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Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) implementation in patients with heart failure and frailty: understanding the connection

Cardiology
Curriculum:
Optimizing Heart Failure Management: A High-Intensity, Patient-Centered Approach to Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy
Launch Date:
August 12, 2025
Expiration Date:
The accreditation for this activity has expired.

Primary Audience:

Cardiologists, emergency medicine, critical care, and primary care physicians, in addition to other healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients with heart failure.

Relevant Terms:

Guideline-directed medical therapy; guidelines; heart failure (HF); heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF); heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF); therapy; medications; implementation; treatment initiation; treatment uptitration

Giuseppe M.C. Rosano, MD, PhD,

Professor
St Georges Medical School, London, UK

Giuseppe M.C. Rosano is Professor of Cardiology at City St George’s University of London and Director of the Cardiovascular translational laboratory at IRCCS San Raffaele Roma.
 
G.R. received his medical degree and his specialization in cardiovascular medicine from “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy, and his PhD in Medical Sciences from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, United Kingdom.
 
G.R. has served as member of the SAG Cardiovascular and of the Cardiovascular Working Party of the European Medicines Agency, he has been board member of the Italian Space Agency and member of the pricing and reimbursement committee at the Italian Drug Agency.
 
G.R. is fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Japanese Circulation Society and, of the Italian Federation of Cardiology. He has served as board member and President of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.
 
G.R. has authored or co-authored more than 780 peer-reviewed articles.

Cristiana Vitale, PhD

Professor
St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Cristiana Vitale is a consultant with a PhD in cardiovascular medicine at IRCCS San Raffaele Rome, Italy, with more than twenty years of experience in vascular ultrasound and in the management of patients with cardiovascular disease.
 
Cristiana is an experienced vascular physician and researcher and has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers in high-ranking journals. She is also a tutor for medical students at St George’s University Hospital, London, and the chair of educational courses on vascular ultrasound for students and doctors.
1. Apply best practices for the diagnosis and implementation of GDMT in patients with heart failure who are frail or at-risk of frailty.

This activity has been accredited by the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC®).
 
Through an agreement between the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals and the American Medical Association physicians may convert EBAC® CE credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Information on the process to convert EBAC credit to AMA credit can be found on the AMA website. Other health care professionals may obtain from the AMA a certificate of having participated in an activity eligible for conversion of credit to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

To receive your CME certificate please complete the online evaluation, accessible via QR code, at the end of the activity.
 

COURSE VIEWING REQUIREMENTS

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Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome 60 or higher
Mozilla Firefox 60 or higher
Apple Safari 11.0 or higher
For video, install the latest version of Quicktime.		 Supported Phones & Tablets:
iOS 9.3 and higher
Android 7.0 (Nougat or higher)
Microsoft Windows 8
Chrome OS

 
Additional Recommendations and Requirements
Display Resolution & Color Depth Resolution
- 960 X 768 minimum
- 1024 X 768 recommended min.

Color Depth
- 8 bits (256 colors) minimum
- 16 bits (High colors) minimum
Audio - Microphone
- Speakers or headphones
- Audio recording support
Word Processing Software that can open, modify, and save documents in Rich Text Format (RTF). Microsoft Word and PowerPoint are recommended.

 

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