[On-demand webinar] From hospital to home: coordinated heart failure care in general practice
On this page, you’ll find all details relating to this CPD activity.
Heart failure continues to drive significant illness, hospitalisation and premature death across Australia, highlighting the importance of strong, coordinated primary care following hospital discharge.
This webinar was delivered live on 7 May 2026 and is now made available on-demand, supporting general practice teams to strengthen early post-discharge heart failure care with practical strategies that can be applied in day-to-day practice.
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About this webinar
In the critical weeks following discharge, general practice plays a central role in monitoring, medication optimisation, patient education and coordination of care.
This 90-minute multidisciplinary webinar brings together expert perspectives to support a coordinated, team-based approach to heart failure management in the community. You’ll hear evidence updates, insights into common challenges in practice, and practical approaches to:
- Structured follow-up and recall systems
- Medicines optimisation and adherence
- Monitoring and escalation
- Supporting patient self-management
- Coordinating care across the practice team and with specialist services
The session is designed to complement existing clinical practice and support practical implementation in general practice settings.
Speakers
Learn from a highly experienced, multidisciplinary panel working across cardiology, general practice, pharmacy and nursing:
- Dr Vicki Pandeli, Cardiologist
Dr Vicki Pandeli is a consultant cardiologist with Eastern Health, with a strong focus on acute and chronic heart failure management and cardiovascular risk factor modification. She leads the ambulatory Heart Failure Clinic at Angliss Hospital and is actively involved in clinical teaching, audits and policy development to support guideline-aligned care. - Ms Kirsten Sandstrom, Cardiac Clinical Nurse Consultant
Kirsten Sandstrom is a Clinical Nurse Consultant and Nurse Practitioner Candidate with over 15 years’ experience across general practice and cardiac care. With a specialisation in heart failure, she focuses on nurse-led monitoring, patient education and the use of telehealth to support chronic disease management, including in regional and remote settings. - Assoc Prof Ralph Audehm, Specialist GP
Associate Professor Ralph Audehm is an experienced GP with over 35 years in clinical practice and a long-standing focus on chronic disease management in general practice. He has led and supported initiatives to improve outcomes for patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and contributes extensively to GP education, research and training through the University of Melbourne. - Mr Brian Meier, Consultant pharmacist
Brian Meier is a credentialed pharmacist and PSA Victorian Pharmacist of the Year (2024) with more than 25 years’ experience across hospital, community and medication review practice. He has conducted over 8,000 medication reviews and works closely with general practice teams to improve medication safety, reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and optimise patient-centred outcomes.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Explain why early post-discharge intervention matters in heart failure and identify the highest-value actions for general practice in the first weeks after discharge.
- Outline a coordinated, team-based approach to early post-discharge heart failure care, including how GPs work with practice nurses, pharmacists and specialist services.
- Prioritise and sequence evidence-informed management decisions in the community (medicines optimisation and monitoring, self-management support, and escalation/referral) using insights from cardiology, specialist GP, heart failure nursing and pharmacist perspectives.
Who should participate
This activity is suitable for:
- General practitioners
- Practice nurses
- Practice managers
- Pharmacists
- Other multidisciplinary primary care clinicians
CPD information for GPs
This activity is accredited by RACGP for 1.5 hours of Educational Activity (EA) upon successful completion of the MCQ quiz (4 out of 5 questions).
GPs will receive a Statement of Completion via email and CPD hours will be lodged with RACGP within 14 days.
Access the webinar
This is an on-demand webinar and can be accessed at a time that suits you.
- Click here to register for your access.
- Once you have registered, you will receive an email with the link to watch the webinar.
- For GPs: After completing the webinar, you may choose to complete a short MCQ quiz related to the webinar content. Successfully completing the quiz is required to record RACGP CPD hours.
- This webinar and the MCQ quiz is available until 2 October 2026.
Additional resources
Webinar slides
Webinar case study
Webinar Q&As
Webinar references
MCQ quiz
POLAR data definitions and caveats
POLAR walkthroughs for heart failure indicators
Heart failure health professional and consumer resources
Questions?
Contact EMPHN General Practice Support Team
General Practice Support teampracticesupport@emphn.org.au
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