Optimizing Heart Failure Outcomes With Medication Management, Screening | ACCP 2024
Pharmacists can screen for social determinants of health and patient beliefs about medications as a way to improve adherence and subsequent outcomes in heart failure.
Pharmacists can play a key role in heart failure treatment. Three studies presented at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2024 Annual Meeting looked at medication satisfaction, management, and social determinants of health screening.
References
Barry A, Boswell R, Dhanoa T. Patients’ beliefs about their heart failure medications. Presented at: American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2024 Annual Meeting; October 12-15, 2024; Phoenix, AZ. Poster TUES-25.
Sigler M, Alvarez C, Parker R, Perkins A. Effectiveness of SGLT2i in veterans with heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus recently hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure. Presented at: American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2024 Annual Meeting; October 12-15, 2024; Phoenix, AZ. Poster MON-17.
Guerrero J, Blodgett A, Muvuka B. Pharmacist role in examining social determinants of health and heart failure readmissions within the hospital readmission reduction program. Presented at: American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2024 Annual Meeting; October 12-15, 2024; Phoenix, AZ. Poster TUES-54.
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