Clinical Heart fAilure Management Program: Changing the practice by partnering primary care and specialists (CHAMP-HF).

ABSTRACT:

Background

While significant gains were made in the management of heart failure (HF), most patients are still diagnosed when they are acutely ill in hospital, often with advanced disease. Earlier diagnosis in the community could lead to improved outcomes. Whether a partnership and an educational program for primary care providers (PCP) increase HF awareness and management is unknown.

Methods

We conducted an observational study between March 2019 and June 2020 during which HF specialists gave monthly HF conferences to PCP. Using a pre-post design, medical charts and administrative databases were reviewed and a questionnaire was completed by participating PCP. Primary and secondary endpoints included: 1) the number of patients diagnosed with HF, 2) implementation of GDMT for p

SUBMITTER: Parent M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10827585 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature