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Learning Objectives
1. Recognize who is affected by Heart Failure (HF) along with the risk factors and disease process for HF.
2. Describe the common signs and symptoms of heart failure.
3. Define the different types of heart failure.
4. Outline different treatment strategies for the management of heart failure and its symptoms.
5. List the generic and brand name, route of admininstration, common side effects and monitoring parameters associated with medications used in the management of heart failure.
Meet the author
Andrew J. Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ Cardiology), is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy (UMKC). He received his doctor of pharmacy degree from UMKC in 2000. He then completed post-graduate pharmacy practice residency training in primary care at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA in 2001. Dr. Smith is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist with added qualifications in cardiology. Prior to UMKC, Dr. Smith worked as a clinical pharmacist at the University of Kansas Hospital for seven years specializing in cardiology. Dr. Smith’s clinical practice site is with the cardiology service at Truman Medical Center at Hospital Hill in Kansas City, MO where he rounds with the inpatient cardiology consult service. He provides didactic lecture on both the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of heart failure, coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease. His current projects include identifying barriers to cardiac rehabilitation participation and using automated stratification tools to identify patients with heart failure at high risk for readmission.
This module will provide 2.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit for pharmacy technicians.
ACPE UAN: 0121-0000-15-003-H01-T | Activity Type: Knowledge-based
Release date: July 1, 2015 | Expiration date: July 31, 2017 |