Connection

PHASES strengthens relationships across Queensland’s healthcare system, ensuring that prevention is a shared responsibility. Through coordinated efforts, we can:

Prevent hospital overload

Address cardiovascular risk early to reduce avoidable admissions. 

Deliver seamless care

Enable collaboration across communities, general practice, Aboriginal health, allied health, pharmacists, and hospitals to provide tailored, coordinated care. 

Promote sustainability

Prioritise prevention over reactive care to build a sustainable healthcare system for the future. 

Save lives and protect families! 

About

SMARTER TOOLS FOR STRONGER HEARTS

PHASES is a statewide initiative to transform cardiovascular health in Queensland by empowering primary care to lead preventive, data-driven solutions. Learn more about how PHASES aims to improve health outcomes for individuals and communities.

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Partners & Funders

QLD PHN

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.

PHASES is being delivered by Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ)

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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.