Program
My patient has HFrEF...Now what? Novel method to rapidly optimize GDMT in a nurse practitioner led heart failure safety clinic."
May 25, 2024 from 10:40am MDT to 11:10am MDT
Concurrent Session: My patient has HFrEF...Now what? Novel method to rapidly optimize GDMT in a nurse practitioner led heart failure safety clinic."
Heart failure (HF) is a growing epidemic with an estimated annual $2.8 billion cost to Canadian taxpayers. Patients with HF follow a clinical course of frequent emergency department visits and hospital readmissions, driving costs. Prompt follow up with HF patients post-hospital discharge has been associated with lower rates of readmission and death. In May of 2021, the HF program in Calgary, Alberta piloted the Heart Failure Continuity Clinic (HFCC), a nurse practitioner (NP) run, cardiologist supported initiative. The HFCC is aimed at early assessment and management of HF patients, along with prompt optimization of their guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) using a novel algorithm. Due to the great need and its successes, HFCC has been adopted as a permanent clinic. There are several recommended therapies for heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, the best way to initiate and titrate these therapies to target doses is unknown. As a result, many patients are placed on suboptimal dose/combinations of HF medications, which contributes to adverse outcomes. This workshop will highlight a novel approach to optimizing GDMT for HFrEF, which is utilized in the HFCC. Real case examples will be included to showcase implementation of the algorithm and how this can be adopted safely in daily HF management. Consistent gaps exist post-hospital discharge, and we will also highlight how the HFCC has helped to bridge these gaps to avoid medication errors and hospital readmissions. Future goals and next steps for the HFCC, a NP-led HF initiative, will also be shared.
Speakers / Panelists
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Stop the silos! How nurse practitioners and pharmacists are breaking down barriers in community cardiovascular care
May 25, 2024 from 10:05am MDT to 10:35am MDT -
My patient has HFrEF...Now what? Novel method to rapidly optimize GDMT in a nurse practitioner led heart failure safety clinic."
May 25, 2024 from 10:40am MDT to 11:10am MDT -
Workshop: ‘Big B, Little a’, The Lipoproteins: What do they mean and how can we interpret them to help our patients?
May 25, 2024 from 2:35pm MDT to 3:30pm MDT
Mae Sumrain
MN NP
Mae Sumrain
Mae Sumrain
MN NP
Mae Sumrain completed her Bachelor of Science with a major in Neuroscience at the University of Alberta in 2002 which led to a year of research and publication in Neuroscience and Physiatry. She then moved to Ontario to pursue her Bachelor of Science in Nursing which she completed in 2005 from the University of Toronto. She moved back to Alberta in 2005, and worked for 7 years in cardiac surgery, the CV-ICU, and as the regional coordinator for the Alberta stroke program. In 2013, she moved to Calgary and began the concurrent program of Master’s in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner designation at the University of Calgary. After completing her graduate studies, Mae spent the next 6 years working at the Foothills Hospital in Cardiac Surgery. In April 2021, at the end of her second maternity leave, Mae accepted a position with TotalCardiology as the Nurse Practitioner tasked with the responsibility of operating the new Heart Failure Continuity Clinic. There, she sees heart failure patients within a week or two of their hospital discharge for a safety visit and prompt optimization of their guideline directed medical therapies. In her spare time, Mae enjoys cooking, singing, bike rides with her family, trips to the mountains, and playing trumpet. She also has a passion for aesthetics.