National Primary Care Virtual Roadshow
Get involved in the Heart Foundation’s Primary Care Virtual Roadshow
We're excited to announce that our cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention workshops are returning in 2025, coming to priority regions across Australia.
The Heart Foundation’s Primary Care Virtual Roadshows provide locally tailored, in-depth educational sessions, delivered in partnership with PHNs across Australia.
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These sessions utilise a virtual ‘small group’ learning approach, providing a resource for primary care health professionals to improve their knowledge in CVD prevention and management.
In 2022, CVD was the underlying cause of almost a quarter of deaths in Australia, being the second leading cause of death after cancer.1 With CVD being a largely preventable condition, risk assessment remains vital in the prevention of this chronic disease.
One in three Australians is eligible for a CVD risk assessment. However, many do not have up-to-date blood pressure and cholesterol measurements recorded due to lack of time and insufficient incentives in the primary care workforce. 2
To help streamline CVD prevention and overcome region-specific challenges, we have been partnering with Primary Health Networks (PHNs) in priority regions to bring continuing professional development (CPD) accredited educational activities, one workshop at a time.
The road so far
Since inception in 2022, the Heart Foundation’s virtual roadshows have:
- partnered with twelve PHNs to successfully deliver tailormade RACGP accredited CVD prevention workshops
- attracted an average registration of >160+ health professionals per workshop
- seen an average attendance rate of 46%
- received an average recommendation score of 8.7
Well planned, well presented, interactive via polls, Q&A’s and chat room.
General Practitioner
Victoria
Really comprehensive overview of CVD risk assessment and the benefits of specific lifestyle and pharmacological therapy. The case study was relevant and practical – will change my practice for the better!
General Practitioner
Brisbane
Perfect balance of presentations paired with the opportunity to ask questions and especially having them answered almost immediately, both on chat and spoken. Great teamwork from presenters - I will definitely share this with my colleagues.
Nurse
ACT
We are now accepting expressions of interest for 2025!
Following on from a successful 2024, we’re gearing up for an even better 2025. Could your local PHN be our next Primary Care Virtual Roadshow destination?
If you are a PHN interested in being involved in this exciting and innovative Virtual Roadshow series express your interest below. Available spots for 2025 are limited.
What can I expect from a Virtual Roadshow experience?
Each education session will equip participants with the latest evidence and advice tailored to the needs of your local health area, complete with local referral pathways.
In 1.5 hours of live, interactive virtual workshop, you will:
- update your knowledge through a local specialist presentation
- explore practical application with options to include breakout activities
- access live chat and Q&A with a multidisciplinary panel curated for your area
- meet, network and exchange ideas with colleagues from similar healthcare settings
You will walk away with practical advice, tools and resources to easily identify, assess and manage CVD risk, embedded as part of routine preventative care for your community.
Get in touch
If you’d like to learn more about our Primary Care Virtual Roadshow, please contact our team at [email protected]
The Heart Foundation acknowledges the support of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, as part of the Public Health and Chronic Disease program, and the Victorian Government in the development of this Roadshow.
References
- Australian Institute of Health & Welfare 2024, Heart stroke and vascular disease: Australian facts. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/heart-stroke-vascular-diseases/hsvd-facts/contents/summary
- E Banks, SR Crouch, RJ Korda, B Stavreski, K Page, KA Thurber and R Grenfell, ‘Absolute risk of cardiovascular disease events, and blood pressure and lipid-lowering therapy in Australia’, Med J Aust, 2016, 204(8):320, doi:10.5694/mja15.01004. 2. J Knight, N Raffoul, ‘Cardiovascular disease risk assessment in the Australian primary care setting’ [conference presentation], GP20, online, November 2020.
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Last updated23 May 2024