Canadian Heart Failure Society

2015-2016 Annual Report

The Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS)

provides a forum for cardiovascular

professionals to exchange ideas, advance

knowledge, improve practice and care

delivery in the prevention, diagnosis, and

management of all Heart Failure phases and

complications.

The CHFS interacts with the Canadian

Cardiovascular Society (CCS) as an affiliated

organization in matters associated with the

continuum of heart failure. CHFS strives to

provide guidance for medical trainees in

Canada, while advocating for heart failure

patients, their families, and professionals

providing care to those living with the risks

and complications heart failure.

Membership As an additional benefit of membership, we will be offering reduced rate registration for

CHFS members for the 2017 HF Update conference. CHFS and Canadian Council of

Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN) continue to offer a reduced price joint CCCN/CHFS

membership. The second year of this incentive continues to result in membership growth

with twenty-four members taking advantage of this offer. Allied Health and Members in

Training memberships continue to increase. These two groups will be specifically featured

in future website enhancement.

Learn more about the CHFS activities

And how to become a member at

www.ccs.ca/chfs or by emailing

chfs@ccs.ca

Canadian Heart Failure Society

222 Queen St. Suite 1403

Ottawa, ON K1P 5V9

Membership #

Physician Members 81

Allied Health Members 50

Members in Training 27

Total Membership 158

Board of Directors: Estrellita Estrella-Holder (Winnipeg, MB),

Nadia Giannetti (Montréal, QC), Haissam Haddad

(Saskatoon, SK), Suzanne Nixon (Vancouver, BC), Miroslaw

Rajda (Halifax, NS), Bruce Sussex (St. John's, NL), [Executive

Officers:] Michael Chan (Edmonton, AB), Karen Harkness

(Toronto, ON), Jonathan Howlett (Calgary, AB), Sean Virani

(Vancouver, BC), Shelley Zieroth (Winnipeg, MB)

AREA OF FOCUSED COMPETENCE (AFC)

"On September 7th the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Specialty

Standards Review Committee (SSRC) formally approved the Area of Focused Competence

(AFC) Diploma in Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation.

This initiative, birthed in collaboration with the Canadian Cardiac Transplant Network, was

supported by a pan-Canadian working group of HF and Cardiac Transplant specialists

under the leadership of Dr. Brian Clarke and Dr. Sean Virani. Many thanks and

congratulations to this group of individuals who worked tirelessly to support the

development of a comprehensive suite of standards for both trainees and academic

institutions.

Trainees, practicing specialists and institutions interested in applying for AFC recognition

should refer to the Royal College website.”

NURSING Collaboration with the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN) continues,

whereby nurses receive a discount with a joint CCCN and CHFS membership. Twenty-four

members took advantage of this offer.

Progress continues for enhancing awareness of the heart failure specialty certification for

nurses through the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN). Dr. Nancy

Albert, chair of the AAHFN Certification Board, provided information in a workshop for

nurses at the HF Update conference in Montreal, May 2016. In addition to nurses who

primarily have a clinical role and quality for the specialty certification (CHFN), the AAHFN-

Certification Board has recently created the credential CHFN-K, for those positions in the

heart failure community that though not clinical, indirectly impact the heart failure patient.

The exam is the same as the CHFN, but eligibility criteria has been tailored to ensure that

the CHFN-K exam candidate equally meets the standards set to sit for the exam.

The Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS) is a recognized

Affiliate Organization of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society

(CCS)

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The Inaugural CHFS Annual Achievement Award

Dr. Malcolm Arnold is a retired cardiologist, working

formerly at University Hospital, London Health Sciences

Centre and Professor of Medicine, Physiology and

pharmacology at Western University in London, Ontario

He is Past Director of Research Affairs for the Division of Cardiology and Program Leader, Circulation Group, Lawson Health Research Institute.

Dr. Arnold has published over 250 scientific manuscripts, theses and book chapters. He has received the University Faculty of Medicine Dean’s Awards for both Excellence in Research and Excellence in Teaching.

He graduated first in his class from Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. His postgraduate training took place in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, Harvard Medical School and Brigham Women’s Hospital, Boston.

During his doctoral research, Dr. Arnold proposed for the first time that beta-2 adrenoceptors were present in the human heart. Later, he and a colleague discovered and published the effect of grapefruit juice on drug metabolism, which the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, in 2004, called one of the best papers in the last 30 years.

“I’m fortunate to have participated in the enormous changes in this field,” he says, “and to learn from colleagues who have been supportive and have taught me so much.”

Dr. Arnold co-founded the Canadian Heart Failure Network. It brought together heart failure clinics linked through a unique longitudinal database, following over 20,000 patients. He also conceived and supported the Canadian Heart Failure Society, which is now an affiliate of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

He has served on the Canadian Cardiovascular Society’s Executive Council, the Heart Failure Society of America Council, and the Steering Committee of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Arnold was the first Chair of the CCS Heart Failure Guidelines Program.

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The CHFS Annual Achievement

Award was created in 2016 to

recognize a member who has

made significant contributions to

the academic, research, or clinical

scopes of heart failure.

The CHRS is very pleased to

announce this year’s award

recipient; Dr. J. Malcolm O. Arnold.

Please help us honour our

colleague and friend at the CCS

Award ceremony on Sunday,

October 23, 2016 at 6:15pm at the

Westin.

The CHFS has 5 Executive Officers selected from the Board of Directors. These members are

responsible for the overall operations of the organization. Their roles include all levels of

member communication, development of educational content, member engagements initiatives,

and performing all financial and operational and meeting obligations. To learn more about the

new CHFS structure contact chfs@ccs.ca.

The third Heart Failure Update was held in Montreal on June 2-4,

2016. HF Update 2016 was a 2-day national congress accredited

by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS).

The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Jonathan Howlett and Dr.

Serge Lepage. The planning committee consisted of seven

Canadian cardiologists and two nurses.

2016 Learning Objectives

1. Integrate the data and recommendations from new trials on blood pressure targets, heart rate and rhythm control in HF

2. Individualize and initiate appropriate HF treatment, pharmacological or technological, based on patient needs and available therapeutic options

3. Effectively treat

patients with co-morbidities, such as diabetes or atrial fibrillation

4. Evaluate the role of

monitoring and other preventive strategies in reducing hospital readmissions

Program:

Developed by the Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS), this

third annual edition featured engaging presentations, panel

discussions and interactive workshops by top national and

international heart failure (HF) key opinion leaders.

Heart failure experts examined up-to-date clinical data, current

recommendations and applications for a variety of heart failure

management aspects.

2016 program highlights include:

Treating HF subgroups (diabetes, AF, hypertension)

Blood pressure targets and heart rate control

Practical approaches to patient care

Sleep-disordered breathing

Candidates for LVAD and novel valve therapies

Hospital readmissions: prevention and benchmarking

HF advocacy

Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) HF Guidelines

Update

CANCARE (Critical Care Society) workshop

Nursing certification workshop

CCS Heart Failure Comprehensive Rewrite and Living

Document

The CCS Heart Failure Guideline Panel is currently developing a

comprehensive rewrite to consolidate ten years of annual guideline

updates. This is a major, labour intensive undertaking involving members

of both the primary and secondary panels. The comprehensive guideline

will form the basis for high quality care for patients with HF, and will

underpin the development of best practices. Panel members expect the

full document to be completed by March/April 2017 and they are working

with the CJC for publication options. Dissemination will be supported

through a multifaceted ‘living document’ web interface, with

recommendations, integrated summaries and search features to provide a

total approach to HF care.

Primary panel members:

Justin Ezekowitz (Co-Chair) Eileen O’Meara (Co-Chair)

Howard Abrams, Michael Chan, Anique Ducharme, Nadia Giannetti, Adam Grzeslo, Peter Hamilton, George

Heckman, Jonathan Howlett, Sheri Koshman, Serge Lepage, Michael

McDonald, Robert McKelvie, Gordon Moe Miroslaw Rajda, Elizabeth Swiggum,

Sean Virani, Shelley Zieroth

Secondary panel members:

Abdul Al-Hesayen, Alain Cohen-Solal Michel D’Astous, Sabe De

Estrellita Estrella-Holder, Stephen Fremes, Lee Green, Haissam Haddad Karen Harkness, Adrian Hernandez Simon Kouz, Marie-Hélène LeBlanc Frederick Masoudi, Heather Ross,

André Roussin, Bruce Sussex

CHFS at CCC 2016

Saturday, October 22, 5:30pm – 6:30 pm, PCM 525

CHFS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING This meeting will highlight the activities and accomplishments of the CHFS and its members.

We hope you will join us.

SESSIONS YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS

Saturday, October 22nd

11:00 - 12:30 BENCH TO BEDSIDE: TRANSLATIONAL HEART FAILURE STUDIES,

PCM 514 A

12:30-1:30 STEM CELLS AND SUCH: BASIC SCIENCE STUDIES IN HEART FAILURE,

Community Forum

2:00-3:30 IMPROVING HEART FAILURE CARE AND OUTCOMES,

PCM 514 A

4:00-5:30 CCS 2016 GUIDELINES: TEN YEARS OF HEART FAILURE GUIDELINES - MANAGING A

COMPLEX DISEASE IN CANADA,

PCM 516 AB

5:30-6:30 CHFS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING,

PCM 525

Sunday, October 23rd

9:00-10:30 MAN VS MACHINE: TRANSPLANT AND VADS,

PCM 513 A

11:00-12:30 NEW HEART FAILURE CLINICAL TRIALS,

PCM 513 A

3:30-4:30 GAME OF HORMONES: CARDIO-ONCOLOGY, PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY

AND MORE!

Community Forum

6:15-8:00 CANADIAN CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY AWARDS RECEPTION,

Westin, Fortification

Mon, October 24th, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

CANADIAN HEART FAILURE SOCIETY SPOTLIGHT: CARDIAC MONITORING TO PREVENT HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR HEART FAILURE: A

JOINT CHFS/HFSA SESSION PCM 516 AB

Faculty: Jonathan Howlett, Joann Lindenfield, Justin Ezekowitz, Sean Virani

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to: Describe advantages and drawbacks of telemedicine as a monitoring strategy for patients with heart failure; Identify patients who may

benefit from invasive cardiac monitoring to prevent heart failure admissions: Describe updated Heart Failure Guidelines for Prevention of Recurrent Heart Failure Hospitalizations.

Monday, October 24th

9:00-10:30 A CANADIAN CARDIAC TRANSPLANT NETWORK WORKSHOP: PLEASE HELP: I

THINK MY PATIENT NEEDS A VAD

PCM 524

11:00-12:30 FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS FOR ADVANCED HEART FAILURE,

PCM 524

2:00 - 3:30 CANADIAN HEART FAILURE SOCIETY SPOTLIGHT: CARDIAC MONITORING TO

PREVENT HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR HEART FAILURE: A JOINT CHFS/HFSA SESSION,

PCM 516 AB

Tuesday, October 25th

STUMP THE EXPERTS 8:00 - 9:30

PCM 156

END OF LIFE CARE, PACEMAKER DEACTIVATION AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN 8:00 - 9:30

DYING: AN EMERGING PARADIGM OF CIED CARE IN CANADA

PCM 520

CCS GUIDELINES RAPID REVIEW 9:45 11:15

PCM 517

See our members in action. Download the CCC App for the full program and

look under “Specialty Meetings”

CONTACT US

CANADIAN HEART FAILURE SOCIETY (CHFS)

222 Queen St. Suite 1403, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5V9

Tel: (613/877) 569-3407

CHFS@ccs.ca

www.ccs.ca/chfs