MBChB, MPH, FRACGP, PhD, Research Fellow, National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT; Senior Research Fellow, END RHD Program, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA
Micro-level actions by primary care staff can have a valuable and immediate impact on the healthcare experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The unregulated implementation of risk algorithms in tools might miss identifying patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease.
Primary prevention is the prompt antibiotic treatment of Strep A infection, and it can reduce the risk of developing acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.