Abstract

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013: Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of mortality in the United States. In order to raise awareness and provide education as well as resources to prevent morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease, the Department of Health and Human Services launched the Million Hearts TM initiative in 2011 with the goal of preventing one million heart attacks and strokes over a 5 year time period. This symposium is designed to (1) describe the Million Hearts TM initiative and demonstrate a Million Hearts TM screening, (2) highlight the National Interprofessional Education Consortium to advance Million Hearts TM with its free online Million Hearts TM educational module for health professionals and health professional students, and (3) demonstrate ways to integrate Million Hearts TM into interprofessional education and community outreach.

Description

42nd Biennial Convention 2013 Theme: Give Back to Move Forward. Held at the JW Marriott, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Author Details

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Presentation

Format Type

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Keywords:

Million Hearts, Cardiovascular disease, Education

Conference Name

42nd Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2013

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Advancing Million Hearts TM: Interprofessional education and practice initiatives to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes across the U.S.

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013: Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of mortality in the United States. In order to raise awareness and provide education as well as resources to prevent morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease, the Department of Health and Human Services launched the Million Hearts TM initiative in 2011 with the goal of preventing one million heart attacks and strokes over a 5 year time period. This symposium is designed to (1) describe the Million Hearts TM initiative and demonstrate a Million Hearts TM screening, (2) highlight the National Interprofessional Education Consortium to advance Million Hearts TM with its free online Million Hearts TM educational module for health professionals and health professional students, and (3) demonstrate ways to integrate Million Hearts TM into interprofessional education and community outreach.