CCPN SPAF Tool vs CDN STBBI Guidelines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CCPN SPAF Tool
This tool helps Canadian healthcare professionals optimize stroke prevention for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. It incorporates risk stratification, bleeding risk assessment, and provides therapy recommendations based on current guidelines. It also offers drug information, dose recommendations, and management tools for personalized patient care.
- Stroke risk stratification (CHADS, CHADSVASc)
- Bleeding risk assessment (HAS-BLED)
- Therapy recommendations (CCS AFIB Guidelines)
- Drug information and dose recommendations
- Creatinine clearance calculations
- Therapeutic option comparison
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Stroke prevention for your patients with atrial fibrillation The Canadian Cardiovascular Pharmacist Network (CCPN) SPAF Tool App is designed to assist Canadian healthcare professionals optimize stroke prevention treatment in their patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. It was modeled after the CCPN SPAF pocket card. It incorporates stroke risk stratification using CHADS and CHADSVASc criteria, bleeding risk using HAS-BLED criteria and provides recommendations for stroke prevention therapy based on the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) AFIB Guidelines. This app also includes practical drug information, dose recommendations, creatinine clearance calculations, and management tools which allow healthcare professionals to compare therapeutic options and tailor therapy for individual patients. It is intended as a general reference to supplement the existing knowledge of healthcare professionals. This app was supported in kind by the Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (CICC) and through an unrestricted grant from the Pfizer-Bristol Myers Squibb Alliance and Servier Canada. The original CCPN SPAF pocket card was supported through an unrestricted grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Canada For use by Canadian healthcare professionals only.
CDN STBBI Guidelines
This app offers Canadian health professionals current recommendations for screening, diagnosing, managing, and treating sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It's based on updated guidelines and complementary resources, focusing on uncomplicated STIs in adults and youth.
- STI screening recommendations
- Diagnosis guidance
- Management protocols
- Treatment strategies
- Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea updates
- Concise and easy-to-use format
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Note: This application is intended for use by HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, and not the general public. For general information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), refer to https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases.html This application provides Canadian health professionals with up-to-date recommendations for the screening, diagnosis, management, and treatment of STIs, including recommendations for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, in a convenient, concise, and easy to use format. It has been developed from the 2010 version of the Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections (Guidelines) (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/std-mts/sti-its/index-eng.php) and revised content from 2013 to 2016. These updates reflect emerging issues/trends affecting the management of STIs in Canada. Up-to-date information from other complementary resources has also been incorporated, including key recommendations from the HIV Screening and Testing Guide (2012) and the Management of Hepatitis B - Quick Reference (2013). The content is reflective of the most current evidence for the management of uncomplicated STIs in adults and youth only. It does not contain information for the management of STIs in pregnant women, children, neonates or complicated infections. This application is intended to provide information to public health and clinical professionals and does not supersede any provincial/territorial legislative, regulatory, policy and practice requirements or professional guidelines that govern the practice of health professionals in their respective jurisdictions, whose recommendations may differ due to local epidemiology or context.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CDN STBBI Guidelines at every 4 months against CCPN SPAF Tool's every 14 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CCPN SPAF Tool ships an update every 14 months, CDN STBBI Guidelines every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CCPN SPAF Tool | CDN STBBI Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lemieux Bedard Communications Inc. | Health Canada / Santé Canada |
Customer experience
CCPN SPAF Tool
CDN STBBI Guidelines
In-app purchases
CCPN SPAF Tool
No in-app purchases
CDN STBBI Guidelines
No in-app purchases
Questions
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