For our NIPC Series webinar Heart Failure Matters, an expert panel came together to share their experiences and insights on the key challenges faced with managing and treating people living with Heart Failure. This was held in collaboration with the Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association (INCA)

Our experts discussed the latest updates from The National Programme for Heart Failure in Ireland, new developments in pharmacological management, detection and screening, as well as patient self-management and carer considerations. This was followed by an expert panel discussion and audience Q&A session.

Agenda Includes;

  • Welcome and Introduction
    Maria Hayes, President, Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association
  • The National Programme for Heart Failure in Ireland – Past, Present and Future
    Prof Ken McDonald, Clinical Lead, National Heart Programme; St Vincent’s University Health Care Group
  • Important Updates in Pharmacological Management
    Mairead Lehane, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Mallow General Hospital
  • Is it Heart Failure? Detection and Screening in People with Other Co-Morbidities
    Michelle Carey, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Tallaght University Hospital
  • Living with Heart Failure: Somatic Awareness, Self-Management and Carer Considerations
    Norma Caples, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, University Hospital Waterford
  • Expert Panel Discussion and Audience Q and A
    Chair: Dr Brendan O’Shea, GP & Principal in Practice; Assistant Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin

You can find a copy of Norm Caples presentation Living with Heart Failure: Somatic Awareness, Self-Management and Carer Considerations HERE