Melissa Beaudry is a Nurse Practitioner who currently works at Central Vermont Cardiology. She provides care to patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting and assists her mentor and colleague in running a device clinic. Lately she has been working with a multi-disciplinary team and home health in creating a heart failure program to ensure a safe and effective transition of care for patients admitted with heart failure in an effort to reduce hospital readmissions. She has a passion for empowering patients to make informed decisions that are in line with their overall goals of care which inspires her work in shared decision making.