent Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposia

8:05 AM – 8:10 AM

Opening Remarks / Housekeeping Notes
Robin Trupp, PhD, RN, APRN

8:10 AM – 9:10 AM

Motivational Session
Heart Failure: A Patient’s Perspective
George Gresham , President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM

AAHFN Town Hall Meeting

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Networking Break and Exhibits

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions 1
Cornerstones
Pathophysiology 1: Systolic Heart Failure
Marianne Piano, PhD, RN

Advanced
What is the NYHA Classification? Assessing and Treating Patients with Heart Failure Associated with Neurologic Disorders
Sharon Fabbri, BSN

Global
Health Literacy in Heart Failure: Who’s Affected? What Can be Done?
Ann Laramee, RN, APRN

11:35 AM – 12:35 PM

Concurrent Sessions 2
Cornerstones
The Pathophysiology and Management of Heart Failure with Preserved EF (HFPEF)
Barry Massie, MD

11:35 AM – 12:35 PM

Advanced
What You Need To Know When Your VAD Flows Are Low
Carole Ballew, MSN

Global
Oral Abstract Competition Presentations

12:35 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch, Exhibits and Poster Presentations

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions 3
Cornerstones
The Art of “Tweaking”: Clinical Tips for Common Problems in Heart Failure Care
Sara Paul, DNP, FNP and Julie Gee, RN, MSN, CNP

Advanced
Cardiorenal Syndrome and Mechanisms of Diuretic Response in CHF
Barry Massie, MD

Global
Oral Abstract Competition Presentations

3:05 PM – 4:05 PM

Concurrent Sessions 4
Cornerstones
Physical Exam: See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me
Linda Baas, PhD, RN, ANCP

Advanced
Heart Failure: A Complication of Cancer Therapy
Anecita Fadol, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Global
Risk Stratification in Heart Failure
Wayne Levy, MD

4:05 PM – 4:35 PM

Networking and Exhibits

4:35 PM – 5:35 PM

Concurrent Sessions 5
Cornerstones
Transplant and LVADs: Who and When to Refer?
Mariell Jessup, MD

Advanced
All Grown Up And Ready To Go: Transition of the Pediatric Patient with Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure
Jenny Nova, BSN

Global
Packing Two Suitcases: Integrating Palliative Care Into Comprehensive Heart Failure Management
Shelley Thompson, MSN and Jennifer Gentry, MSN

Saturday, June 25, 2011

6:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Registration

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

8:05 AM – 8:20 AM

8:20 AM – 9:05 AM

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM

Concurrent Sessions 6
Cornerstones
Using Diagnostic Devices to Manage Heart Failure
Nancy Albert, PhD, MSN, BSN

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM

Global
Technology Update: Virtual Health Visits
Jill Winters, PhD RN

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Networking and Exhibits

10:40 AM – 11:40 AM

Advanced
Diet in Patients with Heart Failure: Eat and Be Merry?!
Nancy Albert, PhD, MSN, BSN

Global
Acute Heart Failure Syndrome: ED Management
Phillip Levy, MD

11:40 AM – 1:10 PM

Lunch and Exhibits
Location: Exhibit Hall

12:10 PM – 1:10 PM

Communities of Practice
Special Interest Groups

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

Concurrent Sessions 8
Cornerstones
Nurse’s Guide to Exercise and Exercise Testing in Heart Failure
Tasha Beck, MSN, MPH

Advanced
Observation Medicine in Heart Failure: More Than Just Watching
Philip Levy, MD

2:20 PM – 3:20 PM

Closing Keynote Session
Great Heart Failure Debates: CRT for Anyone with LVEF < 30% and QRS > 130ms
Pro: Philip Adamson, MD
Con: Mariell Jessup, MD