Archive for October, 2010

Canadian Hypertension Education Program: Sound Bite Version – OLD BUT STILL

30, Oct 2010

OLD BUT STILL VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGES OF CHEP Measure Blood Pressure in All Adults at All Appropriate Visits For many Canadians with hypertension, the condition remains undetected; therefore, measure blood pressure in all adults at all appropriate visits.

Canadian Hypertension Education Program: Sound Bite Version – NEW KEY MESSAGE

18, Oct 2010

NEW KEY MESSAGE OF THE 2006 RECOMMENDATIONS: IMPROVE PATIENT ADHERENCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPIES Adherence with antihypertensive management can be improved by implementing a multipronged approach incorporating the following strategies.

Canadian Hypertension Education Program: Sound Bite Version

10, Oct 2010

INTRODUCTION Hypertension remains a significant health problem that is projected to become a greater global burden in the next 20 years. The estimated total number of adults with hypertension was 972 million in 2000: 333 million in economically developed countries and 639 million in less economically developed countries. The number of adults with hypertension is [...]

Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism in General Medical Patients: DISCUSSION part 2

3, Oct 2010

The ACCP recommends that physicians be given hospital-specific data demonstrating the potential benefits of prophylactic strategies and that they be involved in educational programs, to motivate them to use such strategies. Despite the employment of these recommendations in educational interventions at the authors’ institution, rates of prophylaxis remained poor. Previous studies have found that didactic [...]


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