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CHF Support Group Kit
Click here for a complete selection of document files that you can personalize for your practice.
We are pleased to introduce our "Hearts
in Action" Congestive Heart Failure Support Group Kit which is your personal
blueprint for implementing a CHFsupport group for your patients.
We believe that there is a need to underscore the importance of medical management and
prevention of heart disease. We also believe that this CHF support group project, through
dynamic patient education and support, will help to reduce costs and contribute to patient
satisfaction. Please utilize the accompanying files to
personalize this project for your practice and your patients. If you have questions,
please contact us.
On behalf of the Indiana Chapter of the American College of Cardiology and our patients with congestive heart failure, we are grateful to the following committee members for developing this program:
Cynthia Adams, RN, MSN, CS
Clifford C. Hallam, MD, FACC
Amy C. Kaissar, MD
Mark A. O’Shaughnessy, MD, FACC
Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC
Gwen J. Goldfarb, executive director, Indiana-ACC
Getting Started
Successful support groups require both a nursing facilitator and dynamic patients. It
would also be a good idea to include the patient’s spouse/support person in the
support group process.
Once you have the framework in place, the next step is setting the agendas for your CHF Support Group and identifying a venue at which to hold your meetings. We suggest you publicize your CHF Support Group to your patient base through waiting room literature and by contacting your referring primary care physicians. You may also want to consider submitting a news release to your local media.
We’ve laid the groundwork for you.
Click here to see the following:
- Sample brochure that you can personalize for your practice and have printed for your patients. If you do not have a print vendor, please call the Chapter office at (919) 846-0846 for assistance.
- Sample letter to send to your referring primary care physicians.
- Sample letter to garner support in your community.
- Sample news release for your local media.
- Sample CHF support group topics and agendas.
- List of recommended CHF educational pieces.
We hope that you find this CHF Support Group Kit to be helpful and meaningful for you and your patients.