Abstract
The program has three key components - human resources, management tools, and research training. It takes a multidisciplinary approach involving various specialists. Nurses play a central role in educating and connecting with patients.
Management tools include a patient handbook for self-monitoring, a specialized heart failure clinic for post discharge follow-up, and use of standardized data variables and the REDCap platform for streamlined data collection and analysis.
The program follows the EuroHeart data standards and has expanded to involve other hospitals in collaborative data collection and sharing of program experiences.
Additional activities include training courses for medical staff, conferences to discuss program challenges/solutions, and a patient club to strengthen doctor-patient relationships.
Standardized, multicenter management programs can optimize patient care, provide valuable real-world data to advance heart failure research in Vietnam, and continuously improve outcomes.
In summary, the UMC-HCMC program exemplifies a systematic, patient-centered approach to heart failure care aiming to reduce mortality and hospitalizations. Key next steps are expanding to more sites and patient groups, and conducting further research.