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CCS has adopted an innovative 'closed-loop' model of CC development for the CCS Heart Failure Consensus Conference Program which accommodates end-user and stakeholder input and evaluation on an ongoing basis.

In addition, CCS is committed to assessing impact of the CCS HFCC on both clinical practice and health outcomes.

The development processes identified through this initiative will be entirely replicable and, therefore, of utility and interest to those dedicated to closing the gap 'between what we know and what we do'.

Heart Failure is considered an ideal first topic for this new development process for a number of reasons. First, incidence and prevalence of heart failure, and associated direct and indirect care costs, are projected to increase in Canada over the next decade. Second, the balance of medical care delivered to this growing patient population is provided by community cardiologists, general practitioners and related health care professionals. Third, the 2006 CCS HFCC has recently (January 2006) been published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

CCS has elicited the support and active participation of 12 national health professional societies and organizations, patient support and advocacy groups, Federal, Provincial and Regional health governments, national health outcomes databases, international and national IT companies, national medical communications companies and pharmaceutical industries.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Canadian Institutes for Health Research, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Pharmacists Association, Public Health Agency Canada, Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team, Microsoft Canada and many others are among the participating organizations.