Completion time: approximately 90 minutes.

This activity is available on the Heart Foundation’s Health Professional Learning Hub. It is designed for Medical Practitioners and other health professionals who have an interest in diagnosing and investigating acute rheumatic fever.

On completion of this program, participants will be able to

• identify symptoms and signs of acute rheumatic fever.
• list investigations required to diagnose (or rule out) acute rheumatic fever.
• describe best practice management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.

Topics include:

1. Introduction to acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
2. Diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever
3. Case study (14 year old Amana)