1. Heart Failure Clinic Facility: James A Haley VAMC, Tampa FL Contact Person: Jeannette McCain, MA, ARNP-C Jeannette.McCain@VA.Gov

2. Heart Failure Clinic PURPOSE: to provide to patients with class III and IV Heart Failure and their significant others intense: Medical follow-up Medical follow-up Education regarding: Education regarding: Disease process Disease process Medication therapy Medication therapy Dietary and fluid guidelines Dietary and fluid guidelines Medication purposes, use and side effects Medication purposes, use and side effects

3. Heart Failure Clinic Co-morbidities: Co-morbidities: Diabetes Diabetes Hypertension Hypertension Hyperlipidemia Hyperlipidemia Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis Renal disease Renal disease Vascular disease Vascular disease

4. Heart Failure Clinic Lifestyle guidelines: Lifestyle guidelines: Living with heart failure Living with heart failure Proper exercise Proper exercise Stress management Stress management Daily weight Daily weight Proper nutritional needs and eating tips Proper nutritional needs and eating tips

5. Heart Failure Clinic Provide a consistent and easy to reach contact for problems Provide a consistent and easy to reach contact for problems Conduit to additional services/referrals: Conduit to additional services/referrals: Heart transplantation evaluation Heart transplantation evaluation LVAD LVAD Research programs (ie CorCap) Research programs (ie CorCap) Palliative Care Palliative Care Surgery Surgery Home care for Inotrope and or Intervenous diuretic therapy. Home care for Inotrope and or Intervenous diuretic therapy.