Professional Development
A Free CPD Evening: Strong Hearts – A New Bulk-Billed Cardiac Screening Service in Katherine
A Free CPD Evening: Strong Hearts – A New Bulk-Billed Cardiac Screening Service in Katherine
Find out about the Bulk-Billed Cardiac Screening Service Now Available in Katherine
Join the NT PHN and Strong Hearts’ Founder Alex Kaethner to learn more about how Katherine’s new bulk-billed cardiac screening service can benefit your patients and the involvement of your team in Cardiac Screening.
Our Speaker
Alex Kaethner is an experienced cardiac physiologist, long time Territory resident and the founder of the Strong Hearts Cardiac Screening Service.
Who is this education activity for?
- General Practitioners & registrars
- Rural Generalists
- Nurses
- Aboriginal health workers and practitioners
- Any other interested clinical health professionals.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session participants will be able to:
- Identify the available referral pathways for cardiac testing.
- Describe the services that Strong Hearts offers.
- Explain the role of echocardiography in the early detection of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).
- Discuss the potential future role of rural/remote primary health workers in echocardiographic detection of RHD.
HealthPathways
NT HealthPathways CPD opportunities
RACGP and ACRRM acknowledge HealthPathways as a valuable clinical tool for GPs and have endorsed its use to contribute to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. HealthPathways provides clinical information for local practitioners and the opportunity to engage in reflective practices to deepen comprehension of patients’ clinical conditions, enhancing overall patient care.
More information can be found on the CPD Hours for HealthPathways Use page and access is provided via healthpathways@ntphn.org.au”
For supplementary learnings to this event, Â NT HealthPathways are pleased to share pathway: Cardiology and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)
CPD
*One hour of self-reported CPD.
*As a general guide, one hour of active learning equates to one hour of CPD. It is the responsibility of the individual student to calculate how many hours of active learning have been completed. The hours of active learning estimated above should act as a guide to CPD hours.
Questions?
Contact: events@ntphn.org.au
