To help address one of the leading burdens of disease in our region - heart disease - more than 50 pages have been developed in the cardiology suite of pathways.
Led by Murray PHN Clinical Editor, Dr Anne-Marie McKinnon, the following local health professionals contributed their knowledge and expertise in 2019 :
- Dr Voltaire Nadurata, Cardiologist Bendigo Health
- Jenny Miko, Cardiac Liaison Nurse Bendigo Health
- Dr Ewa Piejko, Murray PHN Medical Advisor and GP
- Megan Carroll, Manager Cardiac Rehabilitation Cobaw Community Health Service
- Antoinette O'Shaughnessy, Manager Complex Care Castlemaine Health
- Christine Gibbons, Health Services Coordinator, Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative
- Kathryn Cunning, Practice Nurse, Golden City Medical Practice
“HealthPathways is an excellent guide in the management of cardiac conditions
with focus on the local setting.
It should also help streamline investigation and referral process
thereby improving patient experience in treatment of their condition.”
- Dr Volataire Nadurata
Note to access the direct pathways links below you must be registered and logged in to Murray HealthPathways. Health professionals in our region can get free access here.
- Absolute Cardiovascular risk Disease Risk Assessment
- Acute Chest Pain
- Advanced or end stage heart failure
- Anticoagulation
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac catheterisation complications
- Cardiac drugs and monitoring
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral
- Cardiology Investigations
- Chest pain - non acute
- Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
- Funny Turns
- Heart failure
- Heart murmurs in adults
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Hypertension
- Implantable Cardiac devices
- Infective endocarditis prophylaxis
- Long QT syndrome
- Managing exacerbations of heart failure
- Palpitations
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) follow up
- Post operative care of cardiac patients
- Prosthetic heart valves - follow up
- Statin Intolerance
- Warfarin over anti-coagulation
- Warfarin Starting and Monitoring
Page last updated 6 April 2021