A recent publication in the Canadian Family Physician documenting a case series of 8 young First Nations patients diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) which resulted in the deaths of 2 patients in the context of late diagnosis, overcrowded housing, and a limited public health response.

RhEACH are working with researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute, including a Medical Student researcher from the University of Western Australia in Perth to better understand adverse reactions

On 19-22 September a session on rheumatic heart disease (RHD) was held at the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the World Society of Cardiovascular Surgeons in Edinburgh.