CARDIOVASCULAR NEWS
Almost Half of People Eligible for Statins Do Not Take Them
Only 42 percent of the 26.8 million adults for whom statins are recommended to prevent heart disease take them, according to a new study from AHRQ staff researchers. Rates of statin use have remained flat in the last decade, despite evidence that statins reduce death from heart disease, the leading cause of death among adults age 40 and older.
Read full abstract here
The Healthier Your Heart, the Healthier Your Brain May Be
Cardiovascular health in older people is associated with lower risk of dementia and lower rates of cognitive decline, a study in JAMA reports.
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DIABETES NEWS
NDEP (National Diabetes Education Program) Releases Updated Guiding Principles
Providing diabetes care can be challenging. While there are strategies that work, there is an opportunity to enhance the uptake of proven therapies and prevention of type 2 diabetes.
Read full article here
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded model is a structured intervention with the goal of preventing type 2 diabetes in individuals with an indication of prediabetes.
Click here for more information.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Health & Wellness Expo
Friday, September 14
College View Community Center
Denver, CO 80219
4 - 8 pm
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Event flyer in Español
The Rocky Mountain Association of Diabetes Educators (RMADE)
Fall Conference
A1C and BEYOND
The future is no longer a dream...
Advancing technology, new medications, an increasingly diverse patient population, a turbulent political climate - what does it all mean for the future of diabetes care? Because the future is no longer a dream!
The Rocky Mountain Association of Diabetes Educators Fall conference provides knowledge based activities for nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, advanced practitioners, social workers, physicians, and other health professionals caring for people with diabetes.
Date and Time:
Friday, September 28, 2018
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location:
PPA Event Center
2105 Decatur Street
Denver, CO 80221
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Registration
APhA Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management
Live component Saturday, September 29, 2018 at
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
Pharmacy-Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management is an interactive certificate training program that explores the pharmacist’s role in cardiovascular disease risk management. This practice-based activity is the first step for pharmacists interested in learning the essential skills to successfully assess risk, promote cardiovascular disease prevention, and encourage patient adherence to therapy. Detailed information available at APhA website.
Faculty training also offered.
Reserve your spot today!
Diabetes Self-Management Utilization Sharing Calls
Every third Wednesday of the month
8:30 - 9:00 am OR 12:00 - 12:30 pm
The Colorado Department of Public Health Environment and Telligen co-host these sharing calls to discuss barriers to DSME utilization, share successes, and identify tools that may be helpful in increasing DSME utilization throughout the state. The intended audience is ADA recognized or AADE accredited program staff, however, all are welcome to participate. Contact Meredith Koob if you would like to be added to the email distribution list.
CDPHE DSMES website
AHRQ National Guideline Clearinghouse website
The AHRQ National Guideline Clearinghouse website will not be available after July 16, 2018. While supplies last, free resources are available to aid clinicians to help their patients quit smoking. Contact the AHRQ Clearinghouse at 1-800-358-9295 or email AHRQPubs@ahrq.hhs.gov to order up to 500 copies of each of the resources at no cost.
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
New Leadership Program for Primary Care Providers
Ready to change healthcare in Colorado? Primary Care Movers and Changers (PCMAC) is a new, advocacy-focused leadership training program from the Regional Institute for Health & Environmental Leadership (RIHEL). The program is free, and open to a wide range of primary care providers who practice in underserved metropolitan communities, or who are from an underserved community or background. Get hands on leadership training that will prepare you to advocate for the healthcare changes you believe in.
Learn more and apply now
DTTAC™ Lifestyle Coach Training: Denver
When:
Tuesday, October 23 - Wednesday, October 24, 2018
8:30 am - 5:00 pm MST
Where:
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Carson Room
Denver, CO 80246
The Diabetes Training and Technical Assistance Center (DTTAC) at Emory University and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are partnering to provide in-person training to prepare people to serve as Lifestyle Coaches to deliver the evidence-based National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP).
More information
Register here
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TOOLS YOU CAN USE
The Community Clinical Linkages Toolkit
The Million Hearts® Collaboration, American Heart Association and other stakeholders have unveiled a new tool to promote community-clinical linkages: The Community Clinical-Linkages Toolkit. The Toolkit organizes an array of resources in a handy grid format to help public health practitioners implement the seven step-by-step strategies that are highlighted in the Community-Clinical Linkages Practitioner’s Guide under the LINKAGE framework.
For more information, visit: Community Clinical Linkages webpage
9 Ways to Grow Healthy Colorado Kids Early Childhood Obesity Program (ECOP) Quarterly e-Newsletter
Click here for latest edition
CDPHE Chronic Disease Resources
Chronic Disease State Plan 2018-2020
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is pleased to share the 2018-2020 CDPHE Chronic Disease Plan. This builds on Colorado’s existing state plans and outlines CDPHE’s specific role in addressing the chronic disease burden in Colorado through the identification of data, strategic priorities, emerging work to address these priorities and measurable outcomes to map our progress.
Chronic Disease State Plan 2018-2020
VISION (Visual Information Systems for Identifying Opportunities and Needs)
The VISION tool provides data for chronic disease and behavioral health measures in Colorado. The purpose of this tool is to provide data and visualizations for assessments and data-driven public health planning and program work. Data are updated as the data source allows to provide the most recent information for Colorado health measures.
Click here to view data tool
CORIDOR
CORIDOR (Collection of Online Resources & Inventory Database) is a CDC sponsored online resource portal designed to advance chronic disease prevention and health promotion activities by providing easy access to credible, evidence-based and practical chronic disease prevention tools in one location.
Microsite®Million Hearts
This microsite includes Million Hearts® evidence-based protocols, action guides, and other quality improvement tools to help clinicians and other health professionals reduce their patients’ risk for a heart attack or stroke. Find a place to embed the microsite on your website to stay up-to-date on Million Hearts® resources.
Diabetes at Work Website
The user-friendly design features a responsive rotating slider on the homepage, a new drop down toolbar for each selected topic, and an updated Quick Links section. Your favorite resources like Lesson Plans and Diabetes Basics are still there to help your company prevent and manage diabetes in the workplace.
View website here
NIMHD Language Access Portal
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has launched a new resource for our stakeholders who work with health disparity populations with limited English proficiency: the Language Access Portal (LAP)
Visit the Language Access Portal
New videos help people with diabetes better manage their health
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) released new videos that offer support to people with diabetes, and steps they can take to manage their disease.
Video series
American Diabetes Association Provider Videos
The American Diabetes Association, in partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Kaiser Permanente, Telligen, and the Colorado Prevention Alliance developed a series of short webinars for health care professionals. There are three sections: diabetes prevention, diabetes self-management education, and diabetes and depression. The videos are available online at no cost and run between 5 and 15 minutes in length.
Link to videos
Resource Toolkit
As part of the patient’s health care team, pharmacists can improve disease outcomes by improving medication adherence and providing patient planning, education and counseling. The Community Preventive Services Task Force found strong evidence that team-based care can improve blood pressure control when a pharmacist is included on the team. A new toolkit from The University of Colorado provides sample agreements and resources helpful in integrating clinical pharmacists into the care team. Click for more information.
Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Resource Guide
These slides were presented by Jeff Durthaler, M.S, BS (Pharm), R.Ph., the Population Health Consultant Pharmacist, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Click to review the presentation.
Updates in Pharmacist Cardiovascular Care Online Study Modules
The University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences with support from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment created a series of online educational modules that highlight the role of pharmacists in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. To view the modules:
- Navigate to ipharmCE.UCDenver.edu (or http://ipharmce.ucdenver.edu/student/exam) You will need to create a profile if you do not have one. To create a profile, enter your email under “New Account Sign-up,” and follow the instructions on the screen.
- Once logged in, click “View All Programs” under Home Study Activities on the left side of your screen
- Under the group Updates in Pharmacist Cardiovascular Care, click on the individual presentation titles
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