Health Professionals
HeartKids works in collaboration with health professionals and hospitals around Australia to ensure people impacted by CoHD are provided with the right care, information and support.
Through our healthcare partnerships, we advocate collectively for the unique needs of those impacted by CoHD.
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Learning and Training
Explore HeartKids’ tailored learning materials for healthcare professionals, developed in collaboration with leading subject matter experts, providing specialised knowledge to elevate care for individuals affected by childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD).
These learning resources aim to enhance clinical expertise and contribute to improved outcomes for your CoHD patients.
Online Courses and Content
CoHD and Exercise
Learn about the benefits of exercise for people with CoHD including how to prescribe, refer and monitor.
CoHD and Teen Transition
Learn about the importance of a successful transition of care and your role supporting patients with CoHD into adult care.
Information and Resources
HeartKids’ Resource Library is a one-stop-shop of heart disease information and support materials to aid you in supporting individuals affected by CoHD. Within the Resource Library, find heart disease resources including shareable factsheets, videos and guides for your patients.
Resource Library
Videos
Find useful and accessible videos designed to help everyone understand, manage, and thrive with CoHD.
From the Heart Podcast
Explore the ‘From the Heart’, HeartKids’ podcast, where expert discussions and lived experiences are shared.
Fact Sheets
Concise and informative resources tailored for adults for all stages of their CoHD journeys.
Standards of Care
The Australian National Standards of Care for childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD), 1st Edition, ensures that excellence in comprehensive cardiac care for all Australians impacted by CoHD.
The CoHD Standards create pivotal infrastructure to guide clinical care, education and research.
National Action Plan
The National Strategic Action Plan for childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD), the first nationally-coordinated effort to address CHD, aims to diminish the impact of childhood heart disease in Australia.
Its goal is to ensure that individuals with CoHD live longer, healthier, and more productive lives by implementing effective management strategies across the life course.
Connection
Connect with HeartKids to join a dynamic community of healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD) care. Sign up to our newsletter or register your details in the CoHD Directory.
Newsletter
The HeartKids quarterly Health Professional eNewsletter offers educational materials, CoHD resources tailored for both patients and healthcare professionals, the most recent advancements in CoHD research, and up-to-date news and information.
CoHD Directory
This resource empowers patients to identify qualified professionals and connect with peer groups, whether locally or online. Healthcare professionals are encouraged to either add their details to the directory or utilise it to find suitable colleagues for their patients.