Optimizing Access to Heart Failure Care in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The traditional model of heart failure (HF) care in Canada, which relies upon a multidisciplinary team and clinic-based care processes, has been undermined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic continues, we will be challenged to improve or maintain the health status of those with HF by optimizing guideline-directed care despite physical distancing constraints and a reduction in the health care workforce. This will require development of new strategies specifically targeted at decreasing the risk of decompensation and resultant HF hospitalization. As such, we must quickly pivot to the adoption and application of novel technologies and revise usual care models, processes, and workflow. The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has delivered the Canadian HF community a burning platfo

SUBMITTER: Virani SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7217768 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature