Target audience

The Heart Failure Academy study days are for healthcare professionals only. 

The learning is specifically tailored towards generalist members of the multidisciplinary team working in all sectors.

Those who have established roles in supporting people living with heart failure are welcome and will benefit from the shared learning and networking.

Why should I attend?

These sessions are multidisciplinary, providing a fantastic opportunity to network and share best practice. We will examine local system challenges and how we can work together across sectors to support people living with heart failure to get the best outcomes.

Aim

The aim of this study day is to support healthcare professionals to develop their knowledge and skills to provide a person centred approach to recognising the signs and symptoms of heart failure, enabling a timelier diagnosis, swift escalation to the right treatment at the right time.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the study day, healthcare professionals will

• have an increased confidence in recognising the signs and symptoms of heart failure
• be able to describe the appropriate referral of people with suspected heart failure
• be able to summarise the management of different heart failure phenotypes
• apply a person centred approach, evidence-based approach to heart failure therapy in a range of clinical scenarios
• develop advance care planning consultation skills

Dates

The content of each study day will be essentially the same on each date but tailored to each region (Humber North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire). Each session will be supported by local heart failure experts who support people living with heart failure across the whole heart failure pathway.

West Yorkshire

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Humber North Yorkshire 

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South Yorkshire

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Heart Failure Academy webinars are for healthcare professionals only 

(The learning content is not suitable for patients)

Heart Failure Academy masterclass webinar series 2026

We hope generalists in primary and secondary care will join us each month for our lunchtime webinar masterclass series in 2026 to upskill in Heart Failure.

Heart failure specialists colleagues are very welcome to attend and share their expertise.

All webinars will be recorded. Recordings will be housed in our presentation library.

January 2026

Title: Update on chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management 

Date: 28 January 2026 1-2pm Register to attend                             

Speaker: Professor Abdallah Al-Mohammad

Why attend? 

Professor Al Mohammed has worked on the national clinical guidelines with NICE between 2008 and 2025 and will guide us through the September 2025 update to NICE Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management which delivered significant changes to the diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure. Not only have all three main heart failure phenotypes (HFrEF, HFmrEF and HFpEF) now been recognised, but the September update supports clinicians to develop a more person centred approach to the treatment of all guiding healthcare professionals to take into account the degree of frailty and chronic kidney disease someone is living with.

February 2026

Title: Diuretics in Heart Failure

Date 12 February 2026 1-2pm Register to attend

Speaker: Dr Kate Gatenby

Why attend?

You said, we did. We are delighted to offer this important masterclass in diuretics use in heart failure responding to feedback for more case studies after our Heart Failure Academy study days in October 2025.

In this webinar Dr Kate Gatenby will guide colleagues through starting diuretics, considering appropriate choice and initiation before moving onto monitoring and managing abnormal renal and electrolyte measurements. We’ll also consider how to navigate conversations to empower people living with heart failure to take useful measurements to support titration. We’ll also think about adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage adjustments for people living with chronic kidney disease and or frailty.

Dr Kate Gatenby has a passion for integrating the management of heart failure across primary and secondary care, leading a number of cross sector projects in West Yorkshire.

 March 2026

Title: Palliative care in Heart Failure

Speaker: Dr Jason Ward

Date: 26 March 2026 1-2pm Register to attend

Why attend:

You said, we did.

We are delighted to offer this important masterclass in Palliative care in heart failure responding to feedback for more support on palliative care following our Heart Failure Academy study days in October 2025.

Dr Jason Ward an experienced consultant in Palliative Medicine with a history of working in hospices, community and hospital settings will deliver this webinar focusing on palliative care specifically in heart failure.