Support and resources for health care professionals
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Support and resources for health care professionals

Our range of clinical and patient support resources are available for you to use in your daily practice.

Key takeaways

  • We support health care professionals in the prevention, treatment and management of heart disease 
  • The Heart Foundation develops evidence-based clinical guidelines and educational resources 
  • Our patient support resources can be used in your daily practice to educate and empower your patients. 
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Health care professionals play an essential role in the fight against heart disease. The Heart Foundation is here to provide you with the tools and information you need to deliver the best, evidence-based care to your patients. Our range of clinical and patient support resources are available for you to use in your daily practice. 
With your support, we can help prevent, treat and manage heart disease in Australia.

Our clinical resources target specific cardiovascular conditions, areas of care and high-risk groups. Choose the right tools and resources for your patients to achieve the best health outcomes. 

Cardiovascular conditions 

Our clinical resources target specific cardiovascular conditions and areas of importance in care and high-risk groups. You can choose a combination of tools and resources most relevant to your patient to achieve optimal health outcomes. 

Key areas in cardiovascular care 

Populations disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease  

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 
  • Rural and remote population 
  • People from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.  

Clinical guidelines by condition 

The Heart Foundation develops high-quality, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for a range of heart conditions, often in partnership with the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). 

Our clinical practice guidelines are created alongside health care professionals and consumers to ensure the information is relevant and useful for you.

Clinical guidelines by condition

  • Heart failure 
  • Atrial fibrillation 
  • Acute coronary syndromes 
  • Hypertension 
  • Absolute cardiovascular risk 
  • Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) – Developed by RHD Australia and shared with their permission).  

You can access Australian heart disease guidelines by downloading our HF Smart Heart Guidelines app.  

Our position statements keep you up-to-date with emerging evidence for specific aspects of cardiovascular care in an Australian context.  

Position statements share evidence-based insights on specific aspects of cardiovascular care, such as ablation for atrial fibrillation. 

We also have position statements for key areas of importance in cardiovascular care, such as food and nutrition. 
You can access a range of educational resources to support clinical practice guidelines and resources. Many of our clinical resources include accompanying webinars with panel discussions by the authors.  

Tools and training include: 
 
  • Clinical fact sheets 
  • Screening tools 
  • Online learning modules 
  • Heart health ambassador program 
  • Online tool kits (e.g. Heart Failure Toolkit). 
We are here to help you educate and support your patients in the prevention and management of heart conditions. 

Resources for recovery after a heart procedure or the diagnosis of a heart condition include: 

  • Patient-friendly webpages, flyers and videos to explain heart conditions, tests and procedures 
  • Fact sheets and action plans to help patients manage their heart conditions 
  • Guides to provide in-depth support for your patient, such as the My Heart My Life guide, for people living with coronary heart disease. 

The Heart Foundation Helpline 

We encourage you to share the Heart Foundation Helpline information with your patients and their carers. They can access free personalised information and support on heart health, nutrition and healthy lifestyles from qualified health professionals.  

Call the helpline on 13 11 12 during business hours in your capital city. 

Join our community of health care professionals 

Stay up-to-date with new guidelines and publications, practice tools, events and general news by signing up to the Heart Health Network newsletter. Join our health care professionals network to get support and work together to deliver the best patient care in the fight against cardiovascular disease. 

Join our Heart Health Network

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