{"id":86500,"date":"2026-01-20T14:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthlinksed.ca\/?post_type=product&p=86500"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:45:43","slug":"heart-12-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/healthlinksed.ca\/?product=heart-12-edmonton","title":{"rendered":"June 1: Heart Failure Update (Edmonton)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heart Failure: A Downward Spiral
\n<\/strong>\u2022 A Review of Relevant Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
\n\u2022 A Review of the Continuum of Heart Failure
\n\u2022 Risk Factors for the Development of Heart Failure<\/p>\n

You Take My Breath Away
\n<\/strong>\u2022 A Review of Physical Assessment of the Heart Failure Patient
\n\u2022 Life in the Big Apple – New York Heart Association Classification Review
\n\u2022 Methods of Heart Failure Diagnosis<\/p>\n

Slowing the Spiral
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Overview of current therapies and treatments for Heart Failure optimization through guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT)
\n\u2022 Advanced therapies including Cardiac Re-Synchronization Therapy (CRT) Explained<\/p>\n

Crash & Burn: What do we do Now?
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Profiles of Advanced Heart Failure: INTERMACS Scoring Explained
\n\u2022 A Review of the Treatment of the Patient in Cardiogenic Shock<\/p>\n

When All Else Fails
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Indications and techniques of cardiac transplantation
\n\u2022 Palliative care and the heart failure patient<\/p>\n

Description:
\n<\/b>Heart failure is a common, disabling and deadly disorder and is thought to be one of the most costly cardiac disorders in terms of annual hospitalization costs and morbidity, despite the tremendous benefit that guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) has offered. The dramatic deterioration in quality of life and prognosis when a patient progresses from asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction to overt heart failure is a major challenge for physicians and nurses. This one day workshop focuses on the recent and more comprehensive nursing and medical interventions that are improving outcomes and quality of life for the heart failure patient.<\/p>\n

Who Should Attend?
\n<\/b>\u2022\u00a0Staff in Specialized Cardiac, ICU, PACU, Surgical Suite & Special Procedures Areas
\n\u2022\u00a0Nurses in Adult Acute Cardiac Care,\u00a0Med-Sung Settings, ER & Complex Care Settings
\n\u2022\u00a0Selected Allied Health Professionals: PA’s, Physios, Respiratory Therapists
\n\u2022\u00a0New RNs or Students planning employment in the above settings
\n\u2022 Health Care and Nursing Educators, Specialists, Clinicians, and Managers from the above settings<\/p>\n

\"\"Christopher Coltman, RN, BScN<\/b>
\n<\/strong>
\nChristopher Coltman, a graduate of the UofA Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, has been engaged in cardiac and cardiovascular surgical nursing for over 25 years. He has worked in a variety or settings and countries, including Montreal, London (England) and in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has extensive experience in the area of acute coronary syndrome, heart failure and cardiovascular surgery. Chris is well known as an excellent teacher, having over 18 years of teaching experience, and has taught a number of sessions on a variety of topics where his passion for teaching and cardiac care shows. He is currently the Clinical Nurse Educator in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Date:
\n<\/strong>Monday, June 1, 2026<\/p>\n

Rate Schedule:
\n<\/strong>$179 on or before March 30, 2026 \u2013 Super Early Rate<\/del>
\n$189 on or before April 20, 2026 \u2013 Early Rate
\n$199 on or before May 11, 2026 \u2013 Middle Rate
\n$209 after May 11, 2026 \u2013 Regular Rate<\/p>\n

Time:
\n<\/strong>0800: Doors Open
\n0830: Workshop Begins
\n1600: Workshop Ends<\/p>\n

Presenter:
\n<\/strong>Christopher Coltman, RN, BScN<\/p>\n

Location:
\n<\/strong>Location:
\n<\/strong>Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre \u29c9<\/a>
\n11834 Kingsway Ave, Edmonton, AB, T5G 3J5 (Google Maps \u29c9<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Includes:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Certificate of completion for 6.5 hours of CE
\n\u2022 Coffee & tea
\n\u2022 Lunch (soup, salad, and sandwich buffet)
\n\u2022 Printed handouts<\/p>\n

See below for the outline, speaker biography, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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