RACHEL HALL - Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Rachel Hall currently works as a Nurse Practitioner in Cardiology for BOP
DHB, plus runs clinics in Te Puke linked with PHOs delivering Hauora
Services. She trained as a RGON, going on to get a BN in 2000, a M.H. Sc in
2007 and another Post Grad Cert in 2014. Rachel has been involved with
Cardiac Rehabilitation for many years and has chaired the CSANZ Rehab
committee and been representative on the International Committee of
Cardiac Rehabilitation. She has taught a post-graduate Cardiology paper
for nurses for several years. Currently a lot of her week is spent providing
Heart Failure Clinics, helping patients reach optimal health. Rachel is also
involved with Adult Congenital Heart Services transitional clinics plus
involved in monitoring of patients with various pacing devices.
THE TOPIC WILL INCLUDE:
• Types of heart failure
• Medications shown to benefit and guideline for titration
• Other therapies to help Heart failure (CRT, Ablation)
• Patient self-monitoring
• Adjusting diuretics.
