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ARF and RHD
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Health Professionals

eLearning - Women and Girls with RHD: Pregnancy Focus

An accredited professional development program for health professionals.

SA Health calendar - support resource for health professionals

A support resource for health professionals using the Don't miss out on the things you love - calendar. 

This support resource is to be used together with the SA Health Rheumatic Heart Disease Calendar.

The Rheumatic Heart Disease Calendar can also be used as a flip chart for educating your patients and their families about rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease and the importance of regular penicillin injections.

Diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever

As part of the 2021 Brisbane RHD Workshop, Paediatric Cardiologist, Dr Robert Justo, Director Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, presents on diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever; using the ARF diagnosis calculator app and a prepared case study to highlight how to use the calculator as a diagnostic tool that can assist clinicians.

Women and girls with RHD and pre-pregnancy care planning for woman with RHD

As part of the 2021 Brisbane RHD Workshop, Dr Cecelia O Brien (Townsville Hospital). Obstetricians are experienced in caring for pregnant women with RHD. This presentation helps clinicians with developing a management plan for a woman with rheumatic heart disease while incorporating realistic goals with patients.

A snapshot of rheumatic heart disease in Queensland

As part of the 2021 Brisbane RHD Workshop, Kylie McKenna, Manager, QLD RHD Program presents an overview of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Queensland, the number of people living with the disease, where they live, and how the control program works with clients in the state.

Case based discussion (RHD diagnosis and management, including secondary prophylaxis)

As part of the 2021 Brisbane RHD Workshop, Dr William Wang, Cardiologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, and Conjoint Associate Professor of Medicine UQ, presents on how to determine the people who require primary and secondary prevention of acute rheumatic fever in the primary care setting. He also discusses appropriate strategies to improve/maximise delivery of secondary prophylaxis in the practice.

Important Dental Information - Poster

A3 size poster includes messages for healthy guns and teeth.

Hip Hop 2 SToP

Kids hip hop to stop painful skin infections in the Kimberley region. Telethon Kids Institute researchers have launched the Hip Hop 2 SToP video featuring school kids participating in their SToP Trial project designed to see, treat and prevent skin infections in WA’s Kimberley region.

Keeping Skin Healthy Handbook

Keeping Skin Healthy: A Handbook for Community Care Workers in the Pilbara. 

This Keeping Skin Healthy handbook is for community care workers to support communities in Newman and the Western Desert, Pilbara. 

eLearning - Prevention of ARF and RHD

An accredited professional development program for health professionals.

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