Title:	Decompensated Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: Treating Beyond Triage
Location:	King Arthur Court Ballroom, Intercontinental Hotel Chicago, 505 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
Learning Objectives:	Describe the current data regarding the heart failure patients presenting to the hospital Describe the role and importance of early management of patients with acutely decompensated heart failure Present the clinical management and therapeutic options available in the treatment of these patients Describe the emerging role of observation units in the treatment of heart failure Discuss the development and implementation of clinical guidelines to improve the management of these heart failure patients
Agenda:	April 30, 2004 6:00 - 7:00 PM   Registration and Buffet Dinner 7:00 - 7:35 PM   The Severity of Illness of Patients Presenting to the Hospital with Heart                           Failure                            Marc A. Silver, MD                            Clinical Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine                            Director, Heart Failure Institute                            Advocate Christ Medical Center                            Oak Lawn, Illinois 7:35 - 8:10 PM   Observation Care for Heart Failure Patients: Strategies and Outcomes                            J. Douglas Kirk, MD                            Assistant Chief of Emergency Medicine                            Director, Chest Pain Evaluation Unit                            University of California, Davis Medical Center                            Sacramento, California 8:10 - 8:30 PM   Questions and Answer Session
Target Audience:	Emergency Physicians, Cardiologists, Internists, and Family Practitioners
Funding:	This program is supported by an educational grant from Scios, Inc.
Accreditation:	This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of ACCESS Medical Group and ProCE, Inc. ACCESS Medical Group is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. ACCESS Medical Group designates this CME activity as meeting the criteria for a maximum of 1.5 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Faculty Disclosure:	As a sponsor accredited by the ACCME, it is the policy of ACCESS Medical Group to require the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other relationship a faculty member or a sponsor has with the manufacturer of any commercial products(s) discussed in an educational presentation. Drs. Silver and Kirk report serving as a consultant and/or speaker for Scios.
Please note: The opinions expressed in this program should not be construed as those of the CME provider. The information and views are those of the faculty through clinical practice and professional literature. Portions of this program may include the use of drugs for unlabeled indications. Use of drugs outside of labeling should be considered experimental and participants are advised to consult prescribing information and professional literature.