Heart failure is a common condition worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it affects an estimated 26 million people globally and is projected to increase in the coming years due to aging populations and increasing rates of risk factors such as obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
Role of the Pharmacist in the Management of Heart Failure
Page: Cardiovascular
The role of pharmacists in the management of anticoagulation treatments
Effective anticoagulation therapy requires careful monitoring and management to ensure safety, efficacy and optimal clinical outcomes while preventing complications. Pharmacists play a key role in the management of anticoagulation therapy through their extensive knowledge of medicines. Their responsibilities include educating patients, identifying medicine interactions, ensuring appropriate dosing and monitoring for adverse effects. This webinar will examine the different roles pharmacists play in anticoagulation management and how they can help improve patient care and outcomes. Join us to explore best practice, current research and practical examples of pharmacist-led anticoagulation services.
Reframing the role and impact of pharmacy in heart failure care
Heart failure is often interconnected with other chronic diseases (including ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation, and obesity), creating a complex web of health considerations. The interconnectivity manifests in various ways, influencing identification, diagnosis, and treatment of these conditions.Community pharmacists are in a unique position to raise awareness, identify those at risk, educate and facilitate early detection and referral for screening, diagnosis, and intervention. At this event, the “Heart Failure Pharmacy Toolkit” to support pharmacists in providing a range of HF pharmacy services will be presented.
Anticoagulation Resources
AC Stewardship Resources:
Under contract with the US Food & Drug Administration, the Anticoagulation Forum developed the Anticoagulation Stewardship Model. This site includes multiple resources to support the advancement and implementation of Anticoagulation Stewardship programs.
https://acforum.org/web/education-stewardship.php
ACE Resource Center:
The Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence Resource Center is a curated library of hundreds of current and impactful resources to support the prevention and appropriate care of thrombosis.
https://acforum-excellence.org/Resource-Center/index.php
AC Literature site:
The Anticoagulation Forum Literature Update is an dynamic website that organizes, presents, and prioritizes recently published PubMed-indexed manuscripts on thrombosis-related topics every 2 weeks.
http://acforum-excellence.org/Resource-Center/References/#
Pharmacy-based nutrition care: How nutrition impacts heart health
How nutrition impacts heart health is the focus of this event, the last and final one in the ‘Food for thought: Pharmacists’ role in healthy nutrition.’ The webinar aims to examine the interlinks between nutrition and heart health, its role in the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases, how pharmacy-based nutrition services can support patients with heart conditions.
The event aims to:
- Understand how nutrition impacts heart health
- Describe the importance of pharmaceutical care for heart health with a focus on supplements
- Highlight the important role of pharmacists in improving heart health and preventing cardiac disease.
Cardiovascular diseases: A handbook for pharmacists (2022)
This handbook identifies and describes pharmacist-led interventions in cardiovascular disease prevention, screening, management, and treatment optimisation to both support their implementation in pharmacy practice and to support advocacy efforts towards the optimisation and expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice in cardiovascular diseases and NCDs in general.
This publication is available in the following languages:
