18th Annual Heart Failure Holiday Symposium

Friday, December 2, 2022, 8:00 AM - Saturday, December 3, 2022, 12:00 PM, Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago, IL


The purpose of this event is to share advances in heart failure prevention and biomarkers. In addition, to assemble some of the best leading cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurses, and psychologists to provide updates on the very latest clinical, scientific, genetic, behavioral and technological advances.

1. Identify major updates to the new heart failure guidelines.
2. Apply best practices to the management of patients with HFrEF and HFpEF including in the acute and chronic clinical settings.
3. Understand the indications and contraindications for the management of heart failure patients with valvular lesions with percutaneous interventions vs a surgical approach.
4. Identify the so-called “zebras” of heart failure and how to diagnose and manage these particular conditions.
5. Understand contemporary updates in acute and durable mechanical circulatory support.
6. Understand the differences between heart transplant organ donation after cardiac vs brain death including the challenges involved.
7. Identify pertinent new findings targeting the prevention and epidemiology of heart failure.
8. Describe how to integrate race and social determinants of health into risk factor models for heart failure prevention and progression.
9. Describe unique challenges in providing care to patients with heart failure who live in rural versus urban settings.
10. Describe potential issues in physical function and mental health in patients with heart failure, including older patients.
11. Identify indications, benefits, and challenges in telehealth versus clinic visits for patients with heart failure.
12. Describe how machine learning and artificial intelligence can enhance quality of care of patients with heart failure.

Early Bird Rate (through November 23, 2022)

Physicians - $380 
Industry Professionals - $380
Nurses/Other HCP - $220
Northwestern Medicine Physicians - $300
Northwestern Medicine Nurses/Other HCP - $200 
NM Fellows/Residents/Trainees - $250*
Virtual - $250

Full Rate (beginning November 24, 2022)
Physicians - $475 
Industry Professionals - $475  
Nurses/Other HCP - $275
Northwestern Medicine Physicians - $375
Northwestern Medicine Nurse/Other HCP - $250
NM Fellows/Residents/Trainees - $250* 
Virtual - $250

*Fellows may be asked to provide a letter from their Program Director.

NM Faculty/Staff are encouraged to use EdAssist funds to reimburse their registration fees.  Please contact your Manager for additional information.

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (11.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (11.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (11.25 hours)

A limited number of discounted rooms are available at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel.

Please email [email protected] with inquiries about the conference room block. 

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Feinberg School of Medicine - adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.