August 10-12, 2015
Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, California
Course Directors: Brooks S. Edwards, M.D., Barry L. Karon, M.D., Barry A. Borlaug, M.D.

Success With Failure will feature up-to-date presentations on the evaluation and treatment of heart failure.  New diagnostic tools, drugs, and devices will be reviewed along with their role in specific clinical situations.  Integration of guidelines and clinical management will be highlighted.  The program format includes interactive case-based discussions, surgical and medical perspectives to ensure a lively and relevant educational opportunity for all participants.  

Course Highlights
•    Heart failure evaluation and management
•    Practice guidelines, performance measures, and clinical research
•    Review contrasting medical and surgical perspectives
•    Focus on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
•    MOC knowledge module – advanced heart failure and transplant

Registration Fee:
Course Registration (MD, PhD, DO, PharmD)                     $715.00
Course Registration (Resident, NP, PA, RN, Sonographer) $685.00

Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Identify relevant features of national heart failure guidelines
• Analyze new treatments for heart failure including devices
• Characterize the timing and expected outcome for surgical interventions in heart failure patients including those with ischemic heart disease and valvular heart disease

Attendance at this Mayo course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course

Exhibit Opportunities
This course offers the unique opportunity for commercial companies to interact with health care providers and highlight their products and services. If you are interested in exhibit space during this course, please contact Charlene Tri.