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• End Rheumatic Heart Disease Centre of Research Excellence

Across Australia, more than 5,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are currently living with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) or its precursor, acute rheumatic fever (ARF). ...

• End Rheumatic Heart Disease Centre of Research Excellence
• News & Events
• 2021
• December

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have some of the highest rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the world. This report outlines ...

• End Rheumatic Heart Disease Centre of Research Excellence
• RHD Endgame Strategy

Collaborating Institutions Investigators Advocacy: END RHD Chief Investigators Professor Jonathan Carapetis AM Professor Dawn Bessarab Professor Alex ...

• End Rheumatic Heart Disease Centre of Research Excellence

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, with devastating impacts on morbidity, mortality and community wellbeing. Research suggests that general practitioners and primary care staff perceive insurmountable barriers to improving clinical outcomes, including the need for systemic change outside their scope of practice. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• December 2022

Valvular heart disease is a major contributor to loss of physical function, quality of life and longevity. The epidemiology of VHD varies substantially around the world, with a predominance of functional and degenerative disease in high-income countries, and a predominance of rheumatic heart disease in low-income and middle-income countries. Reflecting this distribution, rheumatic heart disease remains by far the most common manifestation of VHD worldwide and affects approximately 41 million people. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

Jonathan Carapetis AM JR AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@ ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

We have produced a protocol for the comprehensive systematic review of the current literature around superficial group A Streptococcal infections in Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021

RHD Endgame Strategy: Evidence Briefs 5 Priority Areas for Implementation Priority Action Areas Acknowledgements Increasing access to swimming pools ...

• End Rheumatic Heart Disease Centre of Research Excellence

After being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at ten, Elizabeth had to leave country and her family for a large chunk of her childhood so she could be treated in Adelaide. ...

• End Rheumatic Heart Disease Centre of Research Excellence
• News & Events
• 2018
• December