Preventive Cardiologist, Husband and Father, Physician Scientist

Ellington, CT
Joined January 2018
Here are our token "prizes." Parking passes, video, water bottle, T-shirt and sweatshirt
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Replying to @MillionHeartsUS
We developed an online course for inpatient cardiac care providers on how to encourage their patients to enroll. This is key to patient participation! Free, open access resource. Earn continuing ed credits. learnonthego.ca/Courses/prom…
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I had this on my office front door for a full year. Then I gave it to our surgeons to post in the clinic!
Replying to @MillionHeartsUS
We have made these posters from @CardioSmart that should be in doctor’s offices and waiting rooms about #cardiac rehab #cardiacrehabchat #cardiacrehabweek
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Replying to @MillionHeartsUS
We have made these posters from @CardioSmart that should be in doctor’s offices and waiting rooms about #cardiac rehab #cardiacrehabchat #cardiacrehabweek – at Phoenix, AZ
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Parking passes, tote bag, t-shirt, sweatshirt. Total cost <$50.
I totally agree. Women are at risk, but mostly for NON-referral. Once referred, women attend at nearly equal rates. Cardiac Rehabilitation for Women: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Solutions pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2836…
A2: I'm surprised nobody has mentioned #women as populations at risk. ♀️ attend a lower number of #cardiacrehab sessions than ♂️ and are more likely to dropout. References ⬇️⬇️ #CardiacRehabChat
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#CardiacRehabChat @traynor_kate We have (unpublished) data to suggest that 18% of the cardiac rehab eligible population are heavy drinkers. Binge drinking is a risk for non-adherence. Will publish soon!
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A2. #CardiacRehabChat Here is a risk model we developed to identify patients at risk. It's no perfect, but it has helped our program.
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my language ain't perfect either
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#CardiacRehabChat Here is a paper from 2015 about data measures in cardiac rehab. Turns out, that only about half of programs know what their referral or enrollment rates are. These are the basis of any QI project.
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A1. #CardiacRehabChat Here is a map of western Massachusetts from 2014. This was our baseline then, and has been the beginning of years of work. The hospitals are noted. Darker green means more patients were eligible.
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Here is the data behind the map.
This is my first. Need an account for a qualitative methods class in 3 days and a paper just accepted to Circulation.
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