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Healthcare Pioneers 2019
View the 2019 AF Association Healthcare Pioneers Report here. |
The AF Association Healthcare Pioneers Report recognises best practice in the identification, diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with AF and is used as a benchmark to improve services and care for patients with AF.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a case study for the Healthcare Pioneers 2019 report. An international expert judging panel has reviewed all entries, and the winners were announced during the AF Association Global AF Aware Week annual event hosted at the Palace of Westminster, London, UK, on 21 November 2018.
Healthcare Pioneers 2019 - Winners
Authors | Study Title |
Dr Kayvan Khadjooi, Nick Mills, Pauline Hough, Dr Isuru Induruwa, Dr Niamh Hannon, and Dr Elizabeth Warburton |
THE SOS-AF SERVICE: IMPLEMENTATION OF A SECONDARY CARE SERVICE FOR SCREENING, OPTIMISATION AND SUPPORT FOR STROKE PREVENTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION |
Ms Hannah Oatley and Ms Satinder Bhandal | SPECIALIST PHARMACIST-LED ANTICOAGULATION INITIATION IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING |
Dr Julia Reynolds, Dr Michelle Coleiro, Paul Brain, and Haku Bhatt |
IMPLEMENTING A DETECT, PROTECT AND CORRECT STRATEGY FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN GP PRACTICES IN THE NORTH WEST COAST |
Dr Peter Kabunga, Mrs Chikondi Savieli, Mrs Abimbola Amussah, Dr Matthew Wright, Dr Paul Scott, Mrs Denise Claxton, Miss Nellie Pindeni and Dr Jagdip Sidhu |
CLINICAL COLLABORATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: THE VANGUARD PROGRAMME |
Care City |
A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO AF SCREENING AND RAPID RESOLUTION |
Dr Karthik Viswanathan, Lucy Pittaway, Wendy Veevers, and Clare Vickers |
AN INTEGRATED MULTI-PROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO AF MANAGEMENT: INITIAL EXPERIENCE OF A NEW RAPID ACCESS CLINIC IN SECONDARY CARE |
Miss Lisa Evans |
ONE YEAR ON – COMMUNITY ECG CLINICS TO DETECT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND OTHER CARDIAC ISSUES FOR PATIENTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS WHO ARE PRESCRIBED HIGH DOSE ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION |
Miss Jagjot Kaur Chahal, Dr Mark Earley, Dr Shabana Ali, Dr Khalid Saja, Dr Harjit Singh, Dr John Robson, and Mr Sotiris Antoniou |
IMPROVING ANTICOAGULATION PRESCRIBING FOR STROKE PREVENTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND OPTIMISING MEDICINES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RISK: NEW WAYS OF WORKING |
Mrs Angela Hall and Dr Andrew Mitchell |
IMPLEMENTING VERNAKALANT |
Dr Stephen Cookson, Carina Joanes, Rachel Mackay, and Dr James Oldman |
AF ANTICOAGULATION – DOACS BREAKING THE BANK? |
Dr Sukvinder Bhamra, Dr Sarah Corlett, Ms Sarah Leaver, Professor Alistair Mathie, Mr Vilius Savickas, Dr Vanessa Short, Dr Adrian Stewart, and Dr Emma Veale |
PHARMACISTS DETECTING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (PDAF) IN PRIMARY CARE DURING THE INFLUENZA VACCINATION SEASON: A MULTI-SITE, CROSS-SECTIONAL FEASIBILITY PILOT STUDY |
Professor Gregory Y. H. Lip | AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO STREAMLINE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION MANAGEMENT IN A HOLISTIC MANNER: THE ABC (ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BETTER CARE) PATHWAY |
Dr Alex Touze and Dr Terry Levy | PRESCRIPTION OF DIRECT ORAL ANTI-COAGULANTS IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - REAUDIT |
Kam Grewal, Tarvinder Kalsi, Keval Modi, Gurkiran Kaur Ghatore , Caroline Davidson, and Dr Diviash Thakrar |
ENHANCING PREVENTION OF AF-RELATED STROKE |
Jen Bayly, Dr Richard Blakey, Ellie Wells, and Justin Rocliffe |
KSS AHSN ALLIANCE FOR AF – DETECT – REVIEW – PROTECT |
You can also read the Healthcare Pioneers 2018 winning case studies here.