Training family doctors and primary care nurses in evidence-based prevention, screening and management of cardiovascular risks in Western Ukraine: A longitudinal study

Module name	Key learning aims	Teaching methods used
Evidence-based approaches to effective counselling for patients with cardiovascular risks	Evidence-based counselling methods for patients with cardiovascular risks	• Participant discussion of clinical cases • Work in small groups • Role-play

Metabolic syndrome	Screening and management of components of metabolic syndrome	• Brainstorming • Demonstrations of practical skills (determination of BMI, waist circumference, glucose measurement) • Clinical cases discussion • Work in small groups

Rational statin therapy	Evidence-based steps for dyslipidemia screening and rational statin therapy for patients with cardiovascular risks	• Brainstorming • Hands-on training in taking blood samples for lipid profile and glucose measurement • Clinical cases discussion • Work in small groups

Essential hypertension and its complications	Evidence-based steps for management of patients with essential hypertension and its complications	• Brainstorming • Work in small groups • Participant discussion of clinical cases

	Rating, from 1 to 5
1. From a personal point of view, how motivated are you to conduct evidence-based screening of cardio-vascular risks in your own clinical practice?

2. Taking external factors into account, how motivated are you to conduct evidence-based screening of cardio-vascular risks?

3. How ready will you be to implement the planned new state programme of screening for cardio-vascular risks?

4. How ready are you, in terms of your own clinical abilities, to conduct evidence-based screening of cardio-vascular risks?

5. How ready are you to manage the full range of evidence-based screening tests for cardio-vascular risks? Evidence-based screening of cardiovascular risks includes: - every 1-2 years, measuring the blood pressure of all your patients who are aged 18 or older; - regular assessment of cardio-vascular risk factors (smoking, alcohol intake, calculation of BMI, family history) for all your patients who are aged 18 or older; - lipid profile measurement every 5 years, in all your male patients who are aged 40 or older, and all your female patients who are aged 45 or older; - blood glucose measurement every 5 years for all your patients who are aged 45 or older, or sooner in patients with BMI ≥25 or who have additional risk factors.

Zeitrahmen der Veröffentlichung:: 4 Hefte pro Jahr
Fachgebiete der Zeitschrift:: Medizin, Klinische Medizin, Hygiene- und Umweltmedizin