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eLearning - Introduction to ARF and RHD

An accredited professional development program for health professionals.

COVID-19 (Coronovirus) Important Health Message - Australia - 6 Video Playlist

Link to Take Heart playlist of 6 Important Health Messages on COVID-19 and rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. The videos are presented in English and five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages from the following Northern Territory and Queensland communities:

Treatment Tracker App | iPhone

Treatment Tracker is a free smartphone app to support people receiving penicillin injections.

ARF and RHD are notifiable poster

This poster highlights the pathway from group A streptococcal infection to acute rheumatic fever to rheumatic heart disease. An earlier version of this poster was presented by RHDAustralia at the Australian Primary Health Nurses Conference in Adelaide, 4-6th April 2019. 

Educator tools - Priorities in managing ARF in the acute setting

Training tool: Australian recommendations for managing ARF symptoms.

Key Information - 2020 Guideline for acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

This document includes key information extracted from each chapter in the 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (3.2 edition, March 2022). 

2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (3.2 edition)

The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (3rd edition) was developed and endorsed by expert stakeholders and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory group. It provides standards, recommendations and guidance for clinically sound and culturally safe care for people living with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. (The 2020 guideline replaces the 2nd edition which was published by RHDAustralia in 2012.)

Educator tools – Recommended duration of secondary prophylaxis

Training tool: Australian recommendations for duration of secondary antibiotic prevention of ARF and echocardiographic follow-up based on the level of disease.

Educator tools – Referral algorithm for pregnant women with RHD

Training tool: Australian recommendations for managing pregnant women with RHD, based on level of risk to health.

Educator tools – Classification of RHD and recommended follow-up

Training tool: Australian recommendations for classifying and managing ARF and RHD based on severity of disease.

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