Old, painful rheumatic heart disease treatment could be phased out ...

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A multifaceted intervention was implemented using quality improvement and chronic care model approaches to improve delivery of penicillin prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease ...

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• 2018
• July 2018

Health activities driven by remote Indigenous communities may be key to the sustainable and successful treatment and prevention of a potentially fatal disease, a study has found. ...

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• 2018
• July

Jonathan Carapetis AM JR AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@ ...

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The Strep A & ARF Therapeutics research team are working to accelerate research and clinical trials to improve penicillin formulation and treatment methods, to end RHD. ...

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The association between group A streptococcal infection and rheumatic fever (RF) was established in the early 20th century. ...

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• 2015
• May 2015

Adequate resources are needed for maintenance of data quality in acute rheumatic fever/ rheumatic heart disease registers to ensure provision of evidence-based care and accurate assessment of program impact. ...

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• 2017
• May 2017

This trial aims to improve uptake of secondary prophylaxis among Aboriginal people with ARF/RHD to reduce progression or worsening of RHD. ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receiving long-term, painful injections to prevent deadly complications from rheumatic heart disease (RHD) will design their own optimum treatment program thanks to latest research at Telethon Kids Institute. ...

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• 2023
• March

This is the first Australia-wide point prevalence survey of neonatal antimicrobial prescribing in tertiary children's hospitals. ...

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• 2015
• August 2015