Heart failure training courses for clinicians

Managing Heart Failure: From Hospital to Home Course

The Managing Heart Failure course is run annually. The 2025 course was held in May. See below details for 2026.

Location: The Prince Charles Hospital
Date: TBC
Time: 8.30 - 3.00pm

The course aims to help professionals:

• understand the pathophysiology heart failure (HF), diagnostic methods, and medical treatment
• gain in-depth knowledge of medication management
• support patients to control symptoms and improve quality of life through diet, exercise, energy conservation, quality sleep and palliation
• address social and emotional challenges such as intimacy, depression, and activities of daily living
• understand the role of implantable cardiac devices for heart failure in managing arrhythmias and remote monitoring of pulmonary congestion.

Speakers

Sessions are delivered by medical, nursing and allied health clinicians with heart failure expertise.

Participants

Suitable for all professionals who care for people with cardiac or chronic conditions who wish to have a better technical understanding of heart failure and approaches to treatment. Relevant for GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, occupational therapists, dietitians, social workers and psychologists.

Enquiries

Please phone (07) 3139 6910 or email qldheartfailure@health.qld.gov.au.