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lüll Treating the right patient at the right time: an innovative approach to the management of atrial fibrillation Gillis AM; Burland L; Arnburg B; Kmet C; Pollak PT; Kavanagh K; Veenhuyzen G; Wyse DGCan J Cardiol 2008[Mar]; 24 (3): 195-8The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Access to Care Working Group recently published a series of commentaries on access to cardiovascular care in Canada. These commentaries included proposed minimally acceptable wait times for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) to be assessed by a cardiologist or an electrophysiologist. To improve access to medical care for the patient with AF, a nurse clinician-based AF clinic was established in the Calgary Health Region (Alberta) in 2005. More than 330 patients had been referred at the time of writing. The time from referral to initial nurse assessment was 38+/-31 days, to physician review and establishment of a management plan was 66+/-49 days and to in-person specialist physician assessment was 80+/-55 days. These wait times are markedly shorter than historical wait times to see an arrhythmia specialist in the Calgary Region. As experience increased, wait times continued to shorten significantly. Preliminary data suggest that early assessment and patient education may reduce emergency department visits and hospitalizations for AF. This experience suggests that a nurse clinician-based AF clinic may provide earlier access to medical care and may improve health outcomes in the long term.|Aged[MESH]|Alberta[MESH]|Atrial Fibrillation/*diagnosis/therapy[MESH]|Cardiology/*standards[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Health Services Accessibility/*standards[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Middle Aged[MESH]|Patient Selection[MESH]|Practice Patterns, Physicians'/*standards[MESH]|Time Factors[MESH]|Triage/standards[MESH]|Waiting Lists[MESH] |