Menzies School of Health Research has produced and maintained the Australian clinical practice guideline and associated tools for acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease since 2010. The guideline editorial team collaborates with consumers, researchers, clinicians, epidemiologists, policymakers, primary healthcare staff, cardiac sonographers, First Nations advisors, and Australian rheumatic heart disease programs to make sure the information is current and relevant for the Australian context.
Guidelines editorial team:
- Sara Noonan, RHD Technical Advisor
- Vicki Wade, First Nations Principal Research Fellow
- Anna Ralph, Deputy Director of Research
- Bart Currie, Senior Principal Research Fellow
- James Marangou, Cardiologist