Completion time: approximately 60 minutes

This activity is available on the Heart Foundation’s Health Professional Learning Hub. It is designed for all members of the health workforce who are interested to know more about acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.

On completion of this program, participants will be able to

• define acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
• identify people at highest risk of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
• list the major and minor manifestations of acute rheumatic fever.
• describe the changes in the heart that define rheumatic heart disease.
• describe secondary prophylaxis within the context of acute rheumatic fever.
• describe the role of rheumatic heart disease control programs.

Topics include

1. Introduction to acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
2. Diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever
3. Physiology of rheumatic heart disease
4. Secondary prophylaxis and rheumatic heart disease control programs
5. Management of rheumatic heart disease