Wednesday, September 29th 12:00pm
VAD as a Bridge to Transplant
Rebecca Cogswell, MD
Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support
University of Minnesota Division of Cardiology
&
Brian Roscoe, PsyD
Behavior Health Clinician
M Health Fairview
Transplant, is that the next step of your journey? Dr. Cogswell will share insights and help better understand the landscape of this transition: whether you have been waiting for just a few months or years this can be a tricky time. We know managing the emotional impact on you and your family can be challenging. Dr Roscoe will share tools and techniques for coping and becoming more comfortable during this uncertain period of life.
Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support
University of Minnesota Division of Cardiology
&
Brian Roscoe, PsyD
Behavior Health Clinician
M Health Fairview
Transplant, is that the next step of your journey? Dr. Cogswell will share insights and help better understand the landscape of this transition: whether you have been waiting for just a few months or years this can be a tricky time. We know managing the emotional impact on you and your family can be challenging. Dr Roscoe will share tools and techniques for coping and becoming more comfortable during this uncertain period of life.
| bridge_to_transplant_-_cogswell.pdf |
| bridge_to_transplant_-_roscoe.pdf |
Wednesday, September 15th 12:00pm
Those Applying to Sainthood – Caregivers!
Michael Petty, PhD, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCNS
Advanced Practice Nurse Leader
University of Minnesota Medical Center
The success of any transplant or MCS recipient depends to a significant degree on the family caregivers who accompany the patients on their journey. As a medical team we recognize the importance of family caregivers in our work with heart failure patients. The goal of this session will be to focus on the family caregiver:
• Identify challenges commonly described by caregivers
• Discuss self-care strategies that might serve the caregiver
• Share experiences, difficulties, solutions, and successes of caregivers in attendance
Advanced Practice Nurse Leader
University of Minnesota Medical Center
The success of any transplant or MCS recipient depends to a significant degree on the family caregivers who accompany the patients on their journey. As a medical team we recognize the importance of family caregivers in our work with heart failure patients. The goal of this session will be to focus on the family caregiver:
• Identify challenges commonly described by caregivers
• Discuss self-care strategies that might serve the caregiver
• Share experiences, difficulties, solutions, and successes of caregivers in attendance
| slides_from_presentation.pdf |