HEART FAILURE AND RESYNCHRONIZATION
June 4, 2008: Holiday Inn Airport, Bloomington, IL

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED AUDIENCE
The intended audience for this course is mid-level providers and nursing staff involved in the care of heart failure patients. This course reviews current concepts in heart failure management.

SPEAKER: Marilyn Prasun, RN Ph.D. CNS

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this program the learner will be able to...

1.	Provide an overview of the pathophysiology of heart failure.
2.	Discuss current heart failure treatment modalities.
3.	Review device interrogation technologies.

PARTICIPANT OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this program the learner will be able to...

1.	Discuss the etiology and pathophysiology of heart failure.
2.	List current medication used for heart failure.
3.	State steps in CRT interrogation and analysis of these findings.

AGENDA
Continental breakfast, AM break, lunch and PM break provided

Day 1
8:00am..	Registration
8:30am..	Overview of Program/Introduction
8:45am..	Etiology and Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
9:45am..	Assessment Modalities
10:30pm..	Break
10:45pm..	Pharmacologic Management
11:45pm..	Non-Pharmacologic Management
12:15pm..	Lunch
1:00pm..	Arrhythmias and Device Therapy in Heart Failure
1:45pm..	Break
2:00pm..	Break Out Sessions - A) AV Optimization B) Interrogation Techniques
3:15pm..	Pulling it all Together
3:45pm..	What the Future Holds
4:00pm..	Evaluations

Tuition Fee: $110. Tuition Includes program syllabus, continental breakfast, breaks, lunch and certificate of attendance.

This program has been approved by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Provider #14076 (Critical Care Ed) and the California Board of Nursing, Provider #12206. AACN: 6 Contact Hours; California Board of Nursing: 7.2 Contact Hours; 0.72 CEUs.

FACULTY
Marilyn Prasun RN PhD CNS is a cardiovascular researcher, educator and clinical specialist. She is a heart failure specialist with Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL, and teaches in the Nursing School at Millikin University, Decatur, IL.

Hotel Accommodations
Locations and Reservations

The Holiday Inn Bloomington Airport is located at 3202 East Empire Street, Bloomington, Illinois 61704.
Phone: 309-662-4700.

An airport shuttle service is available.

Guest rooms are available at reduced rates for the evenings prior to each course. Ask the hotel for the group rate for CCE Consulting. The reduced rate cut-off is 3 weeks prior to the conference dates.

The Bloomingtion Airport (Central Illinois Regional Airport is served by Air Tran, American, Delta, Northwest, and United Airlines.

Cancellations:
Cancellations may be faxed in writing. Cancellations received 7 days before the course will receive a full refund. Cancellations received after this time will be assessed a $20.00 processing fee. No refunds are given for "no shows" or cancellations received after the conference begins. A $20.00 fee is charged on any returned check. Your check must be received within ten days if you register by phone or fax or your registration may be cancelled.

C.C.E. Consulting, 206 S. 6th Street, Springfield, IL 62701.
Phone: 217-787-5937
Fax: 217-544-3361.
E-mail: lmoulton@cceconsulting.net