Practice Resources
Practice Resources
Supporting Your Practice With Informational Resources
Providing Educational Support for the Whole Care Team
Astellas offers shareable resources focused on educating and assisting nuclear lab providers as they care for their patients. We aim to support your team’s efforts to communicate and collaborate before, during, and after the cardiac testing process, leveraging specialized expertise, all to help facilitate the best possible patient experience and support lab efficiency.
Explore customizable handouts and informative websites on the diagnosis of CAD, cardiac testing preparation, and more, to help support your clinical decisions, educational outreach, and operational processes in your nuclear lab.
Understanding SPECT MPI and Preparing Your Patient
This provides an overview of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT MPI), including whom it can be used for, how it is used, and what the results may indicate. It also discusses how to prepare patients for stress MPI.
Understanding SPECT MPI and Preparing Your Patient is intended for nuclear cardiologists, technologists, nurses, and other healthcare providers (HCPs) to present to and share with their colleagues.
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Stress Test Coach Website—HCP
Help patients prepare for their stress test by informing them about Stress Test Coach. The HCP portion of the Stress Test Coach website allows HCPs to register and gain access to patient education materials in both English and Spanish. These customizable videos and handouts inform patients about the Stress Test Coach program and how to enroll.
No Caffeine Patient Identifier
Designed for your patients and staff, this card serves as a reminder that patients undergoing a nuclear stress test need to avoid caffeine and other products containing methylxanthines because they will interfere with test results.
Multimodality AUC Resources and Information
Here is a resource with information about the Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) federal mandate, plus a downloadable AUC tool to help guide imaging decisions.
The Multimodality AUC App
This useful app allows providers in the nuclear lab to review the appropriateness of 7 different cardiac testing modalities (based on the AUC) for the detection and risk assessment of stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD).
The Multimodality AUC App is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease or condition. It is also not a qualified Clinical Decision Support Mechanism (CDSM). Thus, the Multimodality AUC App must not be used to try and comply with the CMS AUC program requirements. The Multimodality AUC App is for informational purposes only.
Patient Care Pathways and Noninvasive Modalities for the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease Interactive Brochure
From initial risk assessment to noninvasive cardiac testing modalities to coordination of care, find out more about guideline-based pathways for the evaluation of CAD.
The Clinical Value of SPECT in Evaluating Coronary Artery Disease Interactive Brochure
Get more information about the most widely used nuclear imaging modality—SPECT MPI.
Patient Scenarios
Read about the unique presentations of 4 hypothetical patients, and discover the appropriate test that was selected for each and the results.
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