Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship Program
The goal of the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System Heart Failure program is to provide outstanding patient care while developing and applying cutting edge technology and treatment approaches. We utilize a multidisciplinary disease management approach to care of patients with early to advanced stage heart failure. Our program strives to meet our patients medical and non-medical needs, employing a team of nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers and physicians trained in the management of heart failure.
A comprehensive inpatient program also exists to assure Heart Failure patients receive the highest quality, most cost efficient care. Highlights of the inpatient program include the following:
- Multidisciplinary approach led by a Heart Failure nurse practitioner in collaboration with Heart Failure physicians
- Optimization of guideline recommended medical management
- Access to advanced treatment options
- Intensive patient education with special emphasis on adherence and self-care management
- Assure early follow-up after discharge through clinic, home-based visits and telephone support
- Psychosocial support to patients and family and/or caregiver
In addition to applying the most advanced technology and treatment to patients care, we pursue an active research program in both clinical and translational sciences. Our group is pursuing a pharmacogenomics approach in an effort to provide personalized heart failure therapy.
