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Heart failure training courses for clinicians

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Program Outline

Managing Heart Failure: From Hospital to Home Course

Location: Education Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital
Date: Thursday 25th, Friday 26th May, 2023
Time: 8.30 - 3.00 pm

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.

NB: Course will be delivered face to face and via webinar.  Participants may attend either day of the course or attend the full 2 days.

Course Costs per person:

ModeRegistrationQLD HealthNon-QLD Health
Face to face*2 days$220~$440
1 day$110~$220
Webinar2 days$75~$150
1 day$40~$80

*Face to face (includes morning tea and lunch)
~Clinicians who work in a QLD Health Heart Failure Service may attend the course at no cost.  Please ask your Manager to email qldheartfailure@health.qld.gov.au to register.


Enquiries - please phone 3139 6910 or email qldheartfailure@health.qld.gov.au

Last updated: 3 February 2023