Patient Charter of Rights
Our heart failure patient and caregiver charter was created to support our advocacy towards the implementation of a national standard of care for Canadians living with heart failure and their caregivers.
Keeping track of your health status is important to maintain a healthy heart and can help guide changes to your lifestyle or care plan.
Keep track of all the medications you are taking (prescription and over the counter), as well as vitamins and other herbal remedies. Make sure to show your doctor at your next appointment.
If you experience new or worsening heart failure, you may experience some of these symptoms.
Tests you may have to diagnose and monitor heart failure
Our heart failure patient and caregiver charter was created to support our advocacy towards the implementation of a national standard of care for Canadians living with heart failure and their caregivers.
The patient journey map captures and summarizes real stories, emotions, questions, and lifestyle challenges heart failure patients experience in their care continuum. By truly empathizing with and learning what heart failure patients experience today, we can highlight the current needs, pain points, and wishes on how to improve care. We’re taking the first step to ensure the patient’s voice is heard.
HLF is available for “heart-to-heart” support for patients and family carers, discussions with potential partners, and for media interviews.
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If you are a patient, family member or friend of someone with lived experience of heart failure or if you are a practitioner, allied health professional, not-for-profit or corporate partner, or simply a concerned citizen – Become a member – it’s free.
Are you a patient with lived experience of heart failure? Are you a family carer and need support? Request access to our closed Facebook support group.