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 in the prevention of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
On completion of this program, participants will be able to
- describe the social determinants of health.
- define primordial prevention of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
- describe best practice for primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever.
Topics include:
- Introduction to acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
- Primordial prevention
- Primary prevention