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We are establishing a Cardiovascular Learning Health Network (LHN) to bring together consumers, clinicians, academics and other thought leaders to improve experiences and outcomes for consumers receiving cardiovascular care in Victoria.

We are now inviting members of the community and health sector to be part of our Planning Forums for the Cardiovascular LHN and Maternity & Newborn LHN. 

We're establishing a Cardiovascular Learning Health Network (LHN) to bring together clinicians, consumers, health services, academics and other thought leaders to review relevant data and evidence in order to improve the experiences and outcomes for consumers receiving cardiovascular care in... Read more...

Establishment of our Cardiovascular learning health network (LHN) presents exciting new opportunities to work with us to improve safety and quality of healthcare and patient outcomes in Victoria. 

Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition that reduces the heart’s capacity to pump blood around the body. More than 100,000 Australians a year are affected (Australian Institute for Health and Welfare 2021), and it has a 50-75% mortality rate within five years of diagnosis.

What is your experience of returning home after being in hospital with heart failure?  

We want to learn from people who: 

To round out the Care closer to home package as part of our cardiovascular program of work, we have one last exciting opportunity that is uniquely focused on supporting urgent care centres (UCCs) in regional and rural Victoria. 

Introducing A Pathway to Phase II Cardiac Recovery, a cardiac rehabilitation program outline for clinicians. 
 

Wednesday 16 October is ‘Restart a Heart’ Day, a global campaign to raise awareness on the importance of learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and having access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in our community. 

We are currently seeking consumers to join our Cardiac Clinical Network committees.