In this episode we explore Heart Failure. Learning outcomes include:
Knowledge:
1) Defining heart failure and an appreciation of the common aetiologies
2) NYHA classification with respect to assessment of symptoms
3) Understanding the medical and non-pharmacological therapies for heart failure and appreciating when device therapies may be warranted
4) An awareness of conditions that may mimic heart failure
5) Complexities of managing HF in older multimorbid patients
Skills:
1) Identify heart failure symptoms
2) Interpreting N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT pro-BNP) results
3) Identifying which patients require urgent referral to hospital
Attitudes:
1) The importance of comorbidities and to create individualised care plans, including patient education
2) Appreciating the role of the multi-disciplinary team in the management of heart failure
3) Recognising how heart failure may impact the quality of life of a patient
4) Appreciating the psychological impact of heart failure on patients
5) Respecting patient choice regarding prognostic therapies
Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, CMT, GPVTS, Geriatric Registrar, ANP and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) programmes.
Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson and Dr Jo Preston, Consultant Geriatricians and the Contributing Faculty: Dr Shahbaz Roshan - Consultant Geriatrician, Lindsay Ip - Psychologist, Kaler Jasvinder Singh - Cardiovascular Pharmacist, NasaMarie Emode & Silapiya Smith - Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialists
CPD log available at https://goo.gl/forms/2yxYn1F0dZ07ICE33
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