Program Details
Cardiovascular disease remains a significant cause of death and disability. There are well identified risk factors for the development and progression of cardiovascular disease and careful treatment and management of these risk factors is a vital key to retarding the progression of the illness.
The diagnostic groups which this program will be targeting are those patients who have an established diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease. This will include those who have a diagnosis of angina or have had an AMI, PCI or CABG’s in the past. The program is not designed to be a substitute for cardiac rehabilitation but to offer a system to provide for the ongoing monitoring of risk factors for those patients with cardiovascular disease.
Key components of the program
- The CARDIAB data base will be utilised as the tool for data collection, analysis and reporting as it does for the diabetes program.
- Risk factor goals will be based on the National Heart Foundation Reducing Risk in Ischaemic Heart Disease (RRIHD) 2007 guidelines. These have clear evidence based clinical goals for the management of cardiovascular risk factors.
- GPs are invited to recruit and register appropriate patients via the Division’s CARDIAB data base in a similar manner to the process for the diabetes program.
- GPs and Practice Nurses then collect ongoing data and forward this to the Division. This will also be a similar process to the diabetes program.
- Roll out of the program will occur as a gradual process, firstly targeting practices who have established Practice Nurse positions.
Key aims of the program
- To increase the utilisation of Medicare Benefits such as Chronic Disease Management (CDM) items, GP Management Plans (GPMP) and Team Care Arrangements (TCA) for this population.
- To facilitate and educate Practice Nurses in providing ongoing support for people with established ischaemic heart disease in terms of improving their risk factor profile.
- To provide referral pathways and resources.
- To provide a resource person in relation to ischaemic heart disease and risk factor modification.
- To undertake a systematic 6 monthly review and audit of data from the CARDIAB data base and provide feedback on those findings to the GPs.
- To develop systems for targeting those individuals who have multiple high risk factor profiles and working with GPs to improve these patient profiles.
- To increase the utilisation of existing services.
Contact
Contact Nerida Campbell for more information.
Cardiovascular Program
View the program flowchart for more information.
Contact details for Program Coordinator – Nerida Campbell.
Please contact Nerida on 0408 293 451 or 4861 6084
Relevant Documents and Templates:
Links/ Resources
Cardiac Assessment Unit Bowral Hospital
Services provided
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Program with exercise and education component
- Pacemaker clinic
- Heart failure program including home visits.
- Exercise stress testing
Contact number: 48610290
Fax number: 48610251
New Hypertension Guidlelines June 2008
The Australian Heart Foundation has just released its updated hypertension guidelines. These can be downloaded from the National Heart Foundation web site - Hypertension Guidelines.
These guidelines are endorsed by:
- The Royal College of General Practitioners
- The National Prescribing Service
- The High Blood pressure research Council of Australian Practitioners
- The Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Kidney Health Australia
- The National Stroke Foundation
Position Paper on use of fish oils - Heart Foundation
Position Paper - Fish Oils
Professional and patient resources
National Heart Foundation
www.heartfoundation.org.au
British Heart Foundation
www.bhf.org
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
www.csanz.edu.au
Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association
www.acra.net.au
Heart Research Centre
www.heartresearchcentre.org
Department of Health and Aging
www.health.gov.au
Lifescripts Resources
Consumer Resources
Manuals
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