2024 Heart Failure Awareness Week:

Empowering Patients with Knowledge and Hope

Do you remember where you were the first time you heard the words “heart failure?” Did the words make you feel scared, worried, or angry? Did a hundred questions pop into your head at once? Questions, like, “how did this happen,” “how is it treated,” or “how do I tell my family?”

Heart failure is a complex syndrome that can affect many organs in the body and have many different symptoms. While no one’s journey is exactly like anyone else’s, one thing remains the same: You are not alone.

Living with heart failure requires teamwork. Communicating with your health care
providers, including your friends and family in your care, and engaging with community resources gives you the best chance of success. We here at AAHFN want to be part of your team to help you live your best life while managing your heart failure. This year’s Heart Failure Awareness Week is dedicated to people living with heart failure, whether their own diagnosis or a loved one’s.

Tune in to Tara Whitmire, President of AAHFN, as she discusses AAHFN and Heart Failure Awareness Week in her recent interview on Boomer Radio! Click here.

Join us for our 1st Patient and Caregiver Day! This is an afternoon filled with learning for those living with Heart Failure and their Caregiviers.

Connect and Engage:
-Network with fellow patients and caregivers
-Q&A sessions with healthcare professionals
-Access valuable educational materials

Click on the image below to register for this FREE event!

Download the Flyer for Patient & Caregiver Day!

Visit the Event Page!

Click the links below for a brief synopsis via Power Point. Once you click on the link, the presentation will download to your computer. Please put the presentation in "Present Mode" to listen to the audio!

Engaging your Healthcare Provider	Socializing with Heart Failure
Palliative Care	Planning a Night Out
Yoga	What is Heart Failure?

Sometimes heart failure patients feel alone. Uncertain and afraid, they worry about the details of their self-care, sometimes without a solid understanding of their situation. Talk to your patients and their caregivers about the community at togetherinHF.com. The moderated community site offers support and an avenue for listening ears and advice about living with heart failure. Nurses and providers are welcome to join too!

Palliative Care Considerations in Heart Failure Management Webinar on Feb 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM CST

Join the American Heart Association and Dr. Larry Allen for a focus on the integration of palliative care into heart failure patient management.

Dr. Allen will discuss why strong palliative care systems are important for improving the quality of life for heart failure patients, covering from intervention initiation to guideline recommendations.