UW-Madison Heart Failure Lecture Series - Online (2025)

Series Overview

This series will utilize lectures, cases, and panel discussions aimed at enhancing knowledge and competence among fellows, advanced practice providers, MDs, and referring physicians specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant, cardiothoracic surgery and cardiac ICU. The evolving series will be designed with input from learners. We will cover a wide range of topics pertaining to advances in AHFTx, best practices, and examination of patient outcomes. 

Global Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational series, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

  • Apply guideline-directed medical and device therapy in heart failure patients.
  • Identify the transition from stable to advanced heart failure.
  • Examine novel monitoring strategies and treatment approaches in heart failure.
  • Prioritize a team-based approach to patient care and value diversity in clinical encounters.

COMPETENCIES

ACGME/NURSING

  • Patient Care and Procedural Skills
  • Medical Knowledge
  • Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

NAM/NURSING 

  • Provide Patient/Person-Centered Care
  • Employ Evidence-based Practice
  • Apply Quality Improvement

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE 

  • Teams and Teamwork

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMPETENCIES

  • Value Diversity in the Clinical Encounter

Intended Audience

MD/DO, APRN, Physician Assistants, and Fellows

Course summary
Registration opens: 
01/01/2025
Course expires: 
12/30/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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Planning Committee

Veli Topkara, MD, MSc, Chair
Medical Director, Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Peter Marogil, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Ashley Bartlett, Coordinator
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Eric Rogers, PA-C
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Beth Westerfeldt, NP
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Andrew Pap, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the  speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE).  In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.

* Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

For this accredited continuing education activity, all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

NameRoleFinancial Relationship DisclosuresDiscussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation?
Veli Topkara, MD, MSc, Chair
Medical Director, Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Course DirectorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Peter Marogil, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
PlannerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Ashley Bartlett, Coordinator
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
PlannerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Eric Rogers, PA-C
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
PlannerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Beth Westerfeldt, NP
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
PlannerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Andrew Pap, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
PlannerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo

Please see individual sessions for presenter information.

Discloser List CME Internal Report

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

See individual sessions for credit designation.

 
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Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected]

Accessibility

If you need anything to participate in this program, please contact [email protected]

Required Hardware/software

Free, current version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Chrome with audio. Some older browsers and Microsoft Edge could produce error messages or not display the content correctly. 

Current Adobe Acrobat Reader, or other PDF viewer.