Cardiac care workshop

• Date:

  13 July 2012

• Location:

  Alice Springs, Northern Territory

• Category:

  Some Indigenous content

Overview

To provide health professionals with the skills to undertake a comprehensive systematic approach to the prevention, management and treatment of cardiac conditions in the community setting.

Content includes:

• examination of the current and future trends in national and Northern Territory population health statistics focusing on cardiac conditions.
• current best practice in relation to the prevention and early detection of cardiac disorders using cardio vascular risk (CVR) assessment tool.
• clinical update on the best practice management of cardiac disorders including heart failure, rheumatic heart disease and acute rheumatic fever based on the current standard treatment manuals.
• care coordination: a systematic approach to managing cardiac disorders in the community setting including cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention.

This course is designed to complement the 2 day course ECG and ACS: interpretation and management offered by clinical learning.

Contacts

Clinical Learning, Alice Springs
Ph: (08) 8951 7724
Fax: (08) 8951 7733

For more information:
Email: tracey.sheehan@nt.gov.au or
Email: jeanette.smith@nt.gov.au

Links

• View information: Flyer (PDF - 52.8 KB)
• View website: Department of Health NT