Toolkit contents
A list of all pages in the Toolkit
Home
| About the Toolkit |
| Toolkit promotional pack |
Conducting Heart Health Checks
| Why assess absolute CVD risk? |
| What is a Heart Health Check? |
| Templates for use with patients |
| CVD risk calculators |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the Heart Health Check |
| Referral programs |
A team approach
| Team roles and responsibilities |
| Challenges and solutions |
Recalling eligible patients
| Getting your data ready |
| Identifying eligible patients |
| Receptionist's guide to the Heart Health Check |
| Patient invitation templates |
Engaging your patients
| Know your risk (waiting room poster) – Download pdf |
| What is a Heart Health Check? (animation) |
| What is a Heart Health Check? (brochure) |
| Heart age calculator (waiting room poster) – Download pdf |
| Heart age calculators |
| Get a heart check (animation) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people |
Quality improvement
| QI incentives and the Heart Health Check |
| Model for Improvement and PDSA cycle |
| Promoting the Heart Health Check in your practice |
| Building a case for the Heart Health Check |
Resource list
Heart Health Check Toolkit
Heart Health Check Toolkit
Our research stories
Our research stories
Our research stories
We fund amazing researchers who have important stories to tell...
Life changing research currently underway
Life changing research currently underway
Life changing research currently underway
Search our current researcher's and the ground breaking research being undertaken....
Find a cardiac rehabilitation service near you
Find a cardiac rehabilitation service near you
This cardiac services directory presents information on cardiac rehab programs offered across Australia....
MyMarathon
MyMarathon
MyMarathon
The fundraising race where you set the pace. Run, jog or walk MyMarathon at your own pace during October....
National tobacco strategy
National tobacco strategy
Frameworks supporting tobacco control in Australia ...
Australian Heart Maps
Australian Heart Maps
Australian Heart Maps
Our Heart Maps allow you to take a closer look at heart disease indicators across Australia....
Women and heart disease
Women and heart disease
Women and heart disease
Information and resources for health professionals....
Register your cardiac service with the Heart Foundation
Register your cardiac service with the Heart Foundation
This cardiac services directory presents information on cardiac rehab programs offered across Australia....
COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease
COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease
COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease
Information and resources for health care professionals....
Pregnancy and heart disease
Pregnancy and heart disease
Information and resources for health professionals....
For professionals: Heart Health Checks
For professionals: Heart Health Checks
Heart Health Checks have been supported by Medicare since April 2019....
Absolute CVD risk clinical guidelines
Absolute CVD risk clinical guidelines
The Absolute Cardiovascular Disease Risk (CVD) Guidelines helps healthcare professionals identify, prevent and manage a person's risk of developing CVD. ...
Clinical resources: Coronary heart disease and mental health
Clinical resources: Coronary heart disease and mental health
The prevalence of depression is high in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD)....
Hypertension clinical information and guidelines
Hypertension clinical information and guidelines
Clinical information for diagnosis and management of hypertension....
Lipid management clinical information and resources
Lipid management clinical information and resources
Lipid management resources for health professionals...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and management
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and management
Absolute CVD risk assessment is an integrated approach that estimates the cumulative risk of multiple risk factors to predict a heart attack or stroke event in the next five years....
For professionals: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples identification training
For professionals: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples identification training
Asking the Question of Origin course helps with identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, in line with standard practice. ...
For professionals: Cardiovascular disease risk assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
For professionals: Cardiovascular disease risk assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Recommendations for assessing Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ...
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) clinical resources
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) clinical resources
Resources and clinical information for health professionals...
WEBINAR | CVD & COVID-19
WEBINAR | CVD & COVID-19
WEBINAR | CVD & COVID-19
Ask the experts: caring for people with CVD during COVID-19...
WEBINAR | Absolute CVD risk assessment practical update
WEBINAR | Absolute CVD risk assessment practical update
A multidisciplinary panel of experts discuss the practical application of absolute CVD risk assessment through Heart Health Checks....
Absolute CVD risk assessment resources
Absolute CVD risk assessment resources
Resources and clinical information for health professionals...
Absolute CVD risk calculator
Absolute CVD risk calculator
The Absolute CVD risk calculator estimates the likelihood of having a heart attack or stroke in the next five years....
Atrial fibrillation resources for patients
Atrial fibrillation resources for patients
Absolute CVD risk charts
Absolute CVD risk charts
Absolute CVD risk charts provide a visual tool to calculate CVD risk for use in practice in Australia....
WEBINAR | The future of CVD risk assessment
WEBINAR | The future of CVD risk assessment
WEBINAR | The future of CVD risk assessment
Should population-based CVD risk assessment models make way for individualised risk prediction techniques?...
Heart failure clinical resources
Heart failure clinical resources
Resources and clinical information for health professionals...
Heart failure resources for patients
Heart failure resources for patients
Educate your patients on everything they need to know about heart failure and managing their condition ...
WEBINAR | Heart Health Checks: the critical role of the practice nurse
WEBINAR | Heart Health Checks: the critical role of the practice nurse
WEBINAR | Heart Health Checks: the critical role of the practice nurse
This webinar discusses the role of practice nurses in conducting heart health checks...