Heart Failure Awareness Day 2016

Report from: Lithuania

Name of reporters: Dr. Tomas Lapinskas, Prof. Jelena Celutkiene

Public Event

Two ordinary public events in the

largest cities of Lithuania: Vilnius(06/05/16) and

Kaunas (08/05/16)

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Public Event

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#WorldHeartDay

#UnitedForHeartHealth

HFA Initiated HF Survey

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Educative Press

As every year, educative articles and video clips are permanently updated and published in the national press

and websites

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Educative Video

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http://www.sirdiesnepakankamumas.lt/vaizdo-naujienos/

Website

To increase patients knowledge about the HF, ability to recognize early

deterioration and seek professional advice we created specialized website:

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http://www.sirdiesnepakankamumas.lt

Political Engagement

Annual Press Conference in the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania (Seimas) on 04/05/16

Conduction about growing incidence of HF, high admission and readmission rates, the length of hospital stays and

financial burden of the disease

Debates what else has to be done to reduce mortality and most importantly to improve the quality of life of HF

patients and their family members

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Ministerial Decree

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First grade of specialized HF teams

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Patient Engagement

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Lithuanian Heart Failure AssociationCreated in 2016

Patient Engagement

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New member ofiHHub