May 25, 2026 - May 25, 2028

Nurse Planner:
Korita Johnson, DNP MBA AGPCNP-BC

Content Expert(s):
Erin Donaho, ANP-C

Contact Hours
Attendees may earn 1.0 contact hour by completing the post-test and evaluation.

Learning Outcomes:
Following this activity, 90% of learners will be able to:

- Describe the burden of heart failure by citing at least two key statistics that demonstrate the gap between mortality, healthcare costs, and hospice utilization.

- Differentiate heart failure severity by accurately describing the four NYHA functional classes and the four AHA heart failure stages.- Summarize current guideline-directed palliative care by outlining the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Class I recommendation for early, concurrent, and ongoing integration of palliative care for patients with symptomatic heart failure, including its goals for quality of life, symptom relief, and caregiver support.

- Apply palliative strategies in advanced heart failure by:

- Implementing at least three evidence‑based interventions for symptom palliation in NYHA class IV / AHA stage D heart failure, and

- Identifying at least five hospice prognostic indicators relevant to advanced heart failure and explaining how hospice services can operationalize guideline.

Accreditation Statement
This activity is provided by the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN). The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

Disclosure/Conflicts of Interest
The planners and faculty for this activity do not have any relevant relationships to disclose unless listed below. Any resulting conflicts of interest have been resolved according to ANCC guidance.

Disclosure of Commercial Support
AAHFN did not receive commercial support from any organizations for this activity.

Erin Donaho ANP-C

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