World Chagas Disease Day: Integrating Cardiac Services Into Primary Care Thursday, 13 April at 16:00 CET Chagas disease is a life-threatening condition that affects nearly 7 million people worldwide, yet only 1 in 10 is diagnosed and even fewer receive treatment. Of those diagnosed with Chagas disease, 30% develop a condition called Chagas cardiomyopathy, which can lead to arrhythmia, heart failure, stroke and sudden death.
Many Chagas patients live in remote communities where they struggle to access testing, including diagnostic services (ECG and Echo), at the primary care level, which can lead to critical delays in treatment and high out-of-pocket travel expenses. Often, primary care workers do not have the necessary knowledge and training to manage Chagas cardiomyopathy, so there is a crucial need to improve the referral pathways between tertiary cardiac services and primary care as well as provide training for healthcare workers so they can help fill the gap in cardiac services at the primary care level.
This webinar, hosted by WHF together with the Argentinian Society of Cardiology ahead of World Chagas Day, explores how we can provide appropriate training for primary healthcare workers to improve the management of cardiomyopathy, expand access to basic diagnostic tests, and work towards improved referral pathways to essential cardiology services.
Join us as we work to ensure that people living with Chagas disease are not left behind.
The webinar will be held in Spanish, with simultaneous English interpretation. |