Saskatchewan Cardiac Programs and Groups

Alex Jadad — 26/02/2009

Organization of reference:
Sakatchewan Heart and Stroke Foundation

Practice description:
Cardiac Support groups offer encouragement and support to people and their families following a heart attack, heart surgery or the diagnosis of a cardiac condition.

Chronic conditions addressed:
Heart failure, Other

Practice Goals:

Goals Prevention:: Creates healthy environments
Goals Treatment:: Provides support health policies to facilitate the planning and integration at locally and regionally , Strengthens cooperative local groups to provide integral services
Goals self-management:: Refocuses the health system to support self-management , Allows remote support to patients and their carers from health professionals

Ending date of practice:
Progress

Country:
CANADA

Region:
Several Health Regions

State/Province/Territory:
Sakatchewan

City:
Various

Web page:
http://www.heartandstroke.sk.ca/site/c.inKMILNl...

E-mail:
newellh@hsf.sk.ca