HeartBEATS from Lifelong Learning, Professionalism and Ethics Series: Patient Autonomy, Privacy, and Social Justice in Health Care

HeartBEATS from Lifelong Learning™ Science Series is a podcast series curated by the AHA. Experts explore highlights on the most up-to-date information to inform your clinical practice. This episode discusses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and how to manage atrial fibrillation in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

Listen to a podcast discussion on the impact of obesity in CVD, heart failure, and arrhythmia outcomes.

A podcast discussion on the diagnosis and management of myocarditis in children. CE Credit available. Listen here!

HeartBEATS from Lifelong LearningTM, Science Series HeartBEATS from Lifelong Learning, Science Series welcomes listeners to dive deeper into current science in podcasts hosted by AHA FIT members, Dr. Elizabeth Dineen and Dr. Jeff Hsu. Listen to a discussion on suggestions on assessment and treatment of stage 1 hypertension in addition to healthy lifestyle.

A podcast discussion on the challenges to the clinician’s responsibility to patients and society in the context of modern health care delivery, and the employed clinician, including maintenance of altruistic behaviors, dedication to honesty and transparency, avoidance of conflicts of interest, focus on patient-centered care, and commitment to equity and fairness in a value-based model of care.

A podcast addressing contemporary issues of patient autonomy as it relates to clinical decision-making, privacy, data access, and transparency in the context of expanding research and electronic data, as well as social justice in medical education and clinical practice as it relates to the patient. Learn the shared decision making (SDM) processes, research protocol creation and registry, and best practices for use of electronic health record (EHR) data sets.

A podcast discussion to address preventing burn-out through proactively enhancing the well-being of clinicians via organizational strategies and programs for trainees and researchers to promote a work environment that actively supports and is accountable for the psychosocial health of their members. Learn how you can define disruptive behavior, developing a code of behavior policies, as well as identifying and assisting the impaired or disruptive clinician, including confidential reporting of concerns, intervention, and rehabilitation.

A podcast looking at issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB), from the viewpoint of healthcare professionals and trainees, including recognition of problems of racial, ethnic, gender and other inequities in the cardiovascular community, followed by embracing and incentivizing change.  Learn how you can assess the environment, provide trainings, and create metrics, which together can form a framework for actively identifying and addressing these issues. 

Listen to a discussion on mobile technologies to optimize cardiovascular health.  Learn how you can address and manage cardiovascular health in older adults by using mHealth technology.

A podcast discussion on the obligations of medicine’s social contract, the tenets of medical ethics, and the principles and commitments of medical professionalism.  Learn specific recommendations to address contemporary issues.