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ONGOING PATIENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS
The hospital emphasizes community outreach by sponsoring ongoing classes focused on preventive health education .
LEAP FOR LIFE ®
“ Leap ” stands for Lifestyle Education Awareness Program . For the past 15 years , this successful program has focused on the needs of cardiovascular patients and their family members . Leap for Life sessions in Dallas and Fort Worth educate the community on the steps that can be taken to manage cardiovascular disease and to improve health and well-being . This wellness and disease prevention program was available to all heart patients and their family members . The class was also open to anyone from the community . Educators with special expertise in cardiovascular patient care helped empower individuals with physical , dietary and stress management education and information .
Beginning in 2021 , virtual Leap for Life classes were hosted through an online platform that allowed speakers and participants to interact as they would during an in-person class while maintaining a safe distance . Additionally , online classes expanded the option for those who live outside the Dallas- Fort Worth region to learn about wellness and cardiovascular disease prevention from the experts at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital .
Topics included :
• Stress management
• Diabetes and heart health
• Mindful eating and staying active
• Cardiac medications
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Total
Leap for Life participants educated ( FY22 )
WIRED FOR LIFE
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas teams up with past implantable cardioverter defibrillator ( ICD ) recipients to provide future or past ICD recipients with support , comfort and answers to questions . Volunteers are also available to meet with future recipients and family members before and after an ICD procedure . Classes have been scheduled every other month for the past nearly 10 years . With the COVID-19 pandemic , the team of electrophysiology nurses pivoted their educational sessions to virtual classes for patients .
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“ LIVING WITH . . .” COMMUNITY EDUCATION SERIES
In fiscal year 2022 , several Living with Afib and Living with Heart Failure evening community events were held in Dallas and Fort Worth . Expert presenters provided attendees with helpful information on managing chronic conditions , heart arrhythmias and heart failure , as well as signs and symptoms for a variety of conditions .
WOMEN AND HEART HEALTH
Total community education series participants ( FY22 )
The second annual Women and Heart Health event was hosted virtually by Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital . Heart disease is the number one killer of women , and more than 240 attendees joined to listen . Female cardiovascular experts from Dallas and Fort Worth presented various topics ranging from signs and symptoms of a heart attack to heart failure and transplantation .