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Sharing a Heartbeat - Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: Kriol

This short film deals with issues around pregnancy and the importance of family for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who live with RHD. (Contains images and voice of a person who has died)

Days at Risk Poster and Paper

This paper includes detailed information on the "days at risk" concept; being overdue for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent recurrent ARF. 

Sharing a Heartbeat - Rheumatic heart disease and pregnancy: English

This short film deals with issues around pregnancy and the importance of family for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who live with RHD. (Contains images and voice of a person who has died)

Rheumatic heart disease in Pregnancy - Poster

An A3 poster highlighting risk groups and actions for RHD in pregnancy.

Patient Story - Jenaya Dunnett

This short video provides a patient/family story which has been paired with clinical detail to raise awareness of rheumatic heart disease. Jenaya Dunnett describes her daughter Tieandra's diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this resource may contain images and voices of people who have died. 

RHD publications | Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

A pre-filtered list of rheumatic heart disease publications maintained by the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. 

Take Heart - What is Rheumatic Heart Disease

Take Heart  is a moving picture advocacy project designed to put rheumatic heart disease on the global media and public health agendas. This short film includes medical and public health specialists from around the world talking with people living with this disease to describe the causes, symtoms and impact of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this video contains images of an Aboriginal person who has died.

Administering Bicillin

An introduction and overview (video) for administering benzathine benzylpenicillin G (BPG, Bicillin).

Administering BPG Information poster

A practical guide for people who administer with benzathine benzylpenicillin G (BPG, Bicillin) injections.

(RHD) Forgotten but not gone - Q&A Panel Event 2016

Panel discussion hosted by Charlie King, ‘Why does a third world disease still exist in Australia?'’ (May include images and voices of people who have died)

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