Heart Help Live

What is Heart Help Live?

In February 2023, the Heart Foundation launched the Heart Help Live series -- an online Facebook Live event featuring all the latest heart advice.

The sessions run for around 45 minutes, beginning with a live presentation from experts followed by a Q&A session answering questions from the audience. 

The series is all about offering accessible online support connecting you with a range of experts and allowing you to pick their brains. Find our next Heart Help Live session by following us on Facebook and going to the 'Events' tab.

View videos of our past Heart Help Live sessions

Mental wellbeing after a heart event diagnosis

Watch the Heart Foundation's Jane Liggins, Clinical Nurse Specialist – Cardiology, Consultant Health Psychologist Iris Fontanilla, and storyteller Eugene Tuhaka discuss mental wellbeing after a heart event or diagnosis, followed by a live Q&A with the audience.

Kōrero with Māori cardiac team for whānau living with heart disease or recovering from a heart event

Watch as our Chief Advisor Māori Kataraina and the Māori cardiac nursing team share a kōrero for whānau living with heart disease, or those recovering from a heart event or surgery.

Better blood pressure  – what you need to know and what you can do

Watch Heart Foundation Medical Director, Dr Gerry Devlin, Chief Advisor Food and Nutrition, Dave Monro, and Nurse Lead, Jane Liggins discuss blood pressure, followed by a live Q&A with the audience.

Pasifika-inspired tips for heart health

Empowering our Pasifika communities here in Aotearoa with real advice, practical tools, and inspiration to take care of your hearts and the hearts of your aiga, your whānau, your families.

Cholesterol and the heart

Watch Heart Nurse Jane, Heart Health Promoter Fonoiofu, Chief Advisor Food and Nutrition Dave and Mike Pero, entrepreneur and storyteller as they explore cholesterol basics, including the impact of food and nutrition on cholesterol levels.

Family history and your heart - making sense of it all

Watch Heart Nurse Leonie Cowie, Heart Health Advocate Fonoiofu Fereti and our story tellers discuss Family History and how to make sense of it all.

Living well with atrial fibrillation

Watch cardiologist and heart rhythm specialist Dr Matthew Webber and Heart Nurse Jane Liggins discuss atrial fibrillation, risk prevention, and clinical and lifestyle management. Followed by a live Q&A with the audience.

Blood Pressure Basics – Nutrition and Clinical Advice

Medical Director, Dr Gerry Devlin, Chief Advisor Food and Nutrition, Dave Monro, and Peter Fleming, Journeys Story Teller explain the basics of blood pressure, including how food and nutrition can impact it.

Navigating exercise after a heart event or diagnosis

Clinical Exercise Physiologists Eleanor Natrass and Ellie Rickman and our Heart Nurse Jane Liggins come together to discuss exercising after a heart event or heart condition diagnosis. 

It’s important to note this session isn’t intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, so keep your doctor or cardiologist informed about returning to exercise.

Sleep, stress, and social connection for a healthier heart

Dr Taisia Cech and Dr Marissa Kelaher and our Heart Health Advocate, Jenifer Lean, come together to discuss how stress, sleep, and social connection impacts heart health. 

Living with heart failure - how medications can improve your quality of life

Heart Foundation Medical Director, Dr Gerry Devlin, and our Heart Nurse, Jane Liggins, come together to discuss living well with heart failure, particularly how medications can improve your quality of life.

Three women share their heart journeys

Three women share their personal stories and insights on living well with a heart condition to highlight women’s heart health.

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