ACRA

Heart Week
2016-05-01 08:00 - 2016-05-07 17:00 UTC
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 their first. Simply by recommending cardiac rehabilitation you can help prevent someone having another heart attack. But we know this does not always happen. Heart Foundation research has found that less than 38% of heart attack survivors report they have received a referral to cardiac rehabilitation by hospital staff.
The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation are clear. Patients who participate in a program are 40% less likely to be readmitted to hospital within 12 months and 25% less likely to die from another heart attack.
The economic cost of patients not participating in cardiac rehabilitation is also significant. A heart attack costs the health system around $30,000 – equating to $1 billion each year. In contrast, cardiac rehabilitation costs on average $885 for a person to attend.
Cardiac rehabilitation works, we need it to work for everyone.
Download a free resource package at www.heartfoundation.org.au/HeartWeek.

CRA NSW/ACT Webinar
2016-05-04 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
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
Venue: Online via Redback Conferencing Webinar
Cost: Free to members and $35.00 to non-members
Certificates of attendance will be provided via email to registered participants only.
Registration open NOW until Monday, 2 May 2016.
Register here!

QCRA-Heart Foundation: Heart Week Clinical Update
2016-05-05 13:00 - 14:45 (Australia/Brisbane) | Webinar
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, please click here.
Further Information:

“Certificate of Attendance”: This webinar is limited to 60 participants. You must register before 8am (AEST) Wednesday, May 4th and login to the webinar on the day to receive a certificate of attendance. The Certificate will be emailed to registered participants after the event.
Recording: This webinar will be recorded and may be used by QCRA-ACRA and the Heart Foundation for professional development later.
Testing Your System: To test if your computer system is likely to be able to receive the webinar, please go to: http://www.redbackconferencing.com.au/system_test/. Redback Teleconferencing Support can be contacted info@redbackconferencing.com.au or call 1800 733 416 for further information.

Speakers & Program:

Time
Speaker
Presentation

1.00-1.02pm
Paul Camp – QCRA
Welcome & Housekeeping

1.02-1.15pm
Rachelle Foreman, Health Director, Heart Foundation
Heart Week 2016 : Latest Heart Attack Survivor findings

1.15-1.35pm
Steve Woodruffe, Immediate Past President of ACRA- Accredited Exercise Physiologist
Physical Activity after a Heart Attack

1.35-2.00pm
Karen Uhlmann, Clinical Manager, Acute Sector, Heart Foundation
Cardiac Rehab: New Evidence & Heart Foundation Resources

2.00-2.10pm
Anna Campbell, State Heart Foundation Walking Coordinator
Heart Foundation Walking Program Update

2.10-2.45pm
Deanne Wooden, Nutrition Manager, Heart Foundation
A Heart Foundation perspective on the current nutrition and CVH debates: saturated fat, sugar and dairy

Registrations are now closed!

WACRA Professional Development Forum
2016-05-18 16:45 - 18:45 UTC | Harry Perkins Institute, 6 Verdun St, 6th Floor, SCGH, Nedlands., WA, 6009, Australia
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 13/05/16

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POINTS: 1HOUR + 1 POINT
(AS WE COME FROM MANY DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES
CHECK WITH YOUR PROFESSIONAL BODY)
Food and refreshments kindly supplied by Bayer

Cardiac Rehab and Secondary Prevention
2016-05-23 08:00 - 2016-05-27 17:00 UTC | Australian Centre for Heart Health, Level 7, 14 - 20 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne, VIC, 3051, Australia
Further details to follow…
