Clinician resources

1. Queensland Heart Failure Medication Optimisation Plan
  • Description: This plan outlines the implementation of four drug classes, diuretics and highlights the importance of iron monitoring
  • Access: The Queensland Heart failure medication optimisation plan (PDF, 139MB)

*NB. To use outside of Queensland Health, please register here and acknowledge the source of the plan as follows:

2. Heart Failure: End-Stage Management Guideline
  • Description: This guideline helps healthcare teams recognise when a patient is approaching end-stage heart failure. It includes advice on promoting quality of life and managing common symptoms such as dyspnoea, oedema, pain, anxiety, depression, constipation, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, cachexia, and fatigue.
  • Access: Heart Failure: End-stage management guideline (PDF, 536kB)
3. Queensland Health Cardiac and Pulmonary Telerehabilitation Guideline
4. Patient information resources

Last updated: 18 August 2023