The Optimal Medical Therapy in Heart Failure Certificate Program (OMT-HF) is an assessment-based certificate program that recognizes the critical role that non-heart failure specialists play in optimal medical therapy (OMT) for patients with heart failure, and seeks to help them develop the skills needed to assess the condition of patients with heart failure and apply practical aspects of optimal medical management, specifically focused on heart failure medications, from initiation to titration to target doses to optimal management overtime. The Optimal Medical Therapy Certificate Program (OMT-HF) was developed by the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) to close the gap in guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) and implementation. OMT provides guidance to practitioners who treat patients with HF but don t specialize in Advanced HF and are seeking an update on the optimal utilization and dosing of the latest evidence-based treatments. Module 1: Available Medical Therapy for Heart Failure focuses on the major classes of medications used in the management of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Medications that have a direct impact on HF outcomes are presented in this module. Medical therapy for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) will also be briefly discussed. The 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA guidelines also include recommendations for select patients with HF and iron deficiency, anemia, hypertension, sleep disorders, type 2 diabetes, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, and malignancy. For more information, please see the guidelines. Module 2: Managing OMT to Target Doses focuses on the principles of managing optimized medical therapy (OMT) to target doses. Module 3: Management Across the Care Continuum focuses on optimizing medical therapy in the context of the heart failure (HF) care continuum, including inpatient and outpatient settings and transitions of care (TOC). It concludes with a discussion of strategies and infrastructure to help support optimized medical therapy (OMT).
- Provider:Heart Failure Society of America, The
- Activity Link: https://hfsa.org/optimal-medical-therapy-heart-failure-certificate-program-omt-hf
- Start Date: 2024-12-01 06:00:00
- End Date: 2024-12-01 06:00:00
- Credit Details: AAPA Category 1 Credit™️: 3.0 hours
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 3.0 hours
Nursing: 3.0 hours
Pharmacy: 3.0 hours - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Yes
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence, Learner/Team Performance
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all