2022 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation

26 April, 2022 7:55 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. EST

Ballroom C, Hynes Convention Center

Boston, MA, USA

• Academy
• Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation
• Cardiology
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• In Person Education
• Past Academy

Enhance your experience in Boston with the full day HFTX Core ISHLT Academy course, available on Tuesday, 26 April, one day before ISHLT2022 begins. Created for those new to the profession or who need a refresher in best practices, ISHLT’s HFTX Core Academy course offers a unique opportunity to learn from some of the world’s leading experts in advanced heart disease about the latest advances in the management of advanced heart failure.

Topics include:

• Overview of heart failure concepts, including diagnosis, evaluation, and testing
• Management of heart failure patients, including pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, surgical and interventional
• Cardiogenic shock
• Pulmonary Hypertension in heart failure
• Evaluating transplant candidates and special considerations for cardiac transplantation
• Guiding principles for donor recipients
• Immunology overview
• Mechanical circulatory support

Academy Chairs