Happy Heart Month!
February greets us with more exciting changes! We celebrate Heart Month with all of the festivities aimed at promoting heart health, we have more great speakers lined up for the 15th Congress and informative articles that can help you understand the critical necessity of accreditation in your facility. We wish you and yours a heart-healthy month!
A Quick Update: SCPC 15th Congress!
Date: May 2 & May 3, 2012
Location: The Peabody Hotel in Orlando, FL
Early Bird Registration: Ends March 31, 2012
Pre-conference Courses: April 30 & May 1, 2012
Quick Links for Congress:
For Attendees:
To register, click the "register now" button. You will be directed to log in to the SCPC portal. If you do not have a login, it only takes a minute to complete the form and register your attendees.
If you have any issues, please call us at 877.271.4176!
Workshop Updates:
At the Society:
The Society of Chest Pain Centers hosted a sold out Cycle IV CP and Critical Access Hospital accreditation workshop January 17th and 18th. Goals of the workshop included how to effectively navigate through the accreditation process, understand the eight key elements in the accreditation tool, and improve processes and outcomes for the ACS patient through accreditation. The workshop was “kicked off” the evening before with a “meet-and-greet” cocktail reception sponsored by Alere at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin. Thanks to all of our attendees and our sponsors for a great event!
On-site: Baylor Health Care System 
Thanks to Baylor Health Care System (BHCS) for their hospitality! BHCS is pursuing Cycle I Heart Failure accreditation for all of their facilities. To assist in this endeavor, The Society of Chest Pain Centers conducted a one day HF workshop at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) discussing the accreditation process, key elements and system site review. If you would like us to conduct an on-site workshop, please contact us!
National Heart Failure Awareness Week
Feb 12
- 18th
What is Heart Failure (HF)?
Heart failure is a progressive condition in which the heart's muscle becomes weakened after it is injured from something like a heart attack or high blood pressure and gradually loses its ability to pump enough blood to supply the body's needs. Many people don't even know they have it because its symptoms are often mistaken for signs of getting older. Heart failure does not develop overnight - it's a progressive disease that starts slowly and gets worse over time.
Did you know?
- Heart Failure (HF) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US.
- 5.8 million people in the US have HF - 3.1 million men, 2.7 million women
- An estimated 400,000-700,000 new cases of heart failure are diagnosed each year
- HF is responsible for 6.5 million hospital days annually
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Last month, we had a few people who had issues registering for the 15th Congress. It turned out there was a complication with browser compatability. This has now been fixed. Please call us Toll Free 1-877-271-4176 if you have an issue!
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Do you Appreciate Your Heart?
Our resident expert, Dr. Raymond Bahr, continues his informative series on enjoying a heart-healthy and easy steps to save a life in our Community section!
Interested in learning more about...
Meet Randy Harmon, Coordinator of Business Development. He is your first point of contact who will help you understand the benefits of hospital accreditation, different discounts and offers on accreditation as well as other programs that can help you become accredited!
What Factors Drive Pre-hospital Delay?
The following are findings from the review of 13 journal articles, published between 1995 and 2010, that reported the factors that are associated with a patient’s decision to delay seeking care for chest pain (either calling 911 or self-transport). Collectively, the median delay time from symptom onset to hospital arrival in these studies ranged from 1.5 to 6.0 hours with overall time ranges between 6 minutes and 48 hours.
Findings:
- Patients who had longer delay times tended to be female, older...
The complete article appears on our website...
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Congratulations!
SCPC is pleased to announce that 29 of the Top 100 hospitals named by Thomson Reuters for 2011 are currently Chest Pain Center Accredited!
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