Editorial viewpoint
The 5 × 5 Path Toward Rheumatic Heart Disease Control: Outcomes From the Third Rheumatic Heart Disease Forum
Authors:
Timothy D. Johnson ,
Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, West Perth, Western Australia, AU
Alice Grainger Gasser,
World Heart Federation, Geneva, CH
Claire Boardman,
RHD Australia, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, AU
Bo Remenyi,
Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, and Northern Territory Cardiac Services, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, AU
Rosemary Wyber,
Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, West Perth, Western Australia, AU
Bongani M. Mayosi
Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, ZA
Abstract
Highlights
- A 160 person, 33 country forum was held in Melbourne on global rheumatic heart disease control in May 2014.
- Five targets were discussed in detail by break-out groups and an expert panel.
- A roadmap for achieving rheumatic heart disease control was proposed and structured around 5 targets and 5 threads.
How to Cite:
Johnson TD, Grainger Gasser A, Boardman C, Remenyi B, Wyber R, Mayosi BM. The 5 × 5 Path Toward Rheumatic Heart Disease Control: Outcomes From the Third Rheumatic Heart Disease Forum. Global Heart. 2015;10(1):75–8. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2014.12.005
Published on
01 Mar 2015.
Peer Reviewed
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