The HFSA HF-Cert Bootcamp OnDemand is a comprehensive virtual program designed to prepare healthcare professionals for the HFSA HF-Cert examination. Consisting of three 90-minute webinars this program will cover the exam's content and outlines the pillars of heart failure with topics on prevention, healthcare systems, assessment, and management.  Now offering 4 types of Credits: CME, CNE, CPE, including physician assistants.

1. Discuss the tenets of heart failure and prepare for the HFSA HF-Cert examination.
2. Discuss the risk factors and comorbidities and their contribution to heart failure (HF) (e.g., age, Chagas disease, hypertension, renal dysfunction, venous thromboembolism).
3. Differentiate heart failure core measures, performance measures, and quality measures.
4. Evaluate the mechanisms of action, pharmacologic features, and dosing of existing and new agents for treating and managing HF and identifying drug-drug and drug-disease interactions.

Program Chairs

Jennifer Cook, MD
Teri Diederich, DNP, CHFN, FHFSA
Freny Vaghaiwalla Mody, MD
Mallory Mouradjian, PharmD, BCCP

Faculty

Imo A. Ebong, MD, MS
Teri Diederich, DNP, CHFN, FHFSA
Freny Vaghaiwalla Mody, MD
Mallory Mouradjian, PharmD, BCCP
Rebecca Reay, ACNP-BC, MSN, CHFN
Courtney Shakowski, PharmD

Faculty Disclosures

The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. HFSA has a disclosure policy that requires oral presenters to disclose all relevant financial relationships for themselves and their spouse or partner during the past 24-months with any commercial entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients and related to the content of the activity, whether or not these commercial entities are supporters of the activity. 

Speakers will have a disclosure slide at the beginning of each presentation. All potential conflicts of interests have been resolved in accordance with the ACCME Updated Standards for Commercial Support. 

The following faculty and/or accreditors with ability to control content for this activity have no conflict of interest: 

•   Shauna Wheeler, MS (CE Reviewer) 

None of the faculty and/or accreditors with ability to control content for this activity have any conflicts of interest or disclosures to declare relevant to the content of this program.

In support of improving patient care, The Heart Failure Society of America is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

The Heart Failure Society of America designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

This educational activity is approved for nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) units by the Heart Failure Society of America.  This activity is approved for a maximum of 4.00 contact hours.   

The Heart Failure Society of America is an accredited provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). This educational activity is accredited for up to 4.00 contact hours of knowledge-based CPE. ACPE Universal Activity Numbers (UAN): JA4008267-0000-24-013-H01-P  (on-demand/home study).  

Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

The Heart Failure Society of America has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 8/1/2026.  PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.