Heart Failure Disease Management Program

This workshop will deliver evidence-based information on the essentials of developing and managing inpatient and outpatient heart failure disease management programs (HFDMP).

Topics will include: How to get started, How to market your program, Putting together the right team, Exploring practice models, Inpatient practices to improve efficiency of care, Systems of care to reduce readmissions, Best ways to educate your patients, Getting your program certified, Measuring outcomes, and Ideas to take your program to the next level.

A panel of experienced HF nurses will share information and answer questions from the audience during an interactive session designed to help audience members frame ideas for their own program. All attendees will receive tools and information necessary for implementing a heart failure program at a local level or for enhancing an existing heart failure program.

HFDMP Agenda ~ Wednesday, June 26
8:00AM - 8:15AM	Introduction/Objectives/Schedule for the Day Sara Paul - Moderator Western Piedmont Heart Centers
8:15AM - 9:15AM	Getting Started: Planning your program Assessing your environment Budgeting/Planning Determining your needs Billing Setting up systems and patient flow/Determining Model of Care Marketing	Sara Paul DNP, FNP, FAHA Western Piedmont Heart Centers
9:15AM - 10:00AM	Inpatient Processes to Improve Efficiency Systems, organization, documentation, roles	Cheri Basso BSN, RN-BC, CHFN Mary Washington Hospital
10:00AM - 10:15AM	Break
10:15AM - 11:15AM	Strategies to Reduce Readmissions/Outpatient Program	Nita Reigle MSN, ACNP-BC, CHFN University of Virginia
11:15AM - 12:15PM	Using Devices in Heart Failure Management Programs Tools to Identify Patients for Device Therapy Policies to deal with "non-responders" Systems for Remote Monitoring: Setting up Device Diagnostic Programs Reducing readmissions using device information	Lisa Rathman MSN, CRNP, CHFN, CCRN The Heart Group, Inc.
12:15PM - 1:15PM	Lunch
1:15PM - 2:15PM	Taking your program to the next level Starting a VAD or transplant program Outpatient UF & other creative ideas HF Observation unit Interfacing with the Emergency Department	Marie Galvao RN, MSN, ANP-BC, CHFN Montefiore Medical Center Cindy Bither RN, MSN, ANP, ACNP, CHFN Washington Hospital Center
2:15PM - 2:30PM	Break
2:30PM - 3:30PM	Heart Failure Program Certification TJC / AHA Advanced HF Certification Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care Accreditation AHA Get with the Guidelines Recognition	Nancy M. Albert PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC Cleveland Clinic
3:30PM - 4:30PM	Measuring Quality and Outcomes Tools & Databases What to measure, when to measure How do we show quality in our program? What data should we share with administrators? the public? our marketing area?	Marilyn Prasun RN, PhD, CCNS, CNL, FAHA Millikin University
4:30PM - 5:00PM	Panel Discussion/Audience Questions & Dialogue