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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
RHDAustralia 2018: New funding. New direction.
26 Mar 2018We are excited to announce that along with our new round of Commonwealth funding, RHDAustralia is undergoing a shift in organisational... Read on
HeartKids and RHDAustralia supporting rheumatic heart disease families in the Northern Territory
26 Mar 2018Of all the cardiac care cases paediatric cardiologist Bo Remenyi sees in Darwin, nearly half of them are Indigenous children with rheumatic... Read on
Guideline on ARF and RHD to undergo significant changes
26 Mar 2018The Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (2012) was developed... Read on
2018 shaping up to be a big year for the elimination of rheumatic heart disease in Australia
26 Mar 2018Only 3 months into 2018 and the push to end rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Australia is gaining momentum, with the following exciting... Read on
New technology helping doctors make the right diagnosis
26 Mar 2018Since 2013, the acute rheumatic fever diagnosis and guideline app has been downloaded over 8,000 times. It can be used in a variety of... Read on
New Roadmap to Eliminate Rheumatic Heart Disease
28 Feb 2018Media Release by Department of Health 27 February 2018 The charting of Australia’s first comprehensive roadmap to end rheumatic heart... Read on