Overview: The 2nd Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

Alex Brown, Leonard Kritharides

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Abstract

Recent years have seen the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) focus its attention on improving outcomes for Indigenous people within Australia and New Zealand. The most visible of these activities has been the convening of conferences devoted specifically to understanding and overcoming the burden of cardiovascular disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within Australia and Maori and Pacific Islander populations within New Zealand. Following from the success of the first meeting, the second was held in Alice Springs in 2011. Alongside plenary sessions discussing primary prevention, improved care, secondary prevention and the social and cultural determinants of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), targeted workshops outlined the issues and priority activities for the CSANZ into the future. These included discussion of Workforce, Improving Chronic Care, Reducing the burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease and Reducing Disparities in Hospital Care.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)615-617
Number of pages3
JournalHeart Lung and Circulation
Volume21
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished or Issued - Oct 2012

Keywords

  • Cardiovascular
  • Heart disease
  • Indigenous health
  • Prevention
  • Risk factor
  • Treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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