News
NT cardiologist Dr Remenyi meets with world leaders in cardiology
31 Aug 2016Northern Territory paediatric cardiologist Dr. Bo Remenyi has just returned from the prestigious International Society of Cardiovascular... Read on
An end to open heart surgery? New solutions for rheumatic heart disease.
31 Aug 2016A unique procedure is successfully replacing the heart valves of rheumatic heart disease patients without resorting to open heart surgery.... Read on
Hear from the experts - video presentations now available
24 May 2016The RHDA evening symposium held in Brisbane in March was an opportunity to hear the latest developments in research, clinical practice and... Read on
New Community and Clinician Resources
18 May 2016Important Health Message: Acute Rheumatic Fever The short video resource "Important Health Message: Acute Rheumatic Fever" is designed to... Read on
Determining the burden of RHD
17 May 2016An integral part of the ‘End RHD’ Centre for Research Excellence is to determine the current burden of ARF/RHD, so that we have a baseline... Read on
Defining risk groups for acute rheumatic fever diagnosis
17 May 2016Current definitions Rheumatic heart disease awareness (RHD) is increasing across Australia, particularly to southern and eastern areas of... Read on
Storytelling and Leadership – Highlights of the RHDAustralia Queensland events
16 May 2016Storytelling and leadership were highlighted as key factors to ending rheumatic heart disease in Australia at a series of events held in... Read on
Latest news from the RHD Secondary Prophylaxis Study
21 Apr 2016Welcome to the sixth newsletter from the Improving Secondary Prophylaxis (SP) for Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) research project. In this... Read on
Launch of “Heart on Your Sleeve” Social Media Campaign
10 Mar 2016The “Heart on Your Sleeve” (HOYS) campaign, launched at the end of February is now underway with a flurry of activity in the social media... Read on
Data shows preventable RHD impacting on hospital systems
29 Jan 2016A recent report by the National Health Performance Authority shows the average length of stay for rheumatic heart disease hospitalisations... Read on
Don’t miss out on the things you love – 2016 heart calendar
28 Jan 2016Together with the Aboriginal community in South Australia, SA Health have developed a calendar to educate people about rheumatic fever and... Read on
Aboriginal controlled health service mandates RHDA e-learning modules
28 Jan 2016Aboriginal controlled health service mandates RHDA e-learning modules As of 2016, the RHDAustralia e-learning modules will be made... Read on