Following the recent publication of the Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework (CVDMSF) the Heart Failure Academy are delighted to present Heart Failure and the older adult: an honest conversation.

This webinar will provide a pragmatic focus on how we can implement personalised care as per the CVDMSF for older adults living with heart failure.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this webinar viewers will be able to:

  • Describe the importance of community services in the care of older adults living with heart failure
  • Give examples of the complexities of supporting an older adult living with heart failure considering:
  1. Health inequalities
  2. Frailty
  3. Co-morbidities
  • Discuss the practicalities of:
  1. NTproBNP testing in older adults
  2. The limitation of the evidence base in heart failure guideline directed medical therapy in older adults
  3. Person centred care for older adults living with heart failure

Pre-webinar

This presentation will build on a basic understanding of NICE NG 106 Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (updated 2025).

If this is an area you need to develop confidence in, please visit the Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber Heart Failure Academy Navigating the Heart Failure Journey map which offers bite sized learning videos to develop a knowledge of how to support people living with heart failure.