Heart and Cardiovascular Disease
Heart disease, or cardiovascular disease, is the broad term for conditions that affect the structure and function of the heart muscle. Heart disease can have many causes. It occurs earlier and more frequently in men than women, and within certain ethnic groups and is largely preventable.
General practices have the ability to develop quality improvement activities targeting list factors such as smoking cessation, nutrition and others that may improve the health outcomes of their patients and decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Download Resource: Change Idea: Heart and Cardiovascular Disease (docx 125 KB)
Resources
| Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) | PDSA: Improving access to Heart Health Checks (docx 287 KB) |
| HealthPathways | HealthPathways |
| PHN Exchange | View Heart Disease measures for your region on the PHN Exchange GP data report |
| Heart Foundation Toolkit | Heart Foundation Toolkit |
| CVD Calculator | Aus CVD Risk Calculator |
Support
If you have any questions relating to Heart and Cardiovascular Disease, please contact our Primary Care Engagement Officers.
e. qi@westvicphn.com.au
t. 1300 176 271
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