Preventive Cardiologist, Husband and Father, Physician Scientist
Ellington, CT
Joined January 2018
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Yes, at Mayo Clinic, we found that toke incentives make a substantial difference in attendance. #CardiacRehabChat
Improving cardiac rehabilitation attendance and completion through quality improvement activities and a motivationa… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2359…
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We developed an online course for inpatient cardiac care providers on how to encourage their patients to enroll. This is key to patient participation! Free, open access resource. Earn continuing ed credits. learnonthego.ca/Courses/prom…
I had this on my office front door for a full year. Then I gave it to our surgeons to post in the clinic!
We have made these posters from @CardioSmart that should be in doctor’s offices and waiting rooms about #cardiac rehab #cardiacrehabchat #cardiacrehabweek
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We have made these posters from @CardioSmart that should be in doctor’s offices and waiting rooms about #cardiac rehab #cardiacrehabchat #cardiacrehabweek – at Phoenix, AZ
I totally agree. Women are at risk, but mostly for NON-referral. Once referred, women attend at nearly equal rates.
Cardiac Rehabilitation for Women: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Solutions pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2836…
A2: I'm surprised nobody has mentioned #women as populations at risk. ♀️ attend a lower number of #cardiacrehab sessions than ♂️ and are more likely to dropout. References ⬇️⬇️ #CardiacRehabChat
A4. #CardiacRehabChat This paper shows that we MUST create new models of delivery, due to capacity restraints!
The current and potential capacity for cardiac rehabilitation utilization in the United States. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2509…
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We have (unpublished) data to suggest that 18% of the cardiac rehab eligible population are heavy drinkers. Binge drinking is a risk for non-adherence. Will publish soon!
A2. #CardiacRehabChat Here is a risk model we developed to identify patients at risk. It's no perfect, but it has helped our program.
#CardiacRehabChat Here is a paper from 2015 about data measures in cardiac rehab. Turns out, that only about half of programs know what their referral or enrollment rates are. These are the basis of any QI project.
Participation Rates, Process Monitoring, and Quality Improvement Among Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs in the Unite… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2576…
A1. #CardiacRehabChat Here is a map of western Massachusetts from 2014. This was our baseline then, and has been the beginning of years of work. The hospitals are noted. Darker green means more patients were eligible.
Here is David at school xitter.cf/MBashaw7/status/932709…
