{"id":131649,"date":"2023-06-12T13:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/?page_id=131649"},"modified":"2024-04-08T12:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T16:17:52","slug":"frequently-asked-questions-guidelines-kt-tools-and-the-new-iccs-app","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/frequently-asked-questions-guidelines-kt-tools-and-the-new-iccs-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions: Guidelines & KT Tools and the New iCCS App"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What has changed on the CCS website?<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Over the past two years, the CCS has rolled out a new website in multiple phases. With this most recent phase, we are improving the design, ease, speed, and replicability with which clinicians can access CCS Guidelines and Knowledge Translation (KT) tools. Our new website resource: Guidelines & KT Tools<\/strong>, and the accompanying newly updated version of the iCCS app<\/a><\/strong>, presents our content in a one-stop-shop format. Each new Guidelines page includes all the associated tools (like infographics, on-demand educational webinars, pocket guides and more) in the Related Resources section. One of the biggest changes is how Guidelines and KT content is organized on our website. Before it was categorized by type (i.e. all pocket guides grouped together), now all KT tools are available alongside their respective Guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CCS Guidelines are already accessible in the CJC; why host the content on CCS.ca?<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The CCS website has always played a crucial role in connecting members with important tools and resources to support their work. While CCS Guidelines will continue to be published and accessible through our CJC journals, feedback from our members and the broader cardiovascular community pointed to the need to consolidate our Guidelines content. In a live clinical setting, Guidelines and Knowledge Translation tools come together to help cardiovascular specialists make evidence-based decisions for the best possible care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up until now, Guidelines and Knowledge Translation content were available across multiple sources: the Canadian Journal of Cardiology<\/em> (CJC), on CCS.ca, and on the CCS e-Guidelines portal. This change centralizes our Guidelines and KT content in one space to better support decision making and application of knowledge to practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What will happen to the e-Guidelines portal on CCS.ca?<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The new Guidelines & KT Tools resource replaces the existing e-Guidelines portal. The goal of adding this resource to the CCS website is to better meet the needs of the CCS members and cardiovascular community by improving the ease of access and use of CCS Guidelines, KT tools and educational webinars for use in practice, teaching, and self-directed learning. As part of this work, we removed the e-Guidelines portal (a source of CCS Guidelines and KT tools), which was under-utilized, unstable, and not integrated into the CCS.ca content management system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development and testing of the new Guidelines & KT resources were undertaken through input and needs assessments from CCS members and the broader cardiovascular community along with implementing best practices from similar specialist societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How will Guidelines & KT Tools connect to the CJC? Can I still download a PDF of the Guidelines?<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Each Guidelines topic area on CCS.ca features a button that links directly to the original published Guidelines on the Canadian Journal of Cardiology<\/em> website: https:\/\/www.onlinecjc.ca\/<\/a>. You can continue to download PDF versions of any Guidelines on the CJC site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guidelines & KT Tools resource also features a citation button with the individual citation of the original article for reference purposes. As always, users must cite work accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which Guidelines are available on Guidelines & KT Tools and the newly updated iCCS app?<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The following Guidelines are available now in both resources: Guidelines & KT Tools and the iCCS app. Additional Guidelines will be added over time. Stay tuned for CCS member communications for the latest launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peripheral Arterial Disease<\/strong><\/td>
  • 2022 Guidelines for Peripheral Arterial Disease<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
Heart Failure<\/strong><\/td>
  • 2021 CCS\/CHFS Heart Failure Guidelines Update: Defining a New Pharmacologic Standard of Care for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction<\/li>
  • 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society\/Canadian Heart Failure Society Joint Position Statement on the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Cardiac Amyloidosis<\/li>
  • 2017 Comprehensive Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
Dyslipidemia<\/strong><\/td>
  • 2021 CCS Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Adult<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
Atrial Fibrillation<\/strong><\/td>
Drive & Fly<\/strong><\/td>