Patient Education, Chronic Angina, Chest Pain

Get Tough on Angina

The Get Tough on Angina program was designed to educate patients and their significant others about angina. It offers practical tools and resources to help patients live the fullest lives possible. Read the history of the Get Tough on Angina campaign here. This program includes four components:

	1. Patient Brochure This tri-fold brochure provides quick information on angina including how to reduce attacks and how to cope with symptoms. Healthcare providers are welcome to distribute free copies of this brochure directly to their patients, orthey can place a supply in waiting rooms of offices, clinics, rehab centers, and hospitals. English Brochure Spanish Brochure

	2. Patient Handbook The Get Tough on Angina Patient Handbook is the most comprehensive educational resource currently available to patients with angina. It includes easy-to-read explanations and illustrations of what angina is, what causes it, how to cope with symptoms, how to prevent angina attacks, and more. Download handbook

	3. Resource Toolkit for Healthcare Providers This comprehensive resource toolkit provides information on how to care for patients with angina and how to set up patient support groups and community seminars. It includes a patient handbook, educational handouts, homework assignments, a PowerPoint slide presentation and script, a comprehensive training syllabus, and a CD with pdfs of all of the materials.

	4. New Online CE Course for Healthcare Providers (coming soon) The Get Tough on Angina online course provides a step-by-step approach to holding a 4-part patient support group and/or a community seminar.

Ordering Information: Coming soon!

If you would like us to present the Get Tough on Angina course at your regional, national, or international meeting, please email us or call 608-250-2440.

Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from CV Therapeutics.

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