Heart Week: never miss a beat

This Heart Week (6-12 May), start a conversation with your patients about heart health and the positive steps they can take to reduce their heart disease risk.

Every four minutes, one Australian has a heart attack or stroke. Never miss a beat. Use the Aus CVD Risk calculator during your next Heart Health Check.

With a CVD risk prediction equation uniquely modified and recalibrated for the Australian population, the Aus CVD Risk calculator enables more accurate risk estimation through updated risk assessment criteria and refined risk categories.

You can further support the delivery of Heart Health Checks and engage your patients about their heart health by:

Downloading or ordering your free Heart Week resource pack

  • This resource pack contains a variety of resources and promotional tools to assist you in engaging your patients about their heart health. Set up a heart health display at your workplace and enter the creative display competition to win one of two $500 vouchers!

Registering for the Heart Foundation’s latest clinical webinar on 9 May

  • Take part in the Heart Week clinical webinar, “Metabolic matrix: Introducing the cardiovascularkidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome”, on Thursday 9 May, 7-8.30 pm AEST. Join an expert panel, featuring esteemed researcher and lead author of the American Heart Association’s presidential advisory defining CKM syndrome , Dr Chiadi Ndumele, to unpack the newly defined CKM syndrome, and explore the latest evidence-based management strategies as well as practical applications in primary healthcare settings. Register now.

Learn more about how to get involved at heartfoundation.org.au/heart-week

Margot Schoonmaker