The 2023 Australian Guideline for assessing and managing cardiovascular disease risk and associated Australian CVD Risk Calculator (Aus CVD Risk Calculator) is now available.
This is the first major update to Australian CVD risk assessment guidelines in more than a decade.
The Heart Foundation has led the development of the new guideline and accompanying calculator on behalf of the Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance.
One of the features of the new guideline is the introduction of a new CVD risk prediction equation, which for the first time has been modified and recalibrated for the Australian population.
It is also the first Australian CVD Risk Calculator to account for socioeconomic disadvantage and diabetes-specific risk factors.
New guidance has been provided on reclassification factors which may help clinicians refine risk estimates produced by the Aus CVD Risk Calculator.
Risk communication and patient decision support tools have been embedded within the online calculator platform to aid shared decision-making between primary care clinicians and patients.
You can access the guideline, the Aus CVD Risk Calculator and other important resources at cvdcheck.org.au
Webinar
A webinar, CVD risk redefined: Unveiling Australia’s new cardiovascular disease risk guideline and calculator, will be held on Wednesday, 16 August, from 7pm to 8.30pm.
In 90 minutes of live presentation and interactive discussion, members of the Guideline Expert Steering Group will provide an overview of the new guideline and risk calculator, including how the predict equation has been recalibrated and modified for the Australian healthcare system, explanation of novel risk assessment and use of reclassification factors, communication of risk and management of risk.
This activity has been accredited by the RACGP for 1.5 Educational Activity CPD hours.
Register here