Atrial fibrillation detection in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Tuesday 31 May 2022
7.00 pm NSW, QLD, VIC
6.30 pm SA
5.00 pm WA

This 30-minute session covers:

• The case for early screening to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• The health burden of AF and cardiovascular disease, the single biggest cause of mortality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait
  Islander people (Gwynn J et al. Heart Lung Circ 2021; 30: 267-74)
• Guidance on culturally safe care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
   

Presenters: Professor Ben Freedman, Dr Kylie Gwynne, Dr Josephine Gwynn, Hon Assoc Prof Rambaldini

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About the presenters

Professor Ben Freedman is Head of the Heart Rhythm and Stroke Group at the Heart Research Institute, Sydney, Honorary Professor of Cardiology at the University of Sydney and former head of the Department of Cardiology, Concord Hospital, NSW. In 2015 he formed the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration. In 2011, he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to medicine as a clinician, educator and researcher.

Dr Kylie Gwynne is Director of Research in the Department of Health Sciences and a Member of the Centre for Global Indigenous Futures at Macquarie University. She has 30 years’ experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of health and human services with priority populations.

Dr Josephine Gwynn is a Senior Lecturer in the Sydney School of Health Sciences and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney Poche Centre for Indigenous Health. She has 30 years’ experience in research, education and community health with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Hon. Assoc Prof Boe Rambaldini, Bundjalung Elder, is a member of the Centre for Global Indigenous Futures at Macquarie University, NSW. He has worked in Aboriginal affairs for more than 40 years in a range of positions in local, state and federal governments.