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 Heart Support News

 

2011 marks HS-A's 25th anniversary of providing information and individualised support to heart disease patients and their families. We are intent on making our 25th birthday a successful year for HS-A and welcome ideas that can be incorporated in this year's AGM to be held in Port Macquaire over the October 22-23 weekend.

2011 Office Bearers: As of last years AGM there have been some changes to Heart Support Australia's Board of Directors. For details of the office bearers in 2011 please see the national office monthly report HERE

HSA Website Redesign: Heart Support Australia is working on a redesign and reconceptualisation of this website. Planned changes include restructuring of the site to make it more accessable to users, implementation of a unified design concept throughout the site and creation of unique consumer health resources to be available on the site. We expect to have the new site up and running by the middle of this year.

Branch Websites: Central Sydney Branch has a great website up at: http://heartnetcs.weebly.com/ As do Goldcoast Branch at: http://www.meetup.com/heart-support-goldcoast/ Follow the link and have a look!  If other branches have websites up or would like assistance setting up their own website to keep branch members informed please let us know at national office.

 

Atrial Fibrilation: Increased Risk For Women A recent Australian study found that women suffering atrial fibrilation are at higher risk then men suffering the same condition. The study, which assessed the risk of death realted to various medical conditions found that women suffering atrial fibrilation had an 137% increased risk of death than women who do not suffer the condition compared to a 37% increase for men. Read more about this study HERE

Acute Coronary Syndromes Resource Exchange The Heart Foundation and the National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) have worked together to create a website to enable the sharing of tools and resources used in the treatment of ACS. Find the Website HERE

Bending Over Backwards: A Guide for Carers View or download "Bending Over Backwards". A Guide for carers of heart patients produced by HS-A. >CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR PUBLICATIONS PAGE

iPhone ADE GeoTagger: James Leaming, of Penn State University faculty of emergency medicine, has developed a free iPhone application that assists in finding the nearest automatic external defibrillator in an emergency.   CLICK HERE to find out more

One Life A Second Chance: We commenced the "One Life, A Second Chance" project last year. It has been funded through the Department of Health & Ageing.  The DVD and supporting materials are avalable to HSA branches and to the public. >CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR PUBLICATIONS PAGE

Back On Track booklet: View or download "BACK ON TRACK - A directory of rehabilitation services and excercise programs for heart patients from South-Eastern New South Wales".   A very useful booklet researched and published by the HS-A ACT Branch. >CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR PUBLICATIONS PAGE