Understanding your diagnosis and medication2024-11-01T11:47:49+10:00

Understanding your diagnosis and medication

Understanding your health condition and learning strategies to better manage and improve your health is essential to your health and wellbeing.

Cardiac Rehab and Self-Management

Presenter: Donna Martin CN CCDT Description: This presentation covers topics such as cardiac rehabilitation, understanding your diagnosis, warning signs, risk factors, when to see you doctors, resources and support.

Medication Management for Cardiac Health

Presenter: Elita Chan Senior Pharmacist CCDT Description: This presentation covers topics such as cardiac conditions, risk factors, medications, generic vs brand, storage of medications, home medication reviews and dose administration devices.

Step 1: Know your diagnosis

This video explains some common heart procedures and provides questions to ask your doctor to ensure you understand what has happened to your heart.

Step 4: Taking your medicines

This video explains some common medicines and provides questions that you can ask your health professional to ensure you understand what you are taking.

Contact us

Open: Monday-Friday, 8.00am-4.30pm North Lakes and Caboolture Phone: (07) 3049 1291 Chermside and Nundah Phone: (07) 3139 4139 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Phone: (07) 3646 6465 Chermside Heart Failure Rehabilitation Phone: (07) 3139 5644

Need help outside hours?

For non-urgent medical issues call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) or visit your GP. In an emergency call 000.

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