Recurrence of cardiovascular events and mortality remain high after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but despite guidelines recommending pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions, up to 30% of patients stop their treatment either partially or totally early with a significant increase in one year mortality.
To improve quality of care for patients admitted to the hospital with ACS in the Swiss setting, we developed the ELIPS programme (multi-dimEnsionaL preventIon Programme after acute coronary Syndrome).
This multi-level secondary prevention programme targets the treatment of multiple cardiovascular risk factors of patients after an ACS. It is multidimensional because its interventions target not only patients, but also health care providers and the overall health care system with an aim to increase prescription rates of proven efficacious medication and promote lifestyle changes.
The programme is dedicated to caregivers and to patients to improve their understanding of ACS and atherosclerosis and to increase the motivation for long-term treatment, with the ultimate aim being to decrease mortality and ACS recurrence.
Learning Objectives:
• To understand the importance of early educational and motivational intervention after an acute coronary syndrome
• To understand the importance of a multidisciplinary and multi-level approach to improve health care provider prescription rates and patient therapeutic adhesion
Find out more on the ELIPS website.
ELIPS: a multidimensional prevention programme after Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) - Special session from the University of Geneva, 14:00-15:30, Room 4, 14 Apr 2011