Accreditation Statement
This meeting is provided by the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN). The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.
Disclaimer
Learners are advised that accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity.
Learning Outcome/ Purpose Statements for ANCC accredited activities
MCS Bootcamp: This conference is intended to provide the learner with comprehensive knowledge and skills in the care and management of patients undergoing MCS implantation.
Virtual Annual Meeting 2020: The main purpose of the AAHFN Annual Meeting is to keep nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals informed of the new and latest evidence for care management strategies for patients and families living with heart failure.
Contact Hours
Attendees may earn (up to) *22.25 contact hours by attending the meeting, reviewing posters, and completing the evaluation for the Annual Meeting sessions. An additional *8.25 contact hours may be earned by attending and evaluating the pre-meeting Pharmacology workshop and *6.75 contact hours may be earned by attending and evaluating the pre-meeting Mechanical Circulatory Support Boot Camp.
*This number is an estimate until final approval is provided by the accrediting organization.
How to Get Your Certificate
Attendees can earn one nursing contact hour for every hour of educational time. Learners must complete an evaluation to receive contact hours. Evaluation forms should be submitted after the conference. The "Live" evaluation site will be available for until July 25, 2020. The "On-Demand" evaluation site will be available from July 27, - May 30, 2020.
1) Click here
2) Please enter your login information in order to proceed to evaluations and certificate retrieval. Your username and password for this site were sent to you via email.
Your username is your unique ID, and your password is aahfn.
Disclosure/Conflicts of Interest
The planners and faculty for this activity do not have any relevant relationships to disclose unless listed below. Any resulting conflicts of interest have been resolved according to ANCC guidance.
MCS BOOTCAMP 2020
Dr. Michael Kiernan MD, MS, MBA,
Medtronic: Clinical Trial Steering Committee, Scientific Advisory Board, Speaking Honoraria
Dr. Jeffrey Teuteberg MD,
Medtronic - speaking/ad board
Abbott - consulting
Abiomed - ad board
CareDx - speaking/ad board
Paragonix - speaking
Mrs. Kimberly Urgo BA, BSN, RN
Abbott - Speaker, Subject Matter Expert.
A. Reshad Garan MD, MS
Research support from Abbott
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VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING 2020
Dr. Samer Najjar MD
Abbott Labs: Consultant fees and Institutional research support
Medtronic: Institutional research support
Dr. Michael Kiernan MD, MS, MBA
Medtronic: Clinical Trial Steering Committee, Scientific Advisory Board, Speaking Honoraria
Dr. Sean McCarney MD
Medtronic - Paid Speaking Honoraria
Dr. Marilyn Prasun PhD, CCNS, CNL, CHFN, FAHA
University of North Carolina: Collaborator on a research study funded by Abbott
scPharma: volunteer advisor
Dr. Jonathan Rich MD
Speaker's Bureau for Boehringer Ingleheim (BI)
Speaker's Bureau for Novartis
Consultant for Abbott and Medtronic
Dr. Michael Rinaldi MD
Abbot Vascular - Provide teaching courses; serve as a consultant, speaker & proctor.
Boston Scientific - Serve as a consultant, speaker, Ad Board and receive research grant.
Edwards - Provide teaching courses; serve as a consultant, speaker & proctor.
Chris Bell BSN, MSN, ACNP
Akcea - honoraria
AstraZeneca - honoraria
NovoNordisk - honoraria
Relypsa - honoraria
Ms. Joette Hughes MSN, CRNP
On the speakers board for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Ms. Julie Shea MS, RNCS, FHRS, CCDS
Abbott/SJM - paid consultant for CRDM on telemedicine
Dr. Sara Paul DNP, FNP, CHFN, FAHA, FHFSA
I am a consultant to Abbott in the Guide-HF Clinical Trial for CardioMems
Dr. Akshay Desai MD, MPH
Abbott - Consulting fees, Research Support (to BWH)
Alnylam - Consulting fees, Research Support (to BWH)
AstraZeenca - Consulting fees, Research Support (to BWH)
Amgen - Consulting fees
Biofourmis - Consulting fees
Boston Scientific - Consulting fees
Boehringer-Ingelheim - Consulting fees
Bayer - Research Support (to BWH)
Cytokinetics - Consulting fees
DalCor Pharma - Consulting fees
Merck - Consulting fees
Novartis - Consulting fees, Research support (to BWH)
Relypsa - Consulting fees
Regeneron - Consulting fees
Dr. Javed Butler MD MPH MBA
Consultant to: Abbott, Adrenomed, Amgen, Applied Therapeutics, Array, Astra Zeneca, Bayer, BerlinCures, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cardior, CVRx, Foundry, G3 Pharma, Imbria, Impulse Dynamics, Innolife, Janssen, LivaNova, Luitpold, Medtronic, Merck, Novartis, NovoNordisk, Relypsa, Roche, Sanofi, Sequana Medical, V-Wave Limited, and Vifor
Dr. Marvin Konstam MD
LivaNova: research support and consulting
SC Pharma: research support and consulting
Amgen: Chair, DSMC
Pfizer: Chair DSMC
BMS: Chair DSMC
Luitpold: DSMC
Boehringer-Ingelheim: DSMC
Cyclerion: research support and consulting
Disclosure of Commercial Support
AAHFN received commercial support from the following organizations:
Abbott, Medtronic, and Relypsa