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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

I hope you have/had a safe and happy holiday weekend with family and friends.
 

Below is an early release edition of "News and Notes" from Kentucky's Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Task Force. If you have announcements or news you would like to include in the next edition, please email them to my contact information below with any specific instructions. As always, please feel free to forward this issue to your networks and colleagues. 

 

Comments and suggestions are always welcome. 

 

Sincerely,

David Davis

Communications Coordinator

Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program

Kentucky Department for Public Health

david.davis2@ky.gov

Save-the-Dates:
Schedule of KHDSP Task Force Meetings
Date: December 4, 2019
Type: In-Person
Key Times:
8:30 Registration Opens / Breakfast with the Vendors
9:00 New Member Orientation
10:00 Meeting Starts
4:00 Meeting Adjourns
Location: The Campbell House Lexington
Address: 1375 S Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Time: 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. EDT
8:30 Registration Opens / Breakfast with the Vendors
9:00 New Member Orientation
10:00 Meeting Starts
Location: Lexington, location TBD
 
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Time: 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. EDT
8:30 Registration Opens / Breakfast with the Vendors
9:00 New Member Orientation
10:00 Meeting Starts
Location: Louisville, location TBD
Upcoming Events / Save-the-Dates (listed chronologically):
 
On Demand opportunities
  • Cardiac Rehab – On-Demand (NOV)Promoting Patient Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR). Online training for health care providers.
  • Million Hearts – On-Demand (OCT)Optimizing Care: Million Hearts Fall 2019 Updates. Optimizing Care is one of the three priorities of Million Hearts® 2022, focusing health care strategies to improve the ABCS to 80%, increase the use of cardiac rehabilitation to 70%, and engage patients in heart-healthy behaviors. To that end, Million Hearts® provided several updates, including two projects supporting care optimization: the release of their third quality improvement resource, the Tobacco Cessation Change Package; and the launch of their new recognition program, Million Hearts® Hospitals & Health Systems.
CU/CME opportunities
  • Blood Pressure - CEUs available (Nov 15)Treating Hypertension Reduces Dementia Risk. MedPage Today article by Vicki Brower.
  • Heart Disease - CMEs available (NOV 8)Insomnia Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease. MedPage today article by Vicki Brower.
  • Influenza - CMEs available (NOV 8)Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2019–20 Influenza Season. A FREE continuing education (CE) activity from CDC’s MMWR and Medscape. This activity is intended for primary care physicians, infectious disease practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, public health/prevention officials, and other physicians caring for persons for whom influenza vaccination is indicated. The goal of this activity is to describe updated influenza vaccine recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the 2019-2020 flu season. Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Describe availability and composition of influenza vaccine preparations, according to updated influenza vaccine recommendations from ACIP for the 2019-2020 flu season; Identify recent labeling changes for 2 quadrivalent influenza vaccine formulations, according to updated influenza vaccine recommendations from ACIP for the 2019-2020 flu season; and Determine other recommendations from ACIP regarding use of influenza vaccine for the 2019-2020 flu season.
  • Stroke - CEUs available (OCT 4)Immunization: You Call the Shots-Module Five-Influenza 2019. From TRAIN Kentucky. You Call the Shots is an interactive, web-based immunization training course. It consists of a series of modules that discuss vaccine-preventable diseases and explain the latest recommendations for vaccine use. Each module provides learning opportunities, self-test practice questions, reference and resource materials, and an extensive glossary. This fifth module in the series discusses influenza disease and its related vaccines.
Holidays and National Observances:
This month and next
December
January 2020
  • 1 New Year’s Day
  • 20 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Current News:
Breaking news, industry-related trends, interesting statistics, new studies, relevant surveys, press mentions, and local news.
Online Articles
Podcasts
Educational Articles:
Educational articles from around the web designed for the patient and nonprofessional.
Tools / Resources:
Tools and resources for both public and private entities
Websites
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation (NOV)Cardiac College. Health e-University. Sponsored by the Toronto Rehab Foundation.
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation (NOV)Cardiac Rehabilitation Communications Toolkit. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Million Hearts.
  • CVD (NOV)Cardiovascular Health. National Association of County and City Health Officials.
  • Health Literacy (NOV)PREPARE for your care. PREPARE is a step-by-step program with video stories to help you: Have a voice in YOUR medical care; Talk with your doctors; Give your family and friends peace of mind; and Fill out an advance directive form to put your wishes in writing. Copyright The Regents of the University of California.
  • Stroke (NOV)Diabetes and Stroke Prevention. ASA webpage.
Documents: Paper/Electronic/Printable
Toolkits
Stroke (OCT)Stroke Urgency Toolkit. OverReact2Stroke from Genentech.
Miscellaneous:
Anything that didn't fit in one of the categories above
Partner Newsletters - Latest Edition
Influenza:
DPH officials report weekly influenza activity to the CDC as part of statewide flu surveillance efforts. The weekly reports are posted online. The reports consist of laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza that are defined by molecular virus testing and positive virus culture test results. Rapid positive influenza tests are not included in this report, but are used as an indicator of flu-like illness circulating across the state.
 
For more information on influenza or the availability of flu vaccine, Kentuckians should contact their primary care medical provider or local health department. Influenza information is also available through the CDC.
Influenza Surveillance Reports:  
Influenza Training - CMEs available (NOV 8)Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2019–20 Influenza Season. A FREE continuing education (CE) activity from CDC’s MMWR and Medscape. This activity is intended for primary care physicians, infectious disease practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, public health/prevention officials, and other physicians caring for persons for whom influenza vaccination is indicated. The goal of this activity is to describe updated influenza vaccine recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the 2019-2020 flu season. Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Describe availability and composition of influenza vaccine preparations, according to updated influenza vaccine recommendations from ACIP for the 2019-2020 flu season; Identify recent labeling changes for 2 quadrivalent influenza vaccine formulations, according to updated influenza vaccine recommendations from ACIP for the 2019-2020 flu season; and Determine other recommendations from ACIP regarding use of influenza vaccine for the 2019-2020 flu season.

Influenza Articles: 
Miscellaneous
KHDSP Task Force Strategic Map and Plan 2017-2019
Mission Statement
Improve cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health for all Kentuckians.

Overarching Strategies
  • Target health care systems and providers, worksites, schools, communities,
    and disparate populations.
  • Conduct process and outcome evaluation.
  • Cultivate and expand collaboration and partnerships to enhance community
    and clinical linkages.
  • Explore the possibility of data information exchange and quality improvement.
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