Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in the Workplace With CAMMPUS (Cardiovascular Assessment and Medication Management by Pharmacists at the UBC Site)

• Published in: The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2019-06, Vol.53 (6), p.574-580
• Main Authors: Gobis, Barbara, Kapanen, Anita I., Reardon, Jillian, Min, Jason, Li, Kathy H., Lynd, Larry D., Zed, Peter J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pharmaceutical Services - organization & administration; Pharmacists - organization & administration; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life - psychology; Risk Reduction Behavior; Workplace - standards
• ISSN: 1060-0280; 1542-6270
• DOI: 10.1177/1060028018823330

Background: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a leading cause of death despite being largely preventable. Employers increasingly offer preventive health programs in the workplace, and pharmacists are well suited to provide these programs. Objective: To evaluate the impact of a pharmacist-led service on CV risk in University of British Columbia (UBC) employees. Methods: This was a prospective observational pre-and-post design study, with participants as their own controls. Employees >18 years of age in the UBC health plan with a Framingham Risk Score (FRS) ≥10% or ≥1 medication-modifiable CV risk factor were included. Participants received a baseline assessment, individualized consultation for 12 months, and a final assessment by a pharmacist at the UBC Pharmacists Clinic. The primary end point was FRS reduction. Results: Baseline assessment of 512 participants between September 2015 and October 2016 yielded 207 (40%) participants, of whom 178 (86%) completed the 12-month intervention. Participants were 54% female and 55% Caucasian, with an average age of 51 (SD = 9.1) years. FRS at baseline was