Rural Health West in conjunction with Heart Foundation, WA Rheumatic Heart Disease Register and the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association invite you to this interactive webinar to assist health professionals working in rural areas. Hosted by: Helen McLean - Past President ACRA-WA, National Program Coordinator (Heart Support Australia) Presented by: Tracy Swanson – Cardiac…

ACRA members Roschelle Brown, Linda Macaulay and Susie Cartledge will be featured in this clinical conversation. Join us to hear from our expert panel discussing the potential bottlenecks in commencement of cardiac rehabilitation after a cardiac event and what processes can be introduced to improve delays so those in need can receive timely access to…

ACRA Vic/Tas Workshop  This afternoon workshop is designed for both acute and outpatient cardiac nurses and will dive deep into the link between Phase I (inpatient) cardiac rehabilitation and Phase II (outpatient) cardiac rehab; Patient education, including how to provide education in busy inpatient clinical environments, consideration of health literacy, use of the Teach Back…

Guest Speaker: Prof Andrea Driscoll. Come and network with your colleagues and enjoy a delicious three course dinner! Prof Driscoll will talk to us about all things data, advocacy, cost effectiveness and how to use this information to prepare a business case to improve the care delivered to cardiac patients.    Consider coming to the workshop…

Details: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognised form of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) that occurs due to coronary artery occlusion as a result of intramural hematoma. SCAD-induced AMI differs from traditional AMI in that it occurs in younger people without atherosclerosis, most commonly women. Given its unexpected occurrence, SCAD is a particularly…

Please join us for an informative webinar on the health effects of Vaping with guest speakers from the South East Public Health Unit in Melbourne, Victoria. Speakers include: Alyce Jenkins - Alyce is the Vaping Prevention Partnerships Lead at Monash Health’s South East Public Health Unit (SEPHU) with a background in speech pathology and health…

2024 ACRA-QLD Workshop - Free for members! Are you a clinician interested in research or quality improvement but don't know where to start? Do you have lots of data or ideas but need help turning them into something meaningful? Are you an academic looking to make clinical collaborations for research projects? Then, come join the…

Australian Cardiovascular Health & Rehabilitation Association SA/NT 2024 AGM and dinner. Thursday 27th June 2024. Current Heart Failure Management Update. Dr Julie Bradley, Consultant Cardiologist, and Ms Lyn Chan, Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner, Central Adelaide Local Health. Network The AGM will commence at 5:30pm with dinner and presentations to follow commencing at 6:45pm ACST. Please…

Hear about our national vision and plan towards national unity for cardiac rehabilitation in Australia. The first step towards this is clinician certification. This webinar will unpack the plan for certification with national experts and those who have already undertaken certification. An important webinar not to be missed (and will also be recorded).

Hear from some of ACRA's rising stars as they give you a taste of presentations that were given at this years ACRA Annual Scientific Meeting. Confirmed speakers: Dr Emily Gray, Vanessa Poulsen, Lucy Walton and more!

Register now for ACRA-Qld's 2024 State Event Are you a clinician interested in research or quality improvement but don't know where to start? Do you have lots of data or ideas but need help turning them into something meaningful? Are you an academic looking to make clinical collaborations for research projects? We'll learn how to…

Dear ACRA Vic/Tas Members, Please save the date for our next Annual General Meeting (AGM), preceded by a webinar including two talks from special guests. You should have (hopefully!) already received a calendar invite. Webinar and Annual General Meeting Date: Monday, 11th November 2024 Time: Webinar commences at 4:30pm, AGM commences approximately 5:20pm Location: via zoom Please register for the…