The Continue Professional Development Series is a specialised program for the participants in the
Country Heart Attack Prevention (CHAP) Project.
2022 CPD Sessions
The 2022 CHAP Continuing Professional Development Program includes an exciting array of guest speakers who'll be presenting across the year on a wide range of cardiovascular health topics. Each 45-60 minute session will be hosted by Dr Joyce Ramos, and will include 2 segments:
- A presentation from an invited guest speaker to talk about a heart health topic and
- A brief report from our service-of-the-month (cardiac rehabilitation services across rural and remote South Australia and from some key metropolitan services)
9 February 2022 - Module 1: Initial Assessment and Goal Setting
Guest Speaker: Dr Rosemary Higgins
Motivational Interviewing and Goal Setting: Lessons learned from my practice
Service of the Month: Flinders Upper North, Linda Marshall
11 May 2022 - Module 4: Healthy Eating and Weight Management
Guest Speaker: Dr Kacie Dickinson
The emerging food environment - implications for cardiovascular disease
Service of the Month: Riverland Mallee Coorong LHN, Ceri Johns
9 March 2022 - Module 2: Heart Education and Self Management
Guest Speaker: Prof Robyn Clark
Meet Nurse Cora: Avatars and gaming for cardiac patient education
Service of the Month: Riverland Mallee Coorong, Ann Felder
2021 Session recordings
| Date | Session Topic | Facilitators | Link to Recorded Video Presentation | Link to Recorded Audio Presentation | Link to Presentation Materials |
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| 8 Dec 21 | Nutrition and cardiovascular disease: What is the evidence... What are the myths? |
Guest: Professor Peter Clifton Share your thoughts about this session in the evaluation survey - click here |
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| 13 Nov 21 | The science behind the CATCH pre and post assessment data |
Guest: Professor Robyn Clark Share your thoughts about this session in the evaluation survey - click here |
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| 13 Oct 21 | This is what I say in the discharge talk for patients on warfarin and anticoagtherapy |
Guest: Mr. Greg Roberts Share your thoughts about this session in the evaluation survey - click here |
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| 8 Sept 21 | Depression is a risk factor for completing Cardiac Rehabilitation: How do we change this? |
Guest: Associate Professor David Colquhoun Share your thoughts about this session in the evaluation survey - click here |
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| 11 Aug 21 | Managing sleep disorders post hospital discharge for a cardiac event |
Guest: Professor Robert Adams Share your thoughts about this session in the evaluation survey - click here |
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| 14 July 21 | Unpacking the national cardiac rehabilitation quality indicators |
Guest: Professor Jeroen Hendriks Share your thoughts about this session in the evaluation survey - click here |
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| 9 June 21 | Vaping nicotine can help your smoking patients quit? |
Guest: Dr Colin Mendelsohn Share your thoughts about this session in the evaluation survey - click here |
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| 12 May 21 | Introduction to the CATCH Web Portal | Guest: Ms Katie Nesbitt | |
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| 14 Apr 21 | Physical Activity and cardiac exercise | Guests: Ms Edith Edith Griesel and Mr Brodie Nathan | |
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| 10 Mar 21 | Heart education and self-management: Patient and Clinician experiences | Guests: Ms Ali Krollig, Ms Caroline Wilksch | |
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| 10 Feb 21 | The CHAP Clinical Manual: introduction to the tools | Host: Dr Stephanie Champion | |
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2020 Session recordings
| Date | Session Topic | Facilitators | Link to Recorded Video Presentation | Link to Recorded Audio Presentation | Link to Presentation Materials |
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| 9 Dec 20 | Nutrition & Health: Food for thought | Presented by: Dr Lauren Stribley Lauren is a Cardiac Rehabilitation (CATCH) Dietician |
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| 19 Nov 20 | Cardiovascular Secondary Prevention Update Online Webinar | Dr Margaret Arstall Dr Laila Chamma Professor Stephen Nicholls Ms Ali Krolig |
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| 11 Nov 20 | Cardiac Rehabilitation delivery & CHAP Clinician Manual | Professor Robyn Clark Ms Claudine Clark |
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| 7 Oct 20 | A 21st century (and pandemic friendly) approach to delivering cardiac rehabilitation | Presented by: Dr Jonathan Rawstorn Jonathan is a Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN). His research focuses on telerehabilitation program design, development, evaluation, and most recently translation into clinical practice. |
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| 9 Sep 20 | Cardiac rehabilitation delivery & the CHAP manual | Professor Robyn Clark Dr Susie Cartledge |
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| 5 Aug 20 | Unpacking the national CR quality indicators | A/Prof Carolyn Astley Dr Emma Thomas |
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| 8 Jul 20 | Unpacking the Heart Foundation Standardised Program Content | Dr Susie Cartledge | |
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| 10 Jun 20 | Introduction to CHAP | Professor Robyn Clark Dr Susie Cartledge Ms Rosy Tirimacco |
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