A collaborative network led Dr. Andrea Beaton, has received an $8 million grant from the Leducq Foundation to fund a project that will look to identify and validate biomarkers for acute rheumatic fever (ARF).
Learn more: https://t.co/vyuz4xy7GP
Congratulations Dr. Beaton!
Do you want to help us and our impact partners #eliminateRHD? Do you want to educate your own community about RHD?
Stand with us by hosting a screening of Deadly Heart. No matter the size of your event, we can all contribute to making change. DM us for info.
.@BoRemenyi be brave and put the US probe on a shocked or seriously unwell baby esp in remote settings - can see easy/rare diagnoses like tamponade #DevEM2022
Aboriginal community leadership is crucial for the primordial prevention of rheumatic heart disease. Vicki Wade stresses that hope isn’t enough - funding is required too. Great panel on RHD at #DFTB22. @heartfulpaeds @Dr_Hempenstall @RosemaryWyber@thefrancis6
They are now on a journey around QLD & the Torres Straits doing RHD screenings and finding ways to improve our peoples heart health.
Please welcome them with open arms and show them love…….it’s a difficult task and they need our support 🙏🏾❤️
“Change Starts With Us” 🙏🏾❤️
Deadly Heart trek was officially launched today in Cairns. We received blessings for the journey. Together we can @END_RHD . By listening, learning, echo screening and treating @georgina_byron @RHDAustralia @TakeHeartRHD We are greatful for our Indigenous leads.@MenziesResearch
Early childhood trauma leads to chronic inflammation and the development of physical and mental chronic diseases in later life. Changing the start to life can change a persons life story. https://t.co/EYYO6HbEmC
This National Close the Gap Day communities across Australia are coming together to #CloseTheGap on RHD! Be part of the movement by hosting an event screening of Take Heart: Deadly Heart or attending a session near you. DM us for details. #eliminateRHD
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This #IWD22 we are celebrating the meaningful strides our local coaches and teams have made to improve gender equality and through the power of football unlock the potential of Indigenous girls and women.
#BreaktheBias
@VickiKerrigan@4corners@Milliganreports Families reached out. They wanted to share their stories rather than suffer in silence. I spoke to families after @4corners and they were relieved. They said its beginning to changes they demand.
Everyone this is a must see! Come see this amazing doco as community takes control of the fight against RHD in Australia - Take Heart: Deadly Heart Trek from @moon_shine15 with @DarkiesDesign @BoRemenyi@thefrancis6 and me @heartfulpaeds! @RHDAustralia 🫀☺️
Happy birthday to our co-founder and co-chair, John Moriarty🎉 Thank you🙏 for everything you do to enable Aboriginal families and communities to unlock their children's potential.
Hyperendemic rheumatic #heart disease in a remote Australian town identified by echocardiographic screening … #openaccess#research … "Passive case finding for ARF and RHD is inadequate in some remote Australian communities" #RHD#Indigenous https://t.co/pMd9nUdQfk #medtwitter
'As we focus our attention on winning the battle against COVID-19, we must not forget that we are still fighting a war against preventable child and maternal deaths – a war that world leaders pledged to win by 2030. The international community must recommit to that promise'