Early Career Pharmacist Education Series - From ACS to Heart Failure: Building Your Cardiology Toolkit
New Zealand Hospital Pharmacy Association (NZHPA)
About this session
Session 4 of the Early Career Pharmacist Education Series focusing on acute and chronic heart failure. Covers recognition and assessment of heart failure, key medicines and their mechanisms, guideline-directed therapy, clinical challenges, and the pharmacist's role in optimising patient outcomes across the continuum of care.
Session Details
Thursday 29 October 1 - 2pm (also on Tuesday 20 October 3 - 4pm). From ACS to Heart Failure: Building Your Cardiology Toolkit. Open to NZHPA members with an active Early Career Pharmacist subscription only.
Who Should Attend
The NZHPA Early Career Pharmacists group is open to Pharmacists who have been qualified less than 5 years, or who are new to hospital practice (have started in hospital less than 2 years ago). Subscription for this group is free.
Session Content
How to recognise and assess acute and chronic heart failure; Key medicines used in heart failure and how they work; Guideline-directed therapy and where newer agents fit in practice; Common clinical challenges and practical prescribing considerations.
Access Information
The meeting link will be sent via email before the event. The sessions will be recorded and a downloadable summary available on the Early Careers section of NZHPA website.