A continuing medical education and nursing continuing professional development activity provided by NAMCP and AAMCN.
This activity is an archive from the live session from the 2025 Fall Managed Care Forum. If you participated in the live session, you are not eligible for continuing education credits from this archive.
This activity is valid from March 1, 2026 to March 1, 2027
Instructions for CME/NCPD: Complete the pre-test, listen to the audio and view the slides, complete the evaluation and post test. You will be asked to enter your name and email address on the pre-test, evaluation and post-test. If you close your internet browser without completing the post test, you will have ONE more opportunity to complete it. A score of 70% must be achieved on the post test to receive continuing education credits. If you do not pass the post test after two attempts, you will not be eligible to try again. Once you complete the evaluation form and score 70% or higher on your post test, you will automatically be given your certificate. To print or save your certificate, you will need to click on the "download" button after completing the post test.
Audience: This activity is intended for healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from
Bayer Healthcare
Description:
Heart failure (HF) is a common condition that affects approximately 5.7 million people in the United States, and the prognosis for patients with heart failure has traditionally been poor. Projections show that by 2030, the prevalence of heart failure will increase 46 percent from recent estimates. HF is the reason for more than 1 million hospitalizations per year and an estimated $31 billion in costs in the U.S. each year. While recent efforts have focused on improving the outlook for patients with chronic heart failure, mortality and morbidity following admission for acute heart failure remain significant. Fortunately for patients with HF, new and emerging therapeutic options are emerging, especially for patients with mildly reduced (HFmrEF) or preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). These options are showing the ability to improve patient outcomes in recent clinical trials in both the patient and system, which makes it imperative to update medical directors, practicing physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals on recent clinical trial data and regulatory updates regarding these new therapy options.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Faculty:
Michael Miller, MD, FACC, FAHA
Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Chief of Medicine
Corporal Michael J Crescenz VA Medical Center
Disclosure Information:
As accredited providers, NAMCP and AAMCN must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of their activities. All faculty participating in this activity are required to disclose to NAMCP/AAMCN any financial relationships with ineligible companies. NAMCP/AAMCN in turn discloses all relevant financial conflicts to the learners. NAMCP/AAMCN disclosure policy adheres to The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity. See below for conflicts of interest.
Disclosures (Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible Companies in the Last 24 Months):
Dr. Miller has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Planning Committee Disclosures (Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible Companies in the Last 24 Months):
Bill Williams, MD has no relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company to disclose.
Jeremy Williams has no relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company to disclose.
Jacqueline Cole, RN, MS, CMCN has no relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company to disclose.
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Accreditation & Designation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) and American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN). The National Association of Managed Care Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NAMCP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)TM. Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American Association of Managed Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses who complete this activity and achieve a passing score will receive 1 hour in nursing continuing professional development.
This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hours toward CMCN recertification requirements.
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This activity is supported by an educational grant from
Bayer Healthcare
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