Accreditation Statement

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.

Learning Outcome:

After participating in this activity, 100% of learners seeking contact hours will self-report whether they have a comprehensive gain in knowledge and plan to use new skills in the care and management of patients undergoing durable MCS implant.

This educational activity must adhere to the following requirements:

-     Educational materials that are part of accredited education (such as slides, abstracts,

handouts, evaluation mechanisms, or disclosure information) must not contain any marketing

produced by or for an ineligible company, including corporate or product logos, trade names, or

product group messages.

-     All recommendations for patient care in accredited continuing education must be based on

current science, evidence, and clinical reasoning, while giving a fair and balanced view of

diagnostic and therapeutic options.

-     All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in accredited education in support or

justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards

of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

-        Evolving topics are presented without advocating for, or promoting, practices that are not, or

not yet, adequately based on current science, evidence, and clinical reasoning. Sessions that

cover these topics must be clearly identified in the program or agenda.

-        Accredited education cannot include unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or

education that promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that

are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective

in the treatment of patients.

-        Faculty (speakers or authors) must not actively promote or sell products or services that

serve their professional or financial interests during accredited education.

-        Only relevant relationships are disclosed to learners prior to the activity.

Contact Hours

Attendees may earn (up to) 4.5 contact hours by attending this activity and completing the evaluation.

0.0 pharmacology hours are also available.

Claiming Contact Hours 

Attendees can earn one nursing contact hour for every hour of educational time. Learners must complete

an evaluation to receive contact hours. The evaluation is available after the activity. 

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

The planners and faculty for this activity do not have any relevant with ANCC-defined ineligible

companies to disclose, unless listed below. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated

according to ANCC guidance.

Dr. Richa Agarwal, MD

Zoll Medica l- Speaker Honoraria

Abbot - Speaker Honoraria

Dr. Jonathan Grinstein

Abbott – Speaker

Jennifer Hajj, MHDS, BSN, RN, CCRN-K (Moderator)

Speaker panel for Medtronic and Abbott

Disclosure of Commercial Support

AAHFN received commercial support from the following ineligible companies: 

None