Expert Series

Heart Failure Treatment and Patient Care: An Interview with PA Greg Duck

Physician associate Greg Duck from John Peter Smith (JPS) Hospital in Texas discusses heart failure management and the challenges, strategies, and rewarding aspects of working with a diverse patient population.

In this episode, Dan Thibodeau, DHSc, MHP, PA-C, DFAAPA, AACC, interviews Lauren Eyadiel, MMS, PA-C, a board-certified physician associate specializing in advanced heart failure in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Lauren discusses the importance of getting patients on the four pillars of guideline-directed treatment for heart failure, and the importance of early treatment.
In this episode, Dan Thibodeau, DHSc, MHP, PA-C, DFAAPA, AACC,interviews David McCaskill, ACNP, FNP, who developed a heart failure clinic in East Texas. He has spent 24 years caring for heart failure patients and now leads a team who cares for 1,500 cardiology patients. David explains how an advanced practice provider’s immediate follow-up after patient discharge greatly reduces hospitalizations. He also shares best practices in tailoring patient discussions about heart failure treatment.

New content coming soon. Please check back.