Attendance an online digital event on Sep. 27, 2024 entitled “Reframing the role and impact of pharmacy in heart failure care”. The event was offered by International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).

Description: Heart failure (HF) is frequently associated with other chronic conditions (such as ischemic heart disease, diabetes, chronic renal disease, atrial fibrillation, obesity, and hypertension), leading to a complicated web of health concerns. Interconnectivity expresses itself in a variety of ways, influencing the diagnosis, detection, and treatment of these illnesses. Community pharmacists and their teams are uniquely positioned to improve HF awareness, detect those at risk, and drive early identification and referral to primary care providers for assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. At this event, the "Heart Failure Pharmacy Toolkit" was presented to assist pharmacists offer a range of HF pharmacy treatments.

Moderator:

Marianne Ivey, Professor Emerita, Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy

Panelists:

Poukwan Arunmanakul, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

Lorenz Van der Linden, Clinical pharmacist, Hospital Pharmacy.

Department, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Inês Nunes da Cunha, FIP Practice. Development and Transformation Projects Manager, FIP, The Netherlands.