Bolstering Lifesaving Skills at Cardiology Summit in Asia
Left image - Pictured left to right: Alan Fong, FACC, FESC, FRCP, MB, MRCP; Paul Heidenreich, MD, MS, FACC, FACE, FAHA; and Chia-Te Liao, MD, PhD, MSc at the AFCC-AHA Joint Symposium. Right image - Health care professionals partake in the Association's Basic Life Support (BLS) workshop learning. (American Heart Association)
The American Heart Association led a workshop at a cardiology conference in Malaysia to reinforce high-quality CPR and basic life support skills.
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During the second day of the conference, Association volunteer Paul Heidenreich(o link abre em nova janela)(o link abre em nova janela), MD, MS, FACC, FACE, FAHA, spoke at a joint symposium with AFCC on Get With the Guidelines® – Heart Failure(o link abre em nova janela)(o link abre em nova janela): Twenty Years in Review, Lessons Learned, and the Road Ahead. Get With the Guidelines is an in-hospital program for improving care(o link abre em nova janela)(o link abre em nova janela) by promoting consistent adherence to the Association’s latest scientific treatment guidelines.
Heidenreich served as a co-chairperson for the session, which also included a discussion on the Get With the Guidelines® – Heart Failure A.S.I.A.(o link abre em nova janela)(o link abre em nova janela) (Adherence to Science Implementation in Asia), the Real-World GDMT Uptake in Taiwan, and the opportunities and challenges presented by AI in cardiovascular settings.
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