LIVE EVENT: Managing Hyperkalemia with Confidence: Practical Pathways to Maintain RAASi Therapy in Heart Failure
Event Date
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Location
Live Event in Phoenix, AZ
Event Time
7:45am - 8:45am, MST
Completion Time
60 minutes
Specialty
Cardiology, Pharmacy
Topic(s)
Heart, Heart Disease
This activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from AstraZeneca.
Credit Available
- Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All other healthcare professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.
Program Overview
This activity will translate guideline recommendations into practical workflows for potassium monitoring and hyperkalemia management in patients with heart failure, while evaluating evidence-based strategies to balance RAASi optimization with effective potassium control. Through engaging discussions and real-world considerations, the session will also highlight the importance of integrating potassium binders into patient care plans, with emphasis on safety, adherence, and overcoming real-world barriers, and will apply multidisciplinary and patient-centered approaches to optimize outcomes in patients with heart failure at risk of hyperkalemia.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this activity, learners will be better able to:
- Translate guideline recommendations into practical workflows for potassium monitoring and hyperkalemia management in patients with heart failure
- Evaluate evidence-based strategies to balance RAASi optimization with effective hyperkalemia control in patients with heart failure
- Integrate potassium binders effectively into patient care plans, with emphasis on safety, adherence, and real-world barriers
- Apply multidisciplinary and patient-centered approaches to optimize outcomes in patients with heart failure at risk of hyperkalemia
Physician Continuing Medical Education
Partners for Advancing Clinical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty
Anuradha Lala-Trindade (Anu Lala)
Dr Anuradha Lala-Trindade is a cardiologist with expertise spanning all aspects of heart failure care. She has a particular focus on cardio–kidney metabolic health and preventive care. She serves as Director of Heart Failure Research and leads the advanced heart failure fellowship program at Mount Sinai. She is also Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cardiac Failure, the official journal of the Heart Failure Society of America. Dr Lala-Trindade’s work emphasizes comprehensive and patient-centered care, integrating state-of-the-art therapies with emotional and spiritual support to deliver personalized treatment. In addition to her clinical and academic roles, she has been recognized with prestigious teaching and leadership awards from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
Javed Butler
Professor Butler is a renowned physician who is board-certified in cardiovascular medicine and advanced heart failure and transplant medicine. He has held numerous academic leadership roles including Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine and the Patrick H. Lehan Chair in Cardiovascular Research at the University of Mississippi, where he was also Professor of Physiology, Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Co-Director of the Heart Institute at Stony Brook University, and Director of heart failure research at Emory University. Professor Butler received his medical degree from Aga Khan University, followed by residency training at Yale University, cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant fellowships at Vanderbilt University, and a cardiac imaging fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Professor Butler’s research focuses on clinical trials in heart failure, and he serves on national committees for the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health, and Heart Failure Society of America. He has authored more than 1400 peer-reviewed publications, serves on multiple cardiovascular journal editorial boards, and has been cited numerous times on America’s Best Doctors list. He is the recipient of the Simon Dack Award from the American College of Cardiology and the Time, Feeling, and Focus Award from the American Heart Association.
Akshay S Desai
Dr Akshay Suvas Desai is a cardiovascular medicine specialist with experience in heart failure, transplantation, and cardiovascular clinical trials. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure, and transplant cardiology. Dr Desai began his education at Princeton University, where he graduated with an AB in Public and International Affairs. After subsequently receiving an M Phil in European Politics and Society from Oxford University, via a Rhodes Scholarship, he turned to the medical field and received his MD from Harvard in 1998. He completed residency and fellowships in cardiovascular medicine, vascular medicine, and heart failure/transplantation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, with research training under Dr Mark Creager and Dr Lynne Stevenson, before receiving an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health in 2004. Dr Desai’s clinical interests include heart failure, cardiomyopathies (myocarditis, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis), congenital heart disease, and transplantation. He currently divides his time between clinical care and research. Dr Desai’s main research interests are focused in development of novel pharmacologic approaches to prevention and treatment of heart failure as well as the design of implementation strategies to enhance care and outcomes for living patients with heart failure. He has authored over 350 peer-reviewed publications and has received research support from the American College of Cardiology and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Shelley Zieroth
Professor Shelley Zieroth is a cardiologist, clinician-scientist, and Professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Pathophysiology and Pathology. She has served as Director of the Heart Function Clinics at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg since 2006. Professor Zieroth completed her medical degree and training in internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Manitoba, followed by a clinical fellowship in advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation at Toronto General Hospital. Her research focuses on heart failure and cardio–kidney–metabolic interactions, and she has held leadership positions in numerous international clinical trials. She has also served as Associate Editor for JACC: Heart Failure, the European Journal of Heart Failure, and the European Heart Journal. Professor Zieroth represents Canada as a Governor for the American College of Cardiology and is Past President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, where she received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2024 for her contributions. She is co-Chair of the Canadian Heart Function Alliance Sex and Gender Working Group and Past President of the Canadian Heart Failure Society, where she received the Annual Achievement Award in 2025. She has also been a longstanding contributor and previous co-Chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Guidelines and other international heart failure guidelines.