136257 - Sunshine Coast Heart Specialists Education Conference

Speciality Classification

General Practice ( GP ) / Family Medicine

Location

Online

Delivery

Face to face

Duration

6 hours

To provide GP's with updated information on the most common cardiac conditions

Relevance to General Practice

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Australia, with 45,600 deaths attributed to CVD in Australia in 2011. Cardiovascular disease kills one Australian every 12 minutes (Heart Foundation). 3.4million or 1 in 6 Australian had cardiovascular disease in 2007-08 (AIHW). 1 in 3 or 46,000 Australian deaths were a result of cardiovascular disease in 2009 (AIHW). As the front line of population health this meeting will provide GP's with the tools needed to address critical cardiac questions with their patients.

Learning outcomes

To increase the frequency in which GP’s identify assessment and triggers for referral of patients with cardiac symptoms

GP’s will be able to outline the latest treatment regime for cardiac patients

GP's will be able to list the ways they can better manage patient expectations and needs in their cardiac patients