Halving the risk of CVD with seasonal flu protection

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  1. National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Australia: Annual Immunisation Coverage Report 2020
  2. Britt H, Miller GC, Henderson J, Bayram C, Harrison C, Valenti L et. al. General practice activity in Australia 2015-16. General practice series no. 40. Sydney: Sydney University Press, 2016
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  5. Circulation 2021;144:1476-1484
  6. Community Attitude Research on Influenza Vaccination 2021
  7. Circulation 2021;144:1485-1488

General practitioners are experts in preventive care and deliver more immunisations than any other craft group in Australia.¹ GPs also manage cardiovascular disease and its complications routinely.² It is not universally recognised, however, that Influenza epidemics are associated with a significant increase in cardiovascular deaths.³

Influenza infection is associated with a six-fold risk of developing a heart attack or stroke or dying from cardiovascular causes in the subsequent 2 weeks⁴ and seasonal influenza immunisation may reduce a patient’s risk of cardiovascular death by up to 50%.⁵

Fewer than 50% of those under 65 years of age with cardiac disease receive the influenza immunisation and many cardiac patients perceive the flu to be a nuisance rather than a credible threat to their cardiac and overall health.⁶

Assisting physicians and patients to recognise the role of influenza vaccination in cardiovascular disease protection is an opportunity to expand and improve the way in which we mitigate cardiovascular risk.

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Identify strategies to minimise infection during flood-borne outbreaks and steps that could be taken in primary care to better protect the community.


1

Describe the link between influenza infection and higher rates of cardiovascular events

By the end of this activity, you will be able to:

3

List the patient and physician barriers to implementing routine influenza vaccination in target and priority cardiovascular disease populations

2

Outline the role influenza vaccination can play in protection from cardiovascular death

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Summarise a framework for collaboration between GP, cardiologist and patient to improve uptake of annual influenza vaccination in target populations

Learning Outcomes

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Cardiologist
MBBS MBA MPH PhD FRACP

Dr Adam J Nelson

General Practitioner & Medical Educator
MBBS(Hons), FRACGP,
GradCertClinTeach, MPH, GAICD

Dr Anita Muñoz

Education Steering Committee

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Cardiologist
MBBS MBA MPH PhD FRACP

Dr Adam J Nelson

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General Practitioner & Medical Educator
MBBS(Hons), FRACGP,
GradCertClinTeach, MPH, GAICD

Dr Anita Muñoz

Cardiologist
MBBS, BSc (Hons Class I), PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ, FACC, FESC, FAHA, FASE, FEACVI

Prof Timothy Tan

Infectious disease physician and virologist
MBBS FRCPA FRACP

Prof Dominic Dwyer

Education Steering Committee

This education has been developed independently and in partnership by Praxhub and the Immunisation Coalition.

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