The Abu Dhabi cardiovascular program: the continuation of Framingham

Sixty years on from its first publication, the Framingham study has made an historic impact in risk identification and prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden globally. The challenge for the 21st century is in finding practical and scalable methods for effective implementation of population-level interventions that are adaptable to low-, middle-, and high-income settings. Within its first 2 years, the Abu Dhabi Cardiovascular Program, “Weqaya,” has delivered a Framingham Risk Score for almost every adult Emirati. This is complemented by a clear and progressive program including the health sector and societal approach to the delivery of interventions for CVD. The health sector response includes the use of clear, evidence-based standards of clinical care, customer-focused service innovation such as the use of mobile and wellness clinics, and attention to the patient experience, and improving compliance …

Authors
C Hajat, O Harrison – Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 2010
Publication date
2010/7/1
Source
Progress in cardiovascular diseases
Volume
53
Issue
1
Pages
28-38
Publisher
WB Saunders
Total citations
Cited by 32

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