1. Surviving as a Survivor
Vince Mosesso, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC

2. Disclosure of Potential Conflicts
Medical director – Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (no compensation)
Research grant – Zoll LifeCor, Pittsburgh, PA (small grant)
Advisory board – OxySure Systems, Inc, Frisco, TX (stock options)

5. Survivor survey
(Abella,2008)

9. History of SCAA COPE Program
SCAA Think Tank on Recovery and Rehabilitation after Cardiac Arrest (SCAA Headquarters, Washington, DC; April 2011)
Survey of SCAA Survivor members (Sam Sears, Ph.D., East Carolina Univ, 2012)
Publications based on survey data

10. Characteristics of SCA Survivor Respondents
188 (31%) of 591 survivors listed in SCAA registry responded
Sears S et al. HRS 2013

11. Changes in health after the SCA
General health
Emotional health
Quality of life
Sears S et al. HRS 2013

12. Psychosocial concerns
Immediately after
arrest
At time of survey
Rank %
Feeling depressed 4 47 2 25
Feeling anxious 1 63 32
Understanding the event 3 52 -
Fear of physical exertion 53 23
Financial impact 22
Family emotional reaction 5
Becoming a “burden” 20
Sears S et al. HRS 2013

13. Gender Differences in Psychosocial Problems 3 Months after SCA
Rosman et al, 2013

14. Cardiac anxiety
Rosman L et al. Intl J of Cardiology. 2014

15. PTSD after SCA
Rosman L et al. Eur J of CV Nursing. 2015

16. Sawyer KN et al, 2016

17. Sawyer KN et al, 2016

18. SCAA COPE Program: Cardiovascular Outcomes/Psychosocial Education
From-To Guidebook
Develop a FAQ for Survivors, Implantees and their families.
This would be a “From Experienced Survivors and Implantees To New Survivors and Implantees Guidebook.”
COPE DVD and Brochure for Patients
The CD will inform patients that there are consequences to their arrest or implantation that may require support.
A discussion about SCA and ICD implantation;
COPE Section of the Website
800 # COPE line
Chapter building
Coordination with ICD Manufacturers
Training

21. Susan Koeppen KDKA-TV News Anchor & SCA Survivor