Regional Cardiology

The importance of local Cardiologists is steadily growing as our population ages. Coronary heart disease is the leading underlying cause of death in Australia with more than 10 per cent of deaths linked to this disease. These specialists delivering acute treatment and preventative medicine is one of the keys to managing cardiac health for the whole population and over the last few decades, there have been significant advances in treatment methods, as well as capacity. Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs