title: Development of the Champlain primary care cardiovascular disease prevention and management guideline: tailoring evidence to community practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A well documented gap remains between evidence and practice for clinical practice guidelines in cardiovascular disease (CVD) care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  As part of the Champlain CVD Prevention Strategy, practitioners in the Champlain District of Ontario launched a large quality-improvement initiative that focused on increasing the uptake in primary care practice settings of clinical guidelines for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and CVD risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Champlain Primary Care CVD Prevention and Management Guideline is a desktop resource for primary care clinicians working in the Champlain District. The guideline was developed by more than 45 local experts to summarize the latest evidence-based strategies for CVD prevention and management, as well as to increase awareness of local community-based programs and services.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evidence suggests that tailored strategies are important when implementing specific practice guidelines. This article describes the process of creating an integrated clinical guideline for improvement in the delivery of cardiovascular care.
authors.affiliation: Heart Health Education Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ontario.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liddy
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hogg
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papadakis
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dojeiji
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Ayub
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pipe
authors.forename: Lyall
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Higginson
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003153:Community Health Services; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D009864:Ontario; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D016730:Program Development