Jody Bock Receives Heart Failure Nurse Recognition Award

June 25, 2010
Jody Bock, RN, CNS has been named the recipient of the Colloquium’s Heart Failure Nurse Recognition Award for 2010. Taking on the responsibility Heart Failure Coordinator at Banner, Bock’s leadership was integral to Banner’s heart failure improvement process read more...

CHF Solutions becomes Affiliate Member of the Colloquium

May 21, 2010
CHF Solutions began as a vision of cardiologist, Dr. Howard Levin in the late 1990s. Frustrated by the inability to reduce volume overload in patients safely and in a timely way, Dr. Levin partnered with Mark Gelfand, an engineer, to found CHF Solutions read more...

Jerry Weisfogel, MD to Chair Colloquium Heart Failure Sleep Workgroup

March 22, 2010
Sleep disorders are found in patients with heart failure according to leading cardiologist and sleep expert, Jerry Weisfogel. Sleep loss leads to cognitive impairment which may read more...

Heart Failure Nurse Recognition Award Announced

May 12, 2010
Honoring Florence Nightingale on the 190th anniversary of her birth, the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium recognizes all heart failure nurses by establishing the Heart Failure Nurse Maven Award. read more...

Aquapheresis in the Real World Webinar to take place July 28, 2010 Noon – 1:00 pm (ET)

Presented By: Santosh Menon, MD and Robin Baldauf, RN


Advances in technology make what was theoretically possible years ago available today. Santosh Menon, MD and Robin Baldauf, RN review the historic context of aquapheresis in heart failure and present their remarkable results and experience at the Carl H. & Edyth Lindner Heart Failure Treatment Center at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio an Accredited Heart Failure Institute.

Heart Failure Summer Webinar Series As a hospital membership organization, Colloquium member hospitals produce informative webinars each month. Topics are chosen by the member hospitals themselves and are usually related to sharing best practices, accreditation milestone development, and breaking news like the healthcare reform bill and its implications for heart failure. The Colloquium’s Heart Failure Webinar Series is open to others interested in improving heart failure care processes by invitation. To participate in a webinar, register on the Colloquium’s website http://www.thacinc.com.

For more information, contact Tony Joseph, MD at tjoseph@thacinc.com

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