CHAP TEAM NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2022
You are invited to our CHAP Project Showcase that will be held in person in the SAHMRI Auditorium and online via zoom on Friday 17 June from 2pm to 5pm. This event will showcase the CHAP team, our achievements to date and plans for the future. You can register online at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2022-chap-project-showcase-tickets-352397619767. We look forward to seeing you there - in person or online.
CHAP NEWS
Welcome Orathai Suebkinorn
Orathai Suebkinorn is a PhD student from Thailand who has just joined our team. Ora has an interest in cardiac rehabilitation for adult patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases and commenced her PhD study in March 2022 on our Cardiac Rehabilitation Especially for Women (CREW) Project that commences in June 2022.
Congratulations Katie Nesbitt
Our PhD candidate Katie is the first recipient of the inaugural Anna Storen Regional Travel Award providing funds to assist with attendance at the ACRA Conference in Gold Coast. Katie is also progressing nicely with her PhD with the next milestone being her mid-candidature review taking place during June.
Leaders visit Spain for Congress
Prof Robyn Clark and Prof Jeroen Hendriks met up in Madrid during May for the ACNAP EuroHeartCare Congress. You can watch recordings of Prof Hendriks' presentations at escardio.org and see below for copies of the e-posters submitted by the CHAP Team.
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
22 - 23 May 2022 | ACNAP - EUROHEARTCARE CONGRESS 2022
Spain | escardio.org
Katie Nesbitt's e-poster on evaluating the usability of a co-designed interactive web application for cardiac rehabilitation.
22 - 23 May 2022 | ACNAP - EUROHEARTCARE CONGRESS 2022
Spain | escardio.org
Carolyn Astley's e-poster on assessing the quality of cardiac rehabilitation programs by measuring adherence to the Australian quality indicators.
28 May 2022 | ACRA SA/NT
SHOWCASE
Adelaide | acra.net.au
Dr Alline Beleigoli presented on a model of care to improve attendance to cardiac rehabilitation of Australians living in rural and remote areas that was well received by all.
31 May - 1 Jun 2022 | DIGITIAL HEALTH FESTIVAL
Melbourne | digitalhealthfest.com.au
Dr Maria Alejandra Pinero de Plaza and Assoc Prof Jo Wu were invited as VIP delegates to this festival because of our cardiac work on PROLIFERATE.
PUBLICATIONS, GRANTS AND REVIEWS
INSPIRE MAG | Issue 24
Katie Nesbitt's abstract on development and implementation of the co- designed, Country Access to Cardiac Health (CATCH), web based cardiac rehabilitation program for cardiac patients living in rural and remote areas has been approved with a full article to be included in the next edition of Research Australia's INSPIRE Magazine.
ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION | JBI Evidence Synthesis
Dafny, H., Champion, S., Gebremichael, L., Pearson, V., Nesbitt, K., Pinero de Plaza, M. A., Bulto, L., Noonan, S., Hines, S., Hendriks, J., Clark, R., Beleigoli, A. (2022). Effectiveness of using activity monitoring devices and mobile applications versus standard care on physical activity and health outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease participating in cardiac rehabilitation programs: an umbrella review.
ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION | JBI Evidence Synthesis
Gebremichael, L., Champion, S., Nesbitt, K., Beleigoli, A., Bulto, L., Pinero de Plaza, M. A., Pearson, V., Noonan, S., Hendriks, J., Clark, R. (2022). Effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation programs vs standard care on medication adherence in eligible cardiovascular disease patients: a systematic review protocol.
HEART FOUNDATION VANGUARD GRANTS | Submitted May 2022
Two Vanguard grant applications have been submitted during May including:
Beleigoli, A., Sajeev, S., Clark, R., Ganesan, A. Development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models for risk prediction of recurrent cardiovascular disease events and attendance to cardiac rehabilitation in Australian women after an acute coronary syndrome: The Aussie Women with CVD AI- PREDICT Project.
Ramos, J., Clark, R., Beleigoli, A., Coombes, J. Application on the Cardiac Health Exercise Challenge (The CHEC app) especially for women - as easy as PAI!
JBI FIELD COLLABORATORS PROGRAM | Welcome to new members
Congratulations to Vincent Pearson and Dr Maria Alejandra Pinero de Plaza for being invited to join the JBI Field Expert Reference Group (ERG) - Cardiology. You will both be great members of this group who will provide advice on current and recommended content areas, promote and raise awareness of relevant JBI tools and resources for best practice, and act as advocates for evidence-based practice.
CHAP CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The next CPD session will be held on Wednesday 8 June via zoom at 1pm ACST with Ms Ru Jing Ang talking about discharge medication education for rural cardiac rehab nursing, followed by Cathy King from the Service of the Month: ICCnet CATCH phone service. To get involved email CHAPproject@flinders.edu.au
UPCOMING EVENTS
JUNE
3 - 4 June 2022 | 4 CORNERS OF CARDIOLOGY
Sydney | 4ccardiology.com
Prof Robyn Clark will be presenting on Saturday 4 June from 1.30pm on what does ACCESS to cardiac care mean in 2022?
AUGUST
8 - 10 August 2022 | ACRA 2022
Gold Coast | acra.net.au/acra-2022-asm
Dr Joyce Ramos has been accepted to provide an oral presentation on Inter-individual responses to a change in heart-rate variability triangular-index following different exercise volumes in people with metabolic syndrome: a randomised study.
Katie Nesbitt will be presenting a poster on development and implementation of a co- designed, web based cardiac rehabilitation program for cardiac patients living in rural and remote areas.
11 - 14
August 2022 | CSANZ 2022
Gold Coast | csanzasm.com
Katie Nesbitt's abstract has been accepted to provide an oral presentation for the Cardiovascular Nursing Prize Finalist session on evaluating the usability of a co-designed interactive web application for cardiac rehabilitation.
