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Training for heart failure patients

In our training courses, we offer heart failure patients expert counselling and an exchange with other people affected. We offer face-to-face training, online training and individual appointments if required.

Online training for heart failure patients

In our open and free online training courses, we offer heart failure patients expert advice and dialogue with other people affected: With well-founded but clearly understandable specialist presentations and the opportunity for direct questions, discussion and exchange of experiences.

The online hosts and speakers are Daniela Hinrichs and Sophie May, certified heart failure nurses at the DHZC. The concept and modules for the training courses were developed by interdisciplinary teams as part of the Berlin Heart Failure Network BeHIP.

The upcoming dates for our online training courses are:

16 + 17 March 2026
1 + 2 June 2026

Time: 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. each day

Schedule: The content of the training course is divided into two days. 

Certified heart failure nurses Sophie May (left side) and Daniela Hinrichs conduct the online training courses.

Zwei Frauen stehen lächelnd im Freien auf einer Wiese. Im Hintergrund sind Bäume und eine große, weiße Herzskulptur sichtbar. Die Frau links trägt ein helles Oberteil und eine Strickjacke, die Frau rechts ein gestreiftes Hemd.
Zwei Frauen stehen lächelnd im Freien auf einer Wiese. Im Hintergrund sind Bäume und eine große, weiße Herzskulptur sichtbar. Die Frau links trägt ein helles Oberteil und eine Strickjacke, die Frau rechts ein gestreiftes Hemd.

Certified heart failure nurses Sophie May (left side) and Daniela Hinrichs conduct the online training courses.

Registration for online training courses

The training is open, even if you are not a patient of the DHZC.

To register, simply send a short email with your name, date of birth and preferred date(s) with the subject "ONLINE training" to: herzinsuffizienz@dhzc-charite.de

Online training topics

The training courses cover the following topics:

  • What is heart failure 
  • Heart failure in everyday life 
  • Treatment options for severe heart failure 
  • Medication therapy for heart failure 
  • Nutrition for heart failure
  • Exercise and relaxation for heart failure
  • Advanced support
  • Advanced intervention
  • And any questions and topics you have...

The training lasts approx. 120 minutes and usually takes place once a month

Individuelle Term

If you have an appointment at a clinic and are therefore on site, we can arrange an individual training session afterwards. Please contact us by email to discuss the next steps.

Contact individual training
herzinsuffizienz@dhzc-charite.de