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NSW Ambulance's Aboriginal Cardiac Care Awareness Program
28 Mar 2019Mark Trebley can turn any story, no matter the topic, into a great yarn. An essential skill when he’s talking to communities and health... Read on
Culture, caring and telling true stories: A reflection on 2018
20 Dec 2018Vicki Wade, Senior Cultural Advisor at RHDAustralia, had a very busy 2018; sharing stories, providing education and learning from others as... 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
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
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
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
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
“That Heart Sickness”
14 Nov 2017How (mis)communication in the health system is impacting people living with rheumatic heart disease “One of the things I found in my... Read on