Cardiovascular Disease
SOLVE-CHD
Transforming post-hospital care for people with heart disease, the leading cause of death and disease burden globally
Solving the long-standing evidence-practice gap associated with cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (SOLVE-CHD) is a 5-year-NHMRC synergy grant. Our multidisciplinary team is made up of consumers, researchers and clinicials with allied health, nursing, cardiology, public health, health economics and psychology backgrounds as well as consumer advisors.
Our goal is to transform post-discharge secondary prevention and reduce the burden of heart disease by decreasing deaths, hospitalisations and costs via a program of work that integrates data, technology, partnerships and capacity building.
SOLVE-CHD builds on previous and current efforts. In particular, the Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Measurement Taskforce where there has been national consensus regarding quality indicators for cardaic rehabilitation. SOLVE-CHD is delivering interlinked service reform and research across 4 key activities: Transformative data and quality; New research; Capacity building; and Network.
Funding
$4M NHMRC Synergy Grant over 5 years (2022-2026)
Chief Investigators
Prof Julie Redfern AM, Bond University
Prof Robyn Gallagher, University of Sydney
Prof Tom Briffa, University of Western Australia
Prof Adrienne O’Neil, Deakin University
Prof Garry Jennings, Sydney Health Partners & University of Sydney
Prof David Brieger, ANZ Research Institute & University of Sydney
Emeritus Prof David Wood, National University of Ireland Galway
Emeritus Prof Adrian Bauman, University of Sydney
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