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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
PH is a disorder of the pulmonary vasculature and complication of many chronic diseases that is estimated to affect 10% to 20% of the general population. Both conditions involve chronically elevated pressure in the pulmonary arteries that can eventually lead to right-sided heart failure. Morbidity and mortality are poor among patients with PAH or CTEPH, particularly with no therapeutic intervention. The overlaps in clinical features and important differences (and similarities) in treatment between these disorders requires that healthcare providers must have a keen understanding of early diagnostic and evidence-based treatment approaches for each disorder to optimize outcomes in these patients.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This educational initiative has been designed for hospital-based healthcare providers, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and pharmacists.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify strategies to screen and improve early recognition of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
- Apply guideline recommendations to the accurate diagnosis of PAH and CTEPH
- Develop a guideline-directed, evidence-based management plan for PAH and CTEPH that includes consideration of novel therapies and current clinical trial data
- Establish a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach to care for patients with PAH or CTEPH
A Practical Guide to Effective Non Medical Prescribing In Cardiology
A Practical Guide to Effective Non Medical Prescribing In Cardiology
This important national conference provides essential updates for current and aspiring non-medical prescribers in cardiology and cardiovascular care.
Through national updates and practical case studies you will hear from expert speakers on how to develop and maintain prescribing competence and how to develop effectiveness in post qualification practice.
The conference will include extended sessions focusing on developing your skills in non-medical prescribing practice as well as case study sessions from specialist speakers in the areas of non medical prescribing in the management of arrhythmias, non medical prescribing for heart failure, non medical prescribing within a rapid access chest pain clinic and non medical prescribing in a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme.
The day will conclude with a session on medicines optimisation and medicines adherence within the healthcare pathway of patients with cardiovascular disease
This conference will enable you to:
- Network with colleagues who are current or aspiring non medical prescribers
- Update your knowledge on national developments in non medical prescribing including the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Single competency framework for all prescribers which is being proposed by he NMC as the new standard of proficiency for nurse and midwife prescribing practice
- Maintain prescribing competence for revalidation and the NMC Code
- Explore how non medical prescribing can improve practice and patient care
- Develop your skills, confidence and competence as a non medical prescriber in Cardiology
- Assure competence in non medical prescribing in the management of arrhythmias, Heart Failure, rapid access chest pain clinic and cardiac prevention and the rehabilitation programme
- Ensure medicines optimisation and adherence within the healthcare pathway of patients with cardiovascular disease
- Gain cpd accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence
New Cardiology Clinical Trial - HEARt Sounds: Audio Recordings to Improve Discharge Communication for Cardiology Inpatients
HEARt Sounds: Audio Recordings to Improve Discharge Communication for Cardiology Inpatients
Study Description
Brief Summary:
Ineffective hospital discharge communication can significantly impact patient understanding, safety, and treatment adherence. This is especially true for cardiology patients, who leave the hospital with complex discharge plans, a multitude of high-risk medications, post-procedural care instructions and recommendations for drastic lifestyle changes, all delivered in a time-pressured discharge discussion. The goal of this pilot trial is to determine if it is possible to use audio recordings to supplement usual discharge communication to improve cardiology patients' ability to understand and self-manage care after leaving the hospital.
Detailed Description:
The study objective is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of providing audio recorded discharge instructions to patients discharged from an inpatient cardiology service using a two-arm randomized controlled design. Specifically, this pilot study aims to: 1) Determine whether providing audio recorded discharge instructions as a supplemental discharge communication tool is feasible for cardiology providers and patients to use during the inpatient discharge discussion, 2) Determine whether it is acceptable for patients and families to use audio recorded discharge instructions after hospital discharge to self-manage care, and 3) Explore the impact of audio recording on patients' understanding of discharge instructions, ability to self-manage care and ability to adhere to prescribed medications.
On the day of discharge, enrolled patients will be randomized to a usual care arm, which includes bedside discussion and review of written discharge instructions with the discharging provider, or to an intervention arm, which includes bedside discussion and review of written discharge instructions with the discharging provider and an audio recording of that bedside discharge discussion using block randomization at the provider level. All participants randomized to the intervention arm will receive a portable, electronic recording device with audio playback that contains a recording of the bedside discharge discussion, and will also have the option to record the discharge discussion on a smartphone or receive access to the recording online, via the Open Recording Automated Logging System (ORALS). The hypothesis is providing audio recordings of discharge instructions will be feasible and acceptable to cardiology patients and providers.
One week after discharge, all enrolled patients (both arms) will be contacted via telephone to complete an interview about the use of written discharge instructions and a survey about understanding of discharge instructions, confidence and ability to self-manage care, and medication adherence. In addition, patients in the intervention arm will be interviewed about how the audio recording of the discharge discussion was used.
Study Design
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | Single (Investigator) |
| Masking Description: | To minimize selection bias, study research assistants and enrolled discharging providers are blinded to participants' (patients') study arm allocation until after participants are enrolled in the study. |
| Primary Purpose: | Health Services Research |
| Official Title: | HEARt Sounds: A Pilot Randomized Trial to Determine the Feasibility and Acceptability of Audio Recordings to Improve Discharge Communication for Cardiology Inpatients |
| Estimated Study Start Date : | November 12, 2018 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 28, 2019 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 28, 2019 |
