Category: Health

PHASES Project Introduction

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Queensland Primary Health Networks are proud to announce the launch of a 5-year Preventing Heart Attacks and Stroke Events through Surveillance project aimed at significantly reducing the burden of heart and vascular disease across the State. How is this project different? It will use a digital enabling tool, known as Primary Sense, which will work […]

PHASES website launches

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We’re excited to share that PHASES is now online — your one-stop hub for project updates, resources and implementation support. This website outlines the key focus areas of the PHASES initiative, including the enabling digital tool, Primary Sense, which helps general practice teams proactively identify and manage patients at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Initially […]

Funded by the Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellowship, the PHASES Linkage project connects general practice cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk data with hospitalisation and mortality data. This study aims to better understand how CVD risk impacts hospitalisation rates and assess the accuracy of the new CVD risk prediction equation in identifying high-risk individuals within Queensland’s population. 

The project will: 

  • Estimate the number of heart attacks and strokes that could be prevented with improved treatment for high CVD risk. 
  • Identify gaps in CVD prevention to inform future care strategies. 

Running in parallel with the PHASES project, PHASES Linkage highlights the power of data-driven insights to improve cardiovascular outcomes and reduce hospitalisations.