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About this education

1. National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Australia: Annual Immunisation Coverage Report 2020
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6. Community Attitude Research on Influenza Vaccination 2021
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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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Describe the link between influenza infection and higher rates of cardiovascular events

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

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

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Learning Outcomes

Dr Adam J Nelson

Dr Anita Muñoz

Education Steering Committee

Dr Adam J Nelson

Dr Anita Muñoz

Prof Timothy Tan

Prof Dominic Dwyer

Education Steering Committee

This was an excellent outline of dyslipidaemia management by both presenters. The best on the subject that I have been to in the last 2 years. Clear, concise and useful.

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