Practical multidisciplinary approaches to heart failure management for improved patient outcome

This article aims to summarize the key elements necessary for high-quality multidisciplinary care to be provided for all patients, throughout the HF trajectory, from acute hospital admission to long-term follow-up. It also discusses practical approaches to improve communication between the acute hospital and community healthcare teams. These will need to be adapted depending on local needs and resources. These include HF management programmes, structured discharge planning, medicines reconciliation, nurse-led ‘in-reach’ and ‘out-reach’ approaches, and long-term follow-up and monitoring. The importance of involving patients and their families in discharge planning and empowering and educating them in self-care is also discussed. The overall goal is to develop strong multidisciplinary teams that improve patient outcomes, and ensure seamless care is offered to all patients.
Source: European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Articles Source Type: research