MDCH - Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young (SCDY) Surveillance and Prevention Project

On Thursday, September 22, 2011, The University of Michigan's Cardiovascular Center and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital hosted an educational forum for schools, coaches, athletic trainers and medical professionals on sudden cardiac arrest. The free forum included emergency-response training and protocols, causes of SCA and ways to prevent it.

Surveillance

Multiple data sources are used to gather information about the burden, impact and causes of SCDY in Michigan. View the epidemiology overview, or summaries of what has been found from these data sources.

Data to Action

After reviewing de-identified case summaries, the expert panel recommended patient-, provider-, and system-level changes to prevent future deaths. MDCH staff continues to work with multiple partners including academia, health care delivery systems, industry, communities, and families to accomplish these changes. More than 25 action steps have been identified and grouped into five areas: pre-participation sports screening; provider education and public awareness; public awareness of cardiac symptoms and CPR/AED training; emergency response protocols; and medical examiner protocols.

Provider Education and Public Awareness of SCDY Risk Factors
Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young video Greg Holzman, MD, MPH Family Physician and Chief Medical Executive, Michigan Department of Community Health provides an overview featuring two family stories	Identifying Genetic Risk in Surviving Family Members Angela Trepanier MS, CGC Director, Genetic Counseling Program and Asst. Professor, Clinical Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Wayne State University
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Sharlene Day MD Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Michigan	SCDY: Recognition, Screening and Evaluation Richard Humes MD Director, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University
Identification and Treatment of Sudden Death Conditions in Young Patients David Bradley MD Director, Pediatric Heart Rhythm Service, CS Mott Children's Hospital Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases University of Michigan
Public Awareness of Cardiac Symptoms and CPR/AED Training
April 2011: Michigan Student Athlete Cardiac Awareness Month
Medical Examiner Protocols
SCDY: The Forensic Pathologist's Perspective Stephen Cohle MD Forensic Pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner, Kent County, MI

For more information about SCDY or to become involved with prevention of SCDY in Michigan, please call 1- 866-852-1247 or email genetics@michigan.gov

Michigan's SCDY Surveillance Project was supported in part by a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Office of Public Health Genomics, 2004-09.

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