Improving the prescription of secondary prevention medications in patients with acute coronary syndrome in acute assessment unit: a quality improvement project

Z Mehmood, H Nazir, A Webb - Clinical Medicine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Conclusion Maintaining good clinical practice in acute assessment unit can be challenging
due to the constant changing nature of the workforce. Foundation and core trainees with no …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to guidelines for the prescription of secondary prevention medication at hospital discharge after acute coronary syndrome: a multicentre study

J Tra, I Van der Wulp, Y Appelman… - Netherlands Heart …, 2015 - Springer
Background The prescription of guideline-recommended medication for secondary
prevention after acute coronary syndrome has been suboptimal in the past. In the present …

Improved adherence to guideline-recommended treatments in a specialist preventative pharmacology clinic compared to standard cardiology clinics after an acute …

MR Thomas, N Desai, N Khan… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public grant (s)–National
budget only. Main funding source (s): West Midlands Academic Health Science Network …

Use of secondary prevention medications in patients following admission with acute coronary syndrome in Australia—the CONCORDANCE Study

C Chow, I Ranasinghe, A Blenkhorn… - Heart, Lung and …, 2012 - heartlungcirc.org
Background: There is overwhelming evidence of the effectiveness of secondary prevention
medications. The aim of this analysis was to determine the use of secondary prevention …

Use of Secondary Prevention Medication Before and After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: Potential Long-Term Community Improvements, But Is This as 'Good as it …

JL Looi, KL Looi, KL Chow, S Haliday… - Heart, Lung and …, 2009 - heartlungcirc.org
Background: Secondary prevention medication: statins, aspirin, clopidogrel, beta-blockers
and ACE-inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), significantly reduce …

Management of acute coronary syndromes at hospital discharge: do targeted educational interventions improve practice quality?

GM Peterson, A Thompson, LK Pulver… - The Journal for …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Evidence-based guidelines exist for the management of patients with acute coronary
syndromes (ACS), yet adherence is suboptimal. The Discharge Management of Acute …

Prescription of secondary prevention medications, lifestyle advice, and referral to rehabilitation among acute coronary syndrome inpatients: results from a large …

J Redfern, K Hyun, DP Chew, C Astley, C Chow… - Heart, 2014 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the proportion of patients hospitalised with acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) in Australia and New Zealand who received optimal inpatient preventive care and to …

The effect of a disease management algorithm and dedicated postacute coronary syndrome clinic on achievement of guideline compliance: results from the parkland …

J Yorio, S Viswanathan, R See… - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The application of disease management algorithms by physician extenders has
been shown to improve therapeutic adherence in selected populations. It is unknown …

The impact of pharmacist‐initiated interventions in improving acute coronary syndrome secondary prevention pharmacotherapy prescribing upon discharge

Y Hassan, Y Kassab, N Abd Aziz… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and Objectives Pharmacists have the knowledge regarding optimal use of
medications and the ability to influence physician prescribing. Successful interventions by a …

Impact of medical consultation frequency on risk factors and medications 6 months after acute coronary syndrome

K Hyun, D Brieger, CK Chow, M Ilton, D Amos… - Public health research …, 2016 - apo.org.au
Objective: Initiatives that support primary care to better enable delivery of optimal prevention
services are of great importance. The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency of …