Expert clinicians in Victoria are motivated to identify people with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease and provide education and support to people living with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease and their families and primary care clinicians. 

​Legislated notification of ARF and RHD

From 31 July 2023, Medical Practitioners in Victoria have a legal obligation to notify cases of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in writing.

Notification Portal

For more information about the notification process, visit:

• Notifiable infectious diseases, conditions, and micro-organisms (information) »

Contact

Phone: 1300 651 160 (select option 3 to be put through to your Local Public Health Unit)
Fax: 1300 651 170  

Diagnostic and clinical management advice is available to primary care clinicians:

For children: Dr Daniel Engelman, Royal Children's Hospital at daniel.engelman@rch.org.au
For adults: Dr Ben Costello at ben.costello@wh.org.au