Using Large-Scale Linkage Data to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a National Educational Program on Antithrombotic Prescribing and Associated Stroke Prevention in Primary Care [Stroke]

ConclusionsConsistent with NPS MedicineWise program messages for the high‐risk CVD population, the NPS MedicineWise Stroke Prevention Program (2009) was associated with increased initiation of aspirin and a reduced rate of hospitalization for primary stroke. The findings suggest that the provision of evidence‐based multifaceted large‐scale educational programs in primary care can be effective in changing prescriber behavior and positively impacting patient health outcomes.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - October 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Liu, Z., Moorin, R., Worthington, J., Tofler, G., Bartlett, M., Khan, R., Zuo, Y. Tags: Primary Prevention, Ischemic Stroke Original Research Source Type: research