Patient Centeredness
This article examines the expanding role of pharmacists within multidisciplinary atrial fibrillation care teams. Reviews evidence demonstrating how pharmacist-led interventions can improve medication management, patient education, adherence, and overall quality…
This article highlights the value of Atrial Fibrillation Centers of Excellence in improving care coordination, patient outcomes, and healthcare efficiency. Describes how standardized care pathways, multidisciplinary collaboration, and continuous quality…
This article reviews the development and application of standardized quality indicators for atrial fibrillation care. Demonstrates how performance measures can be used to benchmark care, identify improvement opportunities, and promote…
This article explores how clinical decision support tools and shared decision-making can improve patient-centered electrophysiology care. Demonstrates strategies that help clinicians deliver evidence-based recommendations while incorporating individual patient goals and…
This patient-facing educational handout explains what a cardiac device interrogation involves in clear, nontechnical language. Patients frequently experience anxiety, confusion, or uncertainty when informed that their pacemaker or defibrillator will…
These outpatient surgical instructions are intended for patients undergoing a pacemaker implant, pacemaker generator replacement, or pacemaker lead revision. The document provides guidance on how to prepare for the procedure,…
This resource provides clear, easy-to-understand information for patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). It explains what to expect after device implantation, how to care for your incision, safety tips…
St. Paul’s hospital offers a monthly, group ICD patient education session using the zoom platform. The session is co-led by expert clinicians and a patient partner (individual who has an…
This patient-facing educational handout explains the process, risks, and safeguards involved when patients with legacy (non–MRI-conditional) pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) undergo MRI imaging. It is designed to support…
This patient-facing educational resource explains the Convergent Hybrid Ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation, a two-stage treatment option designed for patients with persistent or long-standing AF who continue to have symptoms…