Fresh Beats: New Advances in Heart Failure Treatment 

A MEDS Ed seminar

This session of CareOregon Pharmacy’s MEDS Ed program focuses on the range of new medications and treatments available to help heart failure patients whose lives are at risk.

• The paradigm shift in medical therapy options: Part 1 – 18:03
• The crucial importance of optimal doses – the highest dose possible: Part 1 – 21:21
• Clinical pearls for Entresto: Part 1 – 25:09
• We are not treating our patients with the appropriate doses and medications: Part 1 – 35:35
• “I’m a huge fan of Natriuretic Peptides:” Part 1 – 49:17
• How do you know when a patient is advancing into heart failure? Part 1 – 57:27
  

• Why these drugs act differently, and why we use them the way we do: Part 2 – 4:28
• Nuances and pearls for beta blockers: Part 2 – 14:40
• Methamphetamine use and cardiomyopathy: Part 2 – 27:57
• Barriers to adherence – facilitators of adherence: Part 2 – 36:44
• Recuperative Care Program (RCP) heart failure program and provider interventions: Part 2 – 43:55
  

• Barriers to access – prescription, pharmacy, and coverage-related issues: Part 3 – 2:12
• Prior authorization issues and goals: Part 3 – 9:00
• Navigating the formulary: Part 3 – 9:43
• Prior Authorization: Streamlining tips and standard requirements: Part 3 – 13:07