Protecting your over 60s from the flu
Get ready to help to protect vulnerable Australians over the age of 60 years from influenza and its most deadly complications.
For the heart
References
Australian Government Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Heart, stroke and vascular disease: Australian facts. 2024. At:
www.aihw.gov.au/reports/heart-stroke-vascular-diseases/hsvd-facts/contents/summary?__cf_chl_tk=rdBRmK8d0ESsnzGKoxqSoPhYhF5k0SQmw4_CJ9ue5W8-1739941894-1.0.1.1-RJSLYVVhq7aZmxXJ1v11vQsTEUjubu3_JSoRUz5Z8RQ
AusCVDRisk. Australian CVD risk calculator. 2023....
What doesn’t kill you doesn’t make you stronger
References
Nalbandian A, Sehgal K, Gupta A, et al. Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Nat Med 2021;27(4):601–15.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chronic respiratory...
Keeping lifetime OCS below 1,000 mg
References
Price DB, Trudo F, Voorham J, et al. Averse outcomes from initiation of systemic corticosteroids for asthma: long-term observational study. J Asthma Allergy...
Protecting kids from medicine harm
References
PSA. Medicine safety: child and adolescent care report. 2025. At: www.psa.org.au/3d-flip-book/medicine-safety-child-and-adolescent-care-report/
Cairns R, Karanges EA, Wong A, et al. Trends in self-poisoning and...