Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association
Annual Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
22 – 24 August 2007, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
The 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association was held in Hobart from 22 – 24 August 2007.
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Organising Committee
- Sue Sanderson (Convenor)
- Terri Wieczorski
- Judi Freeman
- Sue Hayes
- Ella Ashley
Plenary Presentations
Innovative Program Design: Maximizing Your Program’s Potential
Ann Gavic
National Program Certification: A Lesson in Patience and Success
Ann Gavic
More honoured in the breach
Bob Lewin
Motivating Behaviour
Bob Lewin
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diabetes and heart health – bridging the gap
Dr Graeme Maquire
How do population and behavioural views of the CR landscape help shape the path ahead for those highly skilled and dedicated practitioners delivering an excellent service to their patients in a resource poor environment?
Dr Amanda Nagle
Update of Practitioner Guidelines
Workshops
Heart Manual
Bob Lewin
DHQ
Sandy McKellar
Concurrent Sessions
| Cultural Issues | Cardiac Rehabilitation Models | Psychological Issues | |
Evaluation of a New Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for a Culturally Diverse Population
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Driving rehabilitation for chronic disease in NSW Ms Robyn Speerin *, Mrs Lissa Spencer |
Assessment of anxiety and depression levels in patients prior to discharge from hosptial following admission with myocardial infarction Mrs Deborah Ludeman *, Asoc. Professor Helen McBurney |
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| A passage to India – establishing a culturally specific Cardiac Rehabiltation program in India’s south-east Ms Kathryn Kelly * |
H Glinatsis *, A Kirkness, S McKinley, G Tofler, V Baker, N Marlow |
The experiences of those following Acute Myocardial Infarction and Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Miss Ann-Charlotte Vittrup * |
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| Implementation and Evaluation of the Cardiac Rehabilitation for Indigenous Communities (CRIC) project Ms Kathy Broad |
Halfway to Heartmoves: A transtional model of cardiac rehabilitation Ms Dawn McIvor *, Dr Amanda Nagle, Mrs Deborah Huff, Ms Jody Pavlov |
‘Life Links’ at Box Hill Hospital Georgie Shoebridge * |
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| New horizons: An Aboriginal Health Worker in cardiology at last! Ms Julie Smith *, Ms Tyra Thomas, Ms Narelle Wilson |
Development of an Internet-Based (electronic) Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: eOCR Prof Kerry Mummery *, Dr. Trudy Dwyer, Dr. Rebekah Steele |
Resolution of anxiety and depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: some get better, some get worse Dr Barbara Murphy *, Dr Peter Elliott, Mr Michael Le Grande, Ms Rosemary Higgins, Dr Marian Worcester, Dr Alan Goble |
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| A New Indigenous Cardiac Resource Ms Chrissie Inglis*, Ms Alex Williams |
Development and evaluation of a remote monitoring system and its application to cardiac rehabilitation Dr Charles Worringham *, Dr Ian Stewart, Prof. Anthony Parker, Mr. Robert Boyd, Ms. Amanda Rojek |
Evaluating a cognitive behavioural intervention for cardiac patients: results from the pilot study Ms Rosemary Higgins *, Dr Marian Worcester, Ms Fiona Mitchell, Dr Peter Elliott, Ms Hema Navaratnam, Dr Barbara Murphy |
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| Cardiac Rehabilitation | Heart Failure | Risk Factors | |
| Development and preliminary testing of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrolment Obstacles (CREO) scale Ms Ritin Fernandez *, Dr Yenna Salamonson, Dr Craig Juergens, Prof. Rhonda Griffiths, Associate Prof. |
Four Year Outcomes – The Royal Melbourne Hospital Cardiomyopathy Service Ms Monica Kerlin *, Dr William Chan, Dr Anu Aggarwal, Dr James Wong, Dr Leeanne Grigg |
Collaborative Weight Management Program for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Type II Diabetes Mrs Ann Kirkness *, Ms Nicole Costello, Mrs Tania Bennett, Mrs Robyn Gallagher, Mr Brad Marney |
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| Validation of the Revised Cardiac Rehabilitation Preference Form in the Australian setting Ms Ritin Fernandez, Dr Yenna Salamonson, Dr Craig Juergens, Prof Rhonda Griffiths, A/Prof Patricia |
Managing Chronic Heart Failure in a rural Primary Care setting using Medicare Chronic Disease Management funding: a collaborative approach Ms Jane Gordon * |
TARGET 94:80 Clare Kreis, Hermien Potgieter, Matthew Pullen, Paul Vandersee, Pamela Horsley, Sandy McKellar *, Jan McKenzie, Linda Preston, Julanne Hatcher, Helen Callum |
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| Saving lives with cardiac rehabilitation: why don’t people attend outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs? Dr Tina Jones *, Ms Wendy Keech, Ms Kathy Read |
SJOG Free private cardiac maintenance program 24 month assessment Mrs Emma Boston *, Mrs Rebecca Symons, Ms Claire Ferguson, Mrs Simone Weremijenko |
Using the Heart Wise: Dietary Habits Questionnaire as a tool for nutrition education at Cardiac rehabilitation in a public hospital Mrs Helen Porteous *, Miss Louise Smith, Mrs Rosemary Robinson |
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| The multidisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation program: a template for inter-professional learning Ms Christina Thompson *, Mrs Sasha Bennett, Mrs Pamela Cohen |
Impact of a Community Based Chronic Heart Failure Service in a chronic a complex elderly population Mrs Peita Price *, Miss Margaret Ryan, Mr Adam Kurzel, Mrs Lara Watson, Ms Brooke Treacher, Dr |
Patient-centered modular secondary prevention following acute coronary syndrome: A randomised controlled trial Ms Julie Redfern *, Dr Tom Briffa, Dr Elizabeth Ellis, Prof Ben Freedman |
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| Confidence to initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a family member Dr Trudy Dwyer, Ms Kerry Reid Searl* |
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) – The “Shocking” Truth and an Action Plan Ms Ann Kirkness * |
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Posters
The following posters were presented in printed format during the conference.
Efficacy of a Six Week Reduced Heart Function Exercise Program: Exercise Prescription & Program Outcomes
Mr James Banks *, Ms Meredyth Morris
Brief structured interventions for risk factor modification in patients with coronary artery disease: evidence for clinical practice
Ms Ritin Fernandez, Prof Rhonda Griffiths, Ms Bronwyn Evertt, Dr Yenna Salamonson, Dr Sharon Andrews, A/Prof Patricia Davsdon
Cardiac failure domiciliary services improves quality of life and reduces hospital admissions and length of stay
Mrs Adrienne Caulfield *
Phase 1 Cardiac Rehabilitation Evaluation
Mrs Mary Weglowski *
Scar management following cardiac surgery
Mrs Lyn Corby *, Mrs Tarryn Odes *
The Integration of Functional Activities in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Mrs Penny Hill *
Adapting Cardiac Education Programmes to Meet Patient’s Needs: A Success?
Miss Bridget Abell *, Dr Tony Neaverson, Ms Christine Barnes, Mr Paul Rudkin
An audit of a decade and a half of Heart Research Centre training programs
Ms Rosemary Higgins *, Dr Marian Worcester, Dr Alan Goble, Ms Emma Llewelyn
Improved self management of heart failure in the community
Gascard, D, Manning, A., & Baird, D.
Implementation of the Heartmoves Integrated Referral Model in Tasmania – building community capacity to support patients post-cardiac rehabilitation through non-traditional partnerships
Ms Barbara Carter *
I Didn’t Know I was Having A Heart Attack, A narrative approach
Ms Carolyn Brand *, Ms Carolyn Conway *
Supporting Patients to Improve their Lifestyle Risk Factors – Heart Foundation Initiatives
Mrs Clare Fowler *, Ms Rachelle Foremen
Chronic Heart Failure – A community Based Approach
Mrs Peita Price *, Miss Margaret Ryan *, Mr Adam Kurzel, Mrs Lara Watson, Dr Leeanne Grigg, Dr Dominica Zentner
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation within the Community of Redcliffe
Mr Craig Roberts *, Mrs Jane Houghton *, Mrs Leanne Gaskill *
Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs, Attendance and Social Support in Tasmania
Katerine Fontaine, Associate Professor Felicity Allen