Dr. Janet Wright will provide a brief overview of the Million Hearts initiative, as well as a progress report regarding the accomplishments to date. She will highlight the 2016 priorities around aspirin/antithrombotic use, blood pressure control, cholesterol management and smoking cessation (ABCS) as well as additional components such as self-measured BP monitoring (SMBP), identifying hypertensive patients not yet diagnosed, medication adherence and cardiac rehabilitation, as an example of team based care.
Audience
Physicians, nurses, and other healthcare staff in clinics, hospitals, and other settings.
Objectives
- Highlight the 2016 objectives of the Million Hearts initiative
- Discuss team-based care in the context of the Million Hearts initiative’s objectives
- Highlight progress towards 2015 Million Hearts initiative’s objectives
Speaker
Dr. Janet Wright, MD, FACC, is the executive director of Million Hearts, a Department of Health and Human Services national initiative, co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with the explicit goal to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes in the U.S. by 2017.
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Flier
Download flier Million Hearts: Getting to a Million from Here
Contact
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