CHAP TEAM NEWSLETTER - JULY 2022
We are very pleased to announce that two of our sub-projects Cardiac Rehabilitation Especially for Women (CREW) and Cardiac Rehabilitation for All (CR4ALL) have officially commenced, being led by Dr Alline Beleigoli. These projects follow CHAP's framework in engaging, co-designing and evaluating cardiac rehabilitation care pathways but are tailored to the needs and preferences of people (with a focus on women and disadvantaged living with cardiovascular disease) in rural and remote South Australia.
INTRODUCING CREW AND CR4ALL
The CREW Project is funded by The Hospital Research Foundation to improve cardiac rehabilitation for women in rural and remote SA.
We are currently waiting for approval for Governance that has been submitted to the heads of all departments in the regional local health networks (LHNs) and Ethics submitted to the Southern Adelaide Clinical Human Research Ethics Committee (SAC HREC). A number of co-design consumer workshops will be held in rural and remote SA before the end of year that will promoted soon.
The CR4ALL Project is funded by Flinders Foundation to improve cardiac rehabilitation for disadvantaged populations in rural and remote SA.
Governance and Ethics have also been submitted with the Ethics being approved by SAC HREC and we are waiting to hear back on Governance. Consumer interviews will be conducted in the next few months by Dr Jenny Cleland who will commence in July (see below).
CHAP NEWS
Welcome Dr Jenny Cleland
Dr Jenny Cleland will be joining the CR4ALL project team to mid-July to assist with data collection, analysis and reporting. Jenny is a mixed methods researcher who has conducted research in a wide variety of areas including ageing, quality of life, physical activity, disability, education and child poverty and social exclusion. We look forward to welcoming her to our team.
CATCH Web for Metro CR
Our Country Access to Cardiac Health (CATCH) web is now available for use by metro cardiac rehabilitation services. Previously it has been used by rural and remote cardiac rehabilitation services only in South Australia. Induction training has been provided to all metro sites but if you would like access or help using this site, please email CHAPproject@flinders.edu.au.
JBI Training in Darwin
Ms Orathai Suebkinorn, our PhD student and Dr Norma Bulamu, Health Economist went to Darwin in June to undertake JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training. Following this training, both participants have started a protocol for their systematic review. This training is essential for all of those involved in the Systematic Review Club who meet monthly. To date 3 reviews have been accepted for publication with another 7 to be submitted before the end of 2022.
PRESENTATIONS
3 - 4 June 2022 | 4 CORNERS OF CARDIOLOGY | Sydney
Prof Robyn Clark presented at the 6th International 4CC Meeting on what does ACCESS to cardiac care mean in 2022? with other leading cardiac specialists, doctors and academics from across the globe.
17 June 2022 | CHAP Project Showcase | Adelaide & Online
The CHAP Showcase was a huge success with the team sharing their plans for the next year and achievements to date with two consumers sharing their cardiac rehabilitation experience. You can view the recording here.
27 June 2022 | Katie Nesbitt's Mid Candidature Review | Online
Our PhD candidate Katie Nesbitt has successfully completed her mid candidature review with a few minor edits required. Well done Katie - this is a huge achievement.
CPD - NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL
Our monthly Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions are now open to anyone with an interest in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to be involved. Previously these sessions were only advertised to CR services working in rural and remote South Australia to participate.
To see the schedule of the monthly CPD sessions for the remainder of the year, you can visit the CPD section on our website that will provide you with dates, topics, speakers and the links to get connected. You can access the recordings from previous CPD sessions on this page too.
The next CPD session will be held on Wednesday 13 July via zoom at 1pm ACST with Professor Jacqueline Bowden talking about smoking, alcohol and other drug use in Rural Australia plus Frank Circelli from our Service of the Month: Limestone Coast LHN. To get connected, use this link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86942652601
UPCOMING EVENTS
20 - 21 July 2022 | TAAHC Women's Health Forum | Cairns & Online
Dr Alline Beleigoli's protocol on CREW "a person-centered, co-designed model of care embedded within an existing web-based cardiac rehabilitation program to improve attendance and clinical outcomes for Australian women with cardiovascular diseases living in rural and remote areas" will be presented.
21 - 25 July 2022 | International Nursing Research Congress | Edinburgh, Scotland
Prof Jeroen Hendriks will be attending to receive his International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Award (click here for more info) and will be presenting on his program of work on integrated care.
8 - 10 August 2022 | ACRA 2022
Gold Coast
Dr Joyce Ramos will 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".
Ms Katie Nesbitt will also be presenting a poster at ACRA 2022 on "development and implementation of a co- designed, web based cardiac rehabilitation program for cardiac patients living in rural and remote areas" and Dr Carolyn Astley will be presenting a poster on "assessing the quality of cardiac rehabilitation programs by measuring adherence to the Australian quality indicators". Prof Robyn Clark and Prof Jeroen Hendriks will also be attending.
11 - 14 August 2022 | CSANZ 2022
Gold Coast
Ms Katie Nesbitt will 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". Prof Jeroen Hendriks will chair and present in the pre-conference workshop.
27 - 28 August 2022 | RDASA Masterclass
Adelaide
Dr Norma Bulamu will be hosting a stand at this event and presenting on "the value proposition for primary care to implement hybrid models of cardiac rehabilitation".
22-25 November 2022 | AAG Conference
Adelaide
Dr Maria Alejandra Pinero de Plaza has been accepted to present on "ENLIGHTEN (homEbouNd peopLe agInG witH TEchNology)" and provide a poster and video on "holding the suspension bridge of ongoing high-quality care".
