Heart Education Europe Needs Assessment

The below survey is anonymous and has only 8 short questions designed to address unmet educational needs faced by healthcare professionals in Europe.

Heart Education Europe (HEE) is a free e-learning platform specifically designed as a tool for healthcare professionals to access anytime to improve the treatment journey and support for their patients.

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* 1. What is your professional role?

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* 2. How many years have you been practising in this role?

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* 3. What types of heart failure are most presented by your patients?

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) or systolic failure

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or diastolic failure

Right ventricular (RV) heart failure

Congestive heart failure (CHF)

Other variant or co-morbidity (please specify):

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* 4. In your day-to-day practice, which do you find most challenging?

Accurate diagnosis and classification of heart failure

Appropriate selection and use of heart failure medications, including newer combinations such as Angiotensin-Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitors (ARNIs) e.g. sacubitril/valsartan or Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors

Providing patient education surrounding heart failure, treatment options and prognosis

Identification and management of advanced heart failure

Making timely and appropriate recommendations for major interventions such as devices or surgical procedures

Providing multidisciplinary care for advanced heart failure patients, including linkages to appropriate palliative care

Other (please specify):

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* 5. What topics do you find most challenging to discuss with / explain to patients?

Diagnostic approaches

Significance of lifestyle changes and / or cardiac rehab / improving low ejection fraction

Heart failure management and prognosis

Types of medication

Medication side effects / hyperkalaemia

Living with advanced heart failure

Surgical procedures and devices

Palliative care

Participation in clinical trials

Other (please specify):

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* 6. With respect to diagnosis of heart failure, which do you find most challenging?

Correlating the conditions that may cause and potential signs of heart failure

Selecting and interpreting test results (e.g. electrocardiogram [ECG], echocardiography, radionuclide ventriculography or multiple-gated acquisition scanning [MUGA], magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] etc) to identify type of heart failure

Classification of heart failure and establishing degree of severity

Tracking disease progression

Other (please specify):

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* 7. With respect to management of heart failure, which do you find most challenging?

Facilitating or providing access to cardiac rehabilitation

Staying abreast of treatment advancements

Appropriate selection and use of medications (including multiple prescriptions)

Managing medication side-effects and mitigating risks

Involving patients in decision-making for treatment of advanced heart failure

Surgical or interventional recommendations and follow-up

Shared care of heart failure patients

Other (please specify):

Heart Education Europe Needs Assessment

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* 1. What is your professional role?

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* 2. How many years have you been practising in this role?

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* 3. What types of heart failure are most presented by your patients?

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* 4. In your day-to-day practice, which do you find most challenging?

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* 5. What topics do you find most challenging to discuss with / explain to patients?

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* 6. With respect to diagnosis of heart failure, which do you find most challenging?

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* 7. With respect to management of heart failure, which do you find most challenging?

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* 8. Are there other topics on which you would most like to receive additional education? If so, please provide details below.