Special Interest Groups

Heart Failure

Purpose

The focus of the Heart Failure SIG is to identify current knowledge and practice regarding Palliative and Hospice care for persons with Heart Failure (through surveys and collecting care processes currently in use); identify and share resources for education about heart failure management; and encouraging research to improve symptom management in patients with advanced Heart Failure.

Leadership

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Communication Tool

Membership in the Heart Failure SIG allows you the benefit of participating in an AAHPM sponsored Listserv. This forum offers community members an exchange for sharing best practices, asking questions, offering helpful information, and networking. To post a message to all members, send an e-mail to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please keep in mind that you can only send messages to the listserv from the e-mail address you provided in your member profile.

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Annual Meeting

Mark your Calendars:
2013 AAHPM & HPNA Annual Assembly
March 13–16, 2013 in New Orleans

The Heart Failure SIG will hold an in-person meeting on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 5:30—6:30 pm. Members of the Heart Failure SIG might be interested in these concurrent sessions at Assembly.

Additional Resources

Members of the Heart Failure SIG recently reviewed and endorsed the Heart Rhythm Society’s Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs). Thank you to all the SIG members who worked on this collaboration.

Join this SIG

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