The Heart Failure Academy

• To support ongoing professional development of non-specialist heart failure clinicians, with specialist input.
• Facilitate peer-to-peer learning
• Share best practices and updates in heart failure management
• Complement formal Heart Failure Academy learning

Welcome to the Heart Failure Academy Telegram Group. This group will facilitate peer-to-peer support and information exchange between non specialist heart failure members, guided by  a team of consultants cardiologists, consultants and pharmacists with a special interest in heart failure, heart failure nurse specialists and other heart failure champions directly involved in the care of people living with heart failure.

Please introduce yourself with your full name, locality you work in (do not share specific details), your role and experience in supporting people living with heart failure.

Members will be able to use the search function to find your full details.

Important please note:

• Anonymous posts will be deleted.

All members will only be able to post messages if they have a screen name by which they can be identified

• This group must not be used for debate, petitions or lobbying.
• General questions, only. You must not ask patient specific questions.
• Patient identifiable information, patient specific information and organisation’s names must not be shared.
• Inappropriate posts will be deleted and members posting inappropriate content will be removed from the group.

If you are unable to post, please direct message https://www.hfacademy.co.uk

The Heart Failure Academy’s Telegram Group will provide peer support. As the Heart Failure Academy has no control over comments, resources or third party sites shared, you acknowledge and agree that the Heart Failure Academy is not responsible for the comments posted or the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such individuals, sites or resources.

You must further acknowledge and agree that the Heart Failure Academy is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any comment, content, goods or services available on the Telegram group or through any shared resources or websites.

All members must use their professional judgement to interpret the appropriateness of content shared within this group to specific clinical scenarios in their practice. Where there is any concern, professionals must escalate appropriately within their local systems.

You must follow your profession’s regulatory body’s guidelines at all times when engaging with the Heart Failure Academy Telegram Group.

All members must demonstrate professionalism online.