I DECIDE: LVAD
The I DECIDE: LVAD decision aid is a free, easy-to-use tool that provides realistic, comprehensive information about LVAD and the alternatives. The decision aid fits within existing clinic workflows, standardizes protocols, and assures a consistent, best practice approach to patient education.
Patient Priorities Care
Patient Priorities Care (PPC) is an age-friendly, evidence-based approach that provides a systematic way to incorporate patients’ health priorities into decision-making.
This suite of tools guides health professionals through doing patient priorities-aligned decision-making with patients.
Palliative Care for the Cardiovascular Clinician
Primary Palliative Care, which includes basic symptom management and goals of care conversations, is an important skill set for all members of the Cardiovascular Team. By performing these skills, clinicians can increase the likelihood of goal-concordant care. This educational activity brings together resources in a dynamic, case-based format and aims to provide Cardiovascular clinicians with education to increase comfort with advance care planning and symptom management for patients with serious illness.
Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms
The evidence-based guidelines and algorithms developed by the deprescribing.org team and its collaborators are products of quality research and real-world application.