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Clinical Session Proposals

General Medicine

Session Name: Rehabilitation Considerations for Patients with Advanced Heart Failure

2 - Rehabilitation of Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Saturday, October 22, 2022

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET

Location: 324-326

Speaker(s)

Nicole L. Pontee, MD MS

Assistant Professor
Lynn Rehabilitation Center/ University of Miami
Miami, Florida

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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This presentation will review key components of the rehabilitation plan for patients who have undergone implantation of a ventricular assist device. It will address necessary precautions one must take in the care of these patients, and it will identify essential educational topics and skills one must ensure their rehabilitation team has to care for this patient population in post-acute and outpatient settings.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the indications for LVAD implementation and the basic components
Identify contraindications/precautions for the patient with LVAD
Understand how to clinically evaluate a patient with LVAD
Develop an individualized rehab plan of care for a patient with the LVAD