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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
Playing a role in the prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
16 Nov 2017Article courtesy of the National Rural Health Alliance Partyline magazine, Issue 60, September 2017. Read more at the National Rural Health... 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
What does a culturally competent model of self-management look like?
13 Nov 2017Aboriginal culture is central to health. It is value based, built on social roles, cultural obligations and responsibilities which differs... Read on
Translating research: how do women understand RHD in Pregnancy?
05 Oct 2017The Australian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System (AMOSS) RHD in Pregnancy study has shown that for Indigenous women in Australia,... Read on
Sharing a Heartbeat: love, pregnancy, and living with rheumatic heart disease
05 Oct 2017A new film written and directed by a group of Northern Territory Aboriginal women follows the story of Tess, a young women whose boyfriend... Read on