AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND resources
This section contains links to other rheumatic heart disease websites, and resources and training materials on rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease from Australia and New Zealand. They are available here with the kind permission of their publishers.
AUSTRALIA
National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Australia.
Evidence-based review, National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, June 2006
Quick Reference Guides are also available (website)
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
RHD Australia
HealthInfoNet (website)
RHD Publications A list of rheumatic heart disease-related publications from Australia, by year.
Rural Health Education Foundation
Rheumatic Heart Disease: All but Forgotten (podcast via website)
This is a panel discussion about Rheumatic Heart Disease in Australia that can be downloaded in a number of formats for listening and viewing.
Northern Territory Rheumatic Heart Disease Home Page
This site was developed to assist in the ongoing management and prevention of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in the Northern Territory. It contains links to National guidelines as well as local programme resources. The site also contains a staff access area for NT health staff who are directly involved in the care of local patients.
Queensland (Tropical Population Health Network)
Think ARF (poster)
NEW ZEALAND
National Heart Foundation of New Zealand & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand Guidelines for Rheumatic Fever (website)
What is Rheumatic Fever? (an information booklet for parents)
New Zealand Guidelines
A summary of the New Zealand Guidelines for Rheumatic Fever >
Guideline 1: Diagnosis, management and secondary prevention >
Guideline 2: Sore throat management >
Guideline 3: Proposed rheumatic fever primary prevention programme >
Algorithms: 1. Guide for diagnosing accute rheumatic fever, 2. guide for the use of echocardiography in acute rheumatic fever, 3. guide for the duration of secondary prophylaxis in acute rheumatic fever, 4. guide for sore throat management.
Patient/family member education
What is Rheumatic Fever - English
(information booklet for parents)
What is Rheumatic Fever - Samoan
What is Rheumatic Fever - Tongan
Sore throat isn't cool worksheet >
Read the "Sore throat isn't cool" comic >
Publications
An Auckland regional audit of the nurse-led rheumatic fever secondary prophylaxis programme (website/article)
Important note:
The materials included in this section have been collated from other programmes and websites for general assistance.
The World Heart Federation is not able to provide personal medical advice or funding for medical procedures. Individuals with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease should be under the care of a medical practitioner or other qualified health care professional.
Inclusion in the site does not constitute an endorsement of the content of materials, some of which may not fully reflect the views of the World Heart Federation.
