Education: Patient / Caregiver
Best Practices: Interactive worksheet to utilize with patients when discussing their individualized AFib treatment plan. Addresses stroke risk, procedure recommendations, rate and rhythm management, and risk factor modification.
Read MoreEducation – Clinical: Series of short, easy-to-understand patient videos from the HRS COMPASS project emphasizing Early Rhythm Management. Videos can be used with patients and caregivers to simplify overwhelming concepts such as:
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
What is Rhythm Control?
Why is Rhythm Control Important?
The COMPASS project is supported by Sanofi and Biosense Webster, Inc.
Read MoreOrganizations for QI: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers free tools to help prioritize concerns and maximize interactions between providers, patients, and families. Whether you see patients at a hospital, primary care office, or other setting, time is often limited and patients and family members who have prioritized their questions or concerns will experience the most meaningful, efficient visits. To help you and your patients get the most out of your time together, AHRQ offers these free resources that you can use with your team and share with your patients.
Read MoreEducation – Clinical: Calculates stroke risk for patients with atrial fibrillation, possibly better than the CHADS₂ Score.
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