New: Multidisciplinary Care For People With Chronic Heart Failure
The Heart Foundation’s new paper "Multidisciplinary care for people with chronic heart failure" is now available (see 'Resources' below).
This paper complements the Heart Foundation and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand’s "Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia, 2006".
It provides principles and recommendations to help health professionals and policy makers establish and maintain best-practice chronic heart failure (CHF) management programs in Australia. It also aims to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for people with CHF.
To order a free single copy, please call us on 1300 36 27 87 or email us.
Patient Self-care in Chronic Heart Failure
People with chronic heart failure (CHF) who can effectively manage their symptoms through lifestyle modification and adherence to complex medicine regimens will experience less hospitalisations and other adverse events.
To find out how patient education resources can support self-care, see the below article 'Tailoring consumer resources to enhance self-care in chronic heart failure' (reproduced with kind permission from Australian Critical Care (Aust Crit Care 2009; 22(3): 133-140)).
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Information Sheets for Patients and Carers Now Available in Other Languages
Our information sheet for people with heart failure and their carers:
- includes information on how to minimise the symptoms of heart failure and stay healthy
- has an 'action plan', listing the important things to do every day and when to call a health professional or an ambulance.
It is based on our booklet "Living well with chronic heart failure" and is now available in English and 16 other languages (see 'Resources' below).
Living Well With Chronic Heart Failure Booklet
The booklet "Living well with chronic heart failure" is designed to help people with chronic heart failure better understand and manage their condition. It also makes it easier for health professionals to discuss symptom management, lifestyle changes, medicines, other treatments and other issues.
Key sections from the booklet can be downloaded for use by health professionals (see 'Resources' below).
For a copy of the booklet "Living well with chronic heart failure", email us or call 1300 36 27 87.
Guidelines
Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure (CHF) were developed by the Heart Foundation and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.
The guidelines were developed for GPs, cardiologists, nurses and other health professionals involved in the care of patients with CHF in Australia. They aim to help health professionals improve the management of patients with CHF and ultimately, health outcomes and quality of life.
These guidelines have been endorsed by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Heart Support Australia (HSA), Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA), Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand (IMSANZ) and Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association (ACRA).
These guidelines are available for downloading by clicking the link below (under the 'Resources').
Resources
Information sheets
Information sheet including action plan - summary version of booklet "Living well with chronic heart failure" (2008)
Key sections from "Living well with chronic heart failure"
- Symptoms of chronic heart failure (section from the consumer booklet)
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- Lifestyle issues (section from the consumer booklet)
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- Monitoring and controlling fluid balance (section from the
consumer booklet)
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- Medicines (section from the consumer booklet)
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- Commonly asked questions (section from the consumer booklet)
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Guidelines
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Multidisciplinary care for people with chronic heart failure
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Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia (2006)
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- Guidelines (quick reference guide) for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia (2006)
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