401 - CONSIDERATIONS FOR MANAGING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: DOES PATIENT INVOLVEMENT MATTER?

Thursday, October 27, 2022

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM EDT

Location: Canada Hall 2 East

Sponsored By

Target Audience: Community cardiologists, Internists

Presenter(s)

Peter Lin (he/him/his)

Director, Primary Care Initiaitves
Canadian Heart Research Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ratika Parkash, MD MS FRCPC

Cardiac Electrophysiologist
CHRS
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

discuss issues around adherence and management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation;
describe the most recent CCS Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation as it pertains to patient involvement; and
review Practical ways to enhance patient involvement in their treatment to improve adherence and overall success of therapies.

This session will discuss the important role of involving patients in their therapy decisions to enhance the overall treatment success.