AHS Hosts Seventh Annual Heart Failure Awareness Week Symposium

Atlantic Health System is pleased to announce that it will deliver its 2018 Seventh Annual Heart Failure Awareness Week Symposium on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Hilton Short Hills.

Empowering practitioners with access to the latest advances in diagnosing and treating patients with heart failure, the one-day event will include:

-Heart Failure Basics and Misconceptions

-Patient Expectations: Factors Affecting Patient Encounters and Strategies for Increasing Patient Satisfaction

-Transitional Care in Patients with Heart Failure

-Cardiac Amyloidosis

-Heart Failure and Gastrointestinal Concerns

-Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease

-Recognizing Signs of Advanced Heart Failure

-Left Ventricular Devices Part I: The New Generation – Clinical Perspectives

-Left Ventricular Devices Part II: The New Generation – Surgical Perspectives

“As a nationally recognized leader in cardiology, Atlantic Health System is committed to ensuring its practitioners have access to the latest research, technology, and models of care to optimize diagnosis and treatment for patients with heart failure,” said Linda D. Gillam, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FASE, the Dorothy and Lloyd Huck Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at Morristown Medical Center/Atlantic Health System. “In addition to giving practitioners valuable information that helps them deliver the highest standard of care to patients, our Annual Heart Failure Awareness Week Symposium promotes thoughtful discussion among multidisciplinary care teams so that they may share knowledge to enhance patient care.”

Atlantic Health System Heart Success Program speakers are:

-Ellen Berry, MSW, LCSW, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

-Kathleen Borenstein, CNP, RN, CCRN, Manager, Cardiovascular Quality and Nursing Education, Manager, Cardiothoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants

-Carolina Cabral, MD, Attending Physician, Atlantic Health System, Heart Success Program

-Jaqueline Fearon-Clarke, MA, ACNP-BC, CHFN

-Michele Gilbert, RN, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, CHFN,Senior Heart Failure Specialist

-Marc Goldschmidt, MD, Medical Director, Heart Success Program, Medical Director, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Program

-Brittany Lauther, RN, MSN, APN, NP-C, PCCN, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Program

-Kaitlyn Ners, MHA, BSN, RN,Nurse Navigator, Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program

-Coralie Palek, RN, MSN, APN, FNP-BC, Lead Heart Failure NP, Advanced Heart Failure/Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

-Asia Silvera, BSN, RN, PCCN, CHFN,Heart Failure Clinical Coordinator

-James Slater, MD, Attending Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

-Linda Suplicki, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, APN-C, CCRN, Lead Coordinator, Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Program, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

Please visit www.MMCHeartSuccess.org to register for the event.

About Heart Care at Atlantic Health System

As part of Atlantic Health System, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers is home to New Jersey’s largest cardiac surgery program. Gagnon offers patients world-class medical experts and award-winning cardiovascular diagnostic and treatment services. Our cardiologists specialize in open-heart, minimally invasive, and noninvasive procedures. Nationally ranked in cardiology since 2012, the heart care team at Atlantic Health System is comprised of experts in multiple disciplines who provide patients with comprehensive, personalized cardiovascular care. US News & World Report has named Morristown Medical Center one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, and Healthgrades has named Morristown Medical Center one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care.

About Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Health System, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, is a leading non-profit, clinically integrated health care system comprised of Atlantic Medical Group with more than 900 physicians and multispecialty care providers, medical centers, rehabilitation and urgent care. Atlantic Medical Group had more than 1.2 million patient visits in 2016. Locations include Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ; Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ; Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ; Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ; Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ; and Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, as well as Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, and Atlantic Home Care and Hospice. It also includes its subsidiary, Atlantic Ambulance Corporation. Atlantic Health System comprises 1,747 licensed beds, nearly 16,000 employees and more than 3,700 physicians. Atlantic Health System has a medical school affiliation with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University; is part of Atlantic Accountable Care Organization, one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and is a member of AllSpire Health Partners.