This was the first meeting of the Healthcare worker wellbeing centre advisory group. Eleven of the 13 group members were able to attend the two-hour meeting. The group dscussed the challenges faced by healthcare workers in general, as well as the impact of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and now the recovery phase.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and contributes to significant burden upon Victorians as the leading cause of stroke and a frequent cause of hospital admission. With appropriate prescription of blood thinning medication (anticoagulants) the incidence of stroke can be dramatically reduced.
Cardiac rehabilitation programs reduce hospital readmissions and improve quality of life after a heart attack or heart surgery, with reductions in morbidity and mortality often observed.
Cardiac rehabilitation is typically delivered face to face over six to 12 weeks after a heart attack or heart surgery where a patient interacts with health professionals in a centre-based program. Unfortunately, despite the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, many Victorians do not attend.