Experience in implementation of cardiovascular absolute risk assessment and management in Australian general practice

Authors

Qing Wan, University of New South WalesFollow
Mark Fort Harris, University of New South WalesFollow
Nicholas Zwar, University of New South WalesFollow
Sanjyot Vagholkar, University of New South Wales
Lynn Kemp, University of New South Wales
Terry Campbell, University of New South Wales

RIS ID

112688

Publication Details

Wan, Q., Harris, M., Zwar, N., Vagholkar, S., Kemp, L. & Campbell, T. (2010). Experience in implementation of cardiovascular absolute risk assessment and management in Australian general practice. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 64 (8), 1166-1167.

Abstract

Cardiovascular absolute risk (CVAR) assessment (the probability of a cardiovascular event over 5 or 10 years calculated from multiple risk factors) has been recommended as a means of more accurately tailoring cardiovascular disease primary prevention strategies to the patient's risk level (1-4). Although the use of CVAR assessment has been advocated for some time, the lack of an implementation strategy has hindered its translation from guideline into practice both in Australia (5-8) and overseas (9-11). Our team has developed a theoretical implementation model of CVAR assessment and management using multiple strategies to encourage use (12,13).