ACNC/ACRA WORKSHOP ATRIAL FIBRILLATION MANAGEMENT Program Topic Speaker 11.45-12.00 Welcome tea/ coffee   12.00-12.05 Intro and objectives Lis Neubeck, University of Sydney 12.05-12.50 Prevalence and management of AF Jocasta Ball, Australian Catholic University 12.50-13.35 Screening for AF Nicole Lowres, University of Sydney 13.35-14.30 Nurse-led clinics for AF Jeroen Hendriks, University of Adelaide 14.30-15.00 Afternoon tea…

Registration: from 8:30 am 9:00 – 09:45 Session 1A Room 1: “Goal setting and Behaviour Change”: Peter Hallet 9:00 – 09:45 Session 1B Room 2: Cardiovascular Assessment Workshop: Mrs Deb Wright 09:45 -10:15 Catered morning tea 10:15 – 11:30 Session 2A Room 1: “Goal setting and Behaviour Change”: Peter Hallet 10:15 – 11:30 Session 2B…

The SACRA 2016 AGM will take place on Saturday, 9th April 2016 at the Modbury GP Plus Superclinic, 77 Smart Road, Modbury. There are a number of position available for nomination and include the following: Secretary and Rural Representatives plus Ordinary Members - please consider these roles currently have a 2 year tenure. Please click…

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You can save a life with one conversation! Heart Week (1-7 May) shines a spotlight on Australia’s heart health. In 2016 the Heart Foundation is talking about how attending cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack saves lives. Every year 55,000 Australians have a heart attack, and for one in three of these people, it’s not…

           To celebrate 'Heart Week', CRA NSW & ACT (Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association of New South Wales and ACT) and The Heart Foundation (NSW Division) are hosting a webinar. Topic: How to implement the Core Component’s in clinical practice. Presenter: Steve Woodruffe Date: Wednesday 4th May 2016 Commences: 4:00pm AEST Concludes: 5:00pm AEST…

Heart Week Clinical Update 2016 - Thursday, 5 May 2016 @ 1pm (AEST) The 2016 Heart Week Clinical Update will focus on new evidence around the lifesaving benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, support programs and resources from the Heart Foundation, as well as providing an update on evidence-based nutrition for cardiovascular disease. For the event flyer,…

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX Wednesday, 18th May 2016   16:45 - 17:30 Registration & Networking Sponsored by Bayer  17:30 - 18:15 CT Angiogram – Dr Angus Thompson 18:15 – 18:45 Familiar Hypercholesterolemia Prof Gerald Watts Cost: WACRA members free $25.00 to non-members (waived if joining ACRA at this event) RSVP to: Julie.prout@health.wa.gov.au (08 9346 4302) by…

Exercise Training and Heart Failure Workshop Supported by Statewide Heart Failure Services   Confirmed Speakers include: Adjunct Prof Alison Mudge, “Predictors of outcomes for people attending heart failure rehabilitation” Assoc Prof Neil Smart, “Exercise intensity: implications for heart failure rehabilitation” Ms Julie Adsett, “Aquatic exercise and heart failure” Dr Surendran Sabapathy, “Abnormal ventilation in patients with heart failure and the…

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