Radcliffe Medical Education is hosting a symposium entitled 'A Race Against Time: Accelerating the Adoption of GDMT in Heart Failure' at the Heart Failure Association (HFA) in Lisbon, PT, on Monday 13th May 2024 at 12:30 - 13:30 UTC+1. 

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Overview

Thys symposium will focus on the importance of accurate and rapid diagnosis for patients empowering physicians to promptly initiate guideline-directed medical therapy. Join Prof Antoni Bayes-Genis (University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, ES), Dr Lisa Anderson (St George's Hospital, London, UK) and Dr Stephen Greene (Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, US) as they discuss and reflect on current guidelines and emerging algorithms, offering insights into the challenges surrounding delays and adoption rates in both community and hospital settings, and their profound impact on patient care.

Learning Objectives 

After attending this symposium, physicians will be able to:

• Recall guideline recommendations for the use of NT-proBNP in heart failure 
• Describe current practices in heart failure diagnosis and the impact on treatment outcomes
• Develop an optimised approach to the timely diagnosis and management of heart failure 

Programme 

Welcome and introduction

Implementing GDMT: What should we be doing?

Implementing GDMT: What is really happening?

The implication of delayed diagnosis and sub-optimal GDMT

Panel discussion & Audience Q&A - Accelerating the adoption of GDMT

Summary and close

This satellite symposium is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca who had no involvement in the content.