Patient Resources

Information for Patients

Fact Sheet - Aortic Arch Replacement Surgery

Aortic Arch Replacement Surgery

Fact Sheet - Aortic Root Replacement Surgery

Aortic Root Replacement Surgery

Fact Sheet - Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Fact Sheet - Heart Valve Repair or Replacement Surgery

Heart Valve Repair or Replacement Surgery

Fact Sheet - Lung Surgery

Lung Surgery

Fact Sheet - Septal Myectomy Surgery

Septal Myectomy Surgery

Fact Sheet - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Surgery

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Srugery

Resources by The Heart Foundation

Explore the Heart Foundation’s selection of heart health information and brochures in a range of languages. This information is designed to support and empower heart patients with the following:

  • clear, simple messages
  • checklists and notes pages
  • questions for the doctor
  • practical recovery goals
  • support services information. 
Heart Foundation - Love your heart: Quick guide

Love your heart: Quick guide

Heart Foundation - What is a Heart Health Check?

What is a Heart Health Check?

Heart Foundation - Building blocks of a healthy heart

Building blocks of a healthy heart

Heart Foundation - How well do you know your blood pressure?

How well do you know your blood pressure?

Heart Foundation - Heart attack warning signs

Heart attack warning signs action plan

Heart Foundation - Living well with heart failure

Living well with heart failure

To access the above information resources in additional languages, please follow the link below to the Heart Foundation website:

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Honour a Loved One

  • Fundraise in memory of someone special to you.

Challenge Yourself

  • Run a marathon
  • Do a long bike ride
  • Walk 10km each day for a month
  • Do 50 sit ups every day for a week
  • Join an organised event such as the City to Surf

Organise a community event

  • Have a backyard sausage sizzle
  • Host a trivia night

Seek sponsorship to help you quit those bad habits

  • Give up smoking
  • Refrain from alcohol for a month or more

Celebrate Through Giving

  • Choose to give on your birthday: Instead of giving you gifts, ask your friends and family to donate to The Baird Institute.
  • Say “I do” to improving the lives of heart and lung patients: Invite guests to donate to The Baird Institute on your wedding day
  • Turn anniversaries or personal milestones into fundraising events.

Create a CrowdRaiser on GiveNow

  1. Go to CrowdRaiser for The Baird Institute.
  2. Scroll down towards the end of the page to the MY CROWDRAISER box.  Click on the button “CrowdRaise Now”.
  3. Create your CrowdRaiser. Fill in the requested details.
  4. Customise your campaign. Add images and messages to make your CrowdRaiser unique.
  5. Share the link to your fundraising page via email, social media, or any way you like.
  6. Let us know via [email protected] that you have created a fundraiser so we can say thank you.

Join a community passionate about making a difference. GiveNow provides a dedicated platform for Australian charities, ensuring your efforts directly support our mission.

Start a Facebook Fundraiser

  1. Go to Facebook fundraisers.
  2. Click on the blue button – “Select nonprofit”
  3. Search for and select The Baird Institute
  4. Set your fundraising target
  5. Choose your campaign end date & a title for your Fundraiser
  6. Personalise your fundraiser: Use the existing wording and photos or choose your own.
  7. Click on ‘Create’.
  8. Invite friends and family. Share the link for your fundraiser and encourage others to contribute.
  9. Let us know via [email protected] that you have created a fundraiser so we can say thank you.

Celebrate where your friends and family connect. Leverage your social network to make a real impact.