This community of practice (COP) connected colleagues from across Canada with a shared interest in integrating a palliative care approach for individuals with advanced heart failure.
This COP was ideal for interprofessional palliative care clinicians with an interest in heart disease and heart specialists with a passion for palliative care.
Members of this COP had the opportunity to meet with a panel of experts in the field to engage in case discussions and explore topics such as symptom management and models of care (including home care, hospice, and palliative care units).
Series 1
This series was made up of 4 sessions that took place from January 2022 to April 2022.
Overview of Models of Care in Different Care Settings
Models of Care in the Home Care Setting
Models of Care in the Ambulatory Setting
Models of Care in the Inpatient Setting
Series 2
This series was made up of 6 sessions that took place from November 2022 to November 2023.
Session 1
Update to medical management of heart failure decompensations in the community, including Cardiorenal dysfunction and managing with a palliative approach to care.
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society: Guidelines and Position Statement Library
- Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care: Community Palliative Care Physician Referral Form
Session 2
Demystifying implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) – do you always need to deactivate?Session 3
Complex case management and patients with complex goals of care.Session 4
Diuretic management in the community: Lasix, Metolazone and Bumetanide.
Session 5
Multi-morbidity and heart failure – managing patients with multiple illnesses.
Session 6
De-prescribing cardiac and other medications: palliative care
in people with advanced heart failure
Series 3
This series will run from October 2024 to November 2025.