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Year in review: Workshops, education, resource development and community engagement
19 Dec 2018It’s been a very busy year for RHDA, with a new team, new strategic goals and plenty of activity. We’ve taken some time to reflect on what... Read on
New resource! What is acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease? An explainer video for school staff
18 Dec 2018Working closely with a range of teachers, school staff and health professionals, RHDAustralia is excited to launch a new white board... Read on
Nurse takes home top honours for her work in Maningrida and shares how her community is working to end rheumatic heart disease
18 Dec 2018Roz Baartz has taken home the Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NTPHN) Nurse of the Year award in recognition of the valuable work... Read on
Words from Arnhem land: Aboriginal health messages need to be made with us rather than for us
16 Dec 2018Makungun Marika, Menzies School of Health Research; Alice Mitchell, Menzies School of Health Research; Anna Ralph, Menzies School of Health... Read on
Raising awareness of rheumatic heart disease among the Aboriginal health workforce of South Australia
25 Sep 2018Two important events addressing rheumatic heart disease will be hosted for health professionals in Port Augusta this month. SA Health and... Read on
HOT NORTH funding opens doors
12 Sep 2018Building on his HOT NORTH research, Dr Josh Francis was recently awarded a $2.1M DFAT grant to provide surveillance training, research... Read on
Rheumatic ❤️ Disease
12 Sep 2018Article courtesy of Island Docs website Yesterday I saw a four-year-old boy with school sores. The day before my colleague saw a 16-year-... Read on
Survey yields comprehensive feedback for next edition of guideline
23 Jul 2018Thank you to everyone who participated in the ARF/RHD Guideline survey. The aim of this exercise was to gather feedback from the health... Read on
Community engagement fundamental for effective delivery of care
23 Jul 2018Excerpts from this story were taken from the Preventing RHD through community-driven activities article available on the Telethon Kids... Read on
Western Australia rheumatic heart disease workshops - June 12-20th, 2018
20 Jul 2018Western Australian Country Health Service (WACHS) and Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia (RHDA) collaborated to host a series of workshops... Read on
Top nurse takes home top honours
20 Jul 2018Top End nurse Greg Smith has taken home top honours at the 2018 Northern Territory Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards. Greg was... Read on
NAIDOC 2018: Because of her, we can
11 Jul 2018Under the theme ‘Because of Her, We Can!’. NAIDOC week 2018 celebrates the active and significant roles that Aboriginal and Torres Strait... Read on