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CME / ABIM MOC

Demystifying Diagnosis and Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure

  • Authors: Andrew P. Ambrosy, MD; Gregory D. Lewis, MD; Nosheen Reza, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 10/30/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 10/30/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 1.00 ABIM MOC points

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for clinicians who care for patients with HF, including HF specialists, cardiologists, nurse practitioners (NPs)/physician assistants (PAs), primary care physicians (PCPs), hematology and oncology specialists, emergency medicine physicians, nephrologists, and other clinicians who care for patients with HF.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to recognize the impact of iron deficiency (ID) on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with HF as well as other clinical consequences of ID in HF, understand diagnostic approaches to identify ID in people with HF, and identify evidence-based treatment approaches with iron replacement therapies. Learners will be able to apply guideline-directed evaluation and treatment and evidence-based individualized management practices to improve diagnosis of ID in patients with chronic HF.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Pathophysiology of ID in HF
    • Impact of ID on outcomes of patients with concomitant HF
    • Latest clinical safety and efficacy data for the use of intravenous (IV) iron to treat ID in HF
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Application of guideline-based screening strategies to optimize the early diagnosis of ID in patients with HF
    • Selection of evidence-based treatment strategies in patients with comorbid ID and HF, including the administration of IV iron based on the current evidence and guideline recommendations
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Recognize and manage ID in patients with chronic HF


Disclosures

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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Chairperson

  • Andrew P. Ambrosy, MD

    Cardiologist
    Associate Program Director for Research (Fellowship)
    Department of Cardiology, The Permanente Medical Group
    San Francisco, California
    Assistant Medical Director, Clinical Trials Program
    Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
    Oakland, California

    Disclosures

    Andrew P. Ambrosy, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Panelists

  • Gregory D. Lewis, MD

    Cardiologist
    Section Head, Heart Failure
    Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory
    Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Program
    Mass General Heart Center
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Disclosures

    Gregory D. Lewis, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: American Regent; Applied Therapeutics; Rivus
    Research funding from: Amgen Inc.
    Contracted researcher for: Cytokinetics; Novartis; NXT Pharma; Rivus

  • Nosheen Reza, MD

    Assistant Professor of Medicine
    Penn Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease
    Section of Advanced Heart Failure, Transplantation, and Mechanical Support
    Director, Penn Women in Cardiology Program
    Assistant Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Disclosures

    Nosheen Reza, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: Roche (former); Zoll Medical Corporation (former)

Editors

  • George Boutsalis, PhD

    Senior Director, Content Development, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    George Boutsalis, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Maria Morales, MSN, RN, CLNC

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Maria Morales, MSN, RN, CLNC, has no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

Presented through a collaboration between the Heart Failure Society of America and Medscape Education.

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    For Physicians

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    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

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CME / ABIM MOC

Demystifying Diagnosis and Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure

Authors: Andrew P. Ambrosy, MD; Gregory D. Lewis, MD; Nosheen Reza, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 10/30/2023

Valid for credit through: 10/30/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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