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Increasing Depression Screenings In Adults With Advanced Non-Surgical Heart Failure Using 2013 Accf/Aha Recommendations And Healthy People 2020 Target Goals, Valerie Valencia
Increasing Depression Screenings In Adults With Advanced Non-Surgical Heart Failure Using 2013 Accf/Aha Recommendations And Healthy People 2020 Target Goals, Valerie Valencia
Doctor of Nursing Practice
The purpose of this evidence-based practice project was to increase depression screenings in adults with non-surgical advanced heart failure using reliable and valid tools, 2013 American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association recommendations, and Healthy People 2020 Target Goals as a method to identify and facilitate appropriate mental health referral, patient education, and follow-up for depressive symptoms. Interventions took place June 5, 2017, through August 10, 2017. This intervention project involving 246 adults with advanced heart failure demonstrated that an evidence-based intervention for depression screenings increased the number of patients screened from 5% to 44%. At project completion, 65% of …
Response By Bondonno Et Al To Letter Regarding Article, “Association Of Vegetable Nitrate Intake With Carotid Atherosclerosis And Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease In Older Women”, Catherine P. Bondonno, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Jonathan M. Hodgson
Response By Bondonno Et Al To Letter Regarding Article, “Association Of Vegetable Nitrate Intake With Carotid Atherosclerosis And Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease In Older Women”, Catherine P. Bondonno, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Jonathan M. Hodgson
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
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Hepatitis C Screening In The Baby Boomer Cohort, Peter Hyson
Hepatitis C Screening In The Baby Boomer Cohort, Peter Hyson
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The USPSTF recommends a one-time screening for Hepatitis C, irrespective of prior risk factors, for individuals born between 1945-1965. Many patients in this group may not be aware of this recommendation or understand very much about Hepatitis C infection. This project sought to educate and promote screening among the "Baby Boomer" cohort at Hinesburg Family Medicine Clinic. A literature review on HCV screening in the age group cohort was carried out and a poster was created.