Heart Failure Essentials for Advanced Practice Providers-Meet your Instructors

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In this video, Jerry Blackwell, President and CEO of MedAxiom and a practicing cardiologist, introduces the Cardiovascular Advanced Practice Providers Essential Education Series in Heart Failure. He emphasizes the importance of collaboration between physician enterprise, advanced practice providers, and administrative leaders in providing the best care for patients. The series focuses on heart failure, a complex condition often seen in both ambulatory and acute care settings. The video introduces Ginger Biesbrock, Executive Vice President of Care Transformation, who provides a detailed introduction to the speakers and topics in the series. Sandra McCrary, a PA specializing in heart failure management, will cover the basics of heart failure, patient presentation, diagnostics, and initial management. Michelle Weaver, an advanced practice nurse, will discuss prevention of sudden cardiac death, advanced therapies, and newer pharmacological management. Jennifer Zhang, a PA with a focus on genetics, will address genetic etiologies of heart conditions and treatment options. The video encourages healthcare professionals to apply the knowledge gained in the series to improve patient care. The video concludes with an invitation to explore the six modules in the heart failure series provided by MedAxiom.

Keywords

heart failure

collaboration

advanced practice providers

genetic etiologies

patient care