IMPLICATIONS, NEED FOR ADVOCACY AND WHERE WE GO FROM HERE (CCC-231)

Friday, October 27, 2023

16:55 – 17:05 EST

Location: Palais, 513DEF

Target Audience: Heart failure specialists, General: All cardiovascular (clinical and research) health professionals

Presenter(s)

Anique Ducharme, MD (she/her/hers)

Cardiologist
CCS, CCTN, CHFS, CANCARE
University of Montreal

At the end of this session participants will be able to / Au terme de cette conférence, vous serez:

describe the Heart Failure Action Plan for Canada;
identify the current and future costs of hospitalization for heart failure in Canada;
compare and contrast the costs by province, age and sex;
identify costs related to medications in patients with heart failure; and
discuss the implications of these results and the opportunities to drive advocacy and health system improvement for heart failure.