Completion time: approximately 60 minutes

This online learning program is designed for members of the health workforce who are responsible for or have an interest in caring for people with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. On completion of this program, participants will be able to

• define acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
• identify people at highest risk of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
• list the major and minor manifestations of acute rheumatic fever.
• describe the changes in the heart that define rheumatic heart disease.
• describe secondary prophylaxis within the context of acute rheumatic fever.
• describe the role of rheumatic heart disease control programs.

More information is available in the Australian guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (3rd edition).​

Topics include

1. Introduction to acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
2. Diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever
3. Physiology of rheumatic heart disease
4. Secondary prophylaxis and rheumatic heart disease control programs
5. Management of rheumatic heart disease

This program is accredited by the following organisations:

• Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) CPD endorsed activity – 1.0 CPD hour
• National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP) – 0.75 CPD hour

Please note: Images and videos have been shared with permission for educational use. First Nations people are advised that this program may contain images or voices of people who have died.