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Heart Failure Awareness Day 2016
Report from: Lithuania
Name of reporters: Dr. Tomas Lapinskas, Prof. Jelena Celutkiene
Public Event
Two ordinary public events in the
largest cities of Lithuania: Vilnius(06/05/16) and
Kaunas (08/05/16)
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Educative Press
As every year, educative articles and video clips are permanently updated and published in the national press
and websites
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Website
To increase patients knowledge about the HF, ability to recognize early
deterioration and seek professional advice we created specialized website:
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http://www.sirdiesnepakankamumas.lt
Political Engagement
Annual Press Conference in the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania (Seimas) on 04/05/16
Conduction about growing incidence of HF, high admission and readmission rates, the length of hospital stays and
financial burden of the disease
Debates what else has to be done to reduce mortality and most importantly to improve the quality of life of HF
patients and their family members
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