Watch this Webinar, hosted by Great Plains QIN, to learn cardiac rehab services in the Dakotas; results from a cardiac rehab environmental scan will be shared. Viewers will be better able to recognize opportunities to increase the quality of care that cardiac patients receive and the communities they live in.

Presenters highlighted South Dakota’s Cardiac Ready Community Project and the American Heart Association’s Outpace CVD™ suite of outpatient programs, which included Target: BP™, Target: Type 2 Diabetes℠ and Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol™. Viewers will gain insight on ways to provide targeted quality improvement support and recognize their organization’s commitment to improving outcomes of cardiovascular disease.

Presentations:

• It’s All About the Heart: Cardiac Rehab – Dee Kaser
• Cardiac Ready Communities – Stephanie Hanson
• An Overview of CVD Resources – Tim Nikolai

Speakers:

Tim Nikolai Sr Rural Health Director American Heart Association

Dee Kaser, RN, CDCES Quality Improvement Advisor Great Plains Quality Innovation Network

Stephanie Hanson, RN, BSN Quality Improvement Advisor South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care Great Plains Quality Innovation Network