Abstract

In 2023, a joint National Cardiovascular Workforce Sustainability Summit was convened by the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA), the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and the National Heart Foundation of Australia, to facilitate a national conversation towards developing a workforce sustainability strategy within the cardiovascular research sector. This initiative stemmed from a previous study conducted by the ACvA which revealed that almost 70% of early and mid-career cardiovascular researchers surveyed had contemplated leaving the sector. Summit attendees reported sector-wide challenges to career progression and retention across three key themes: 1) well-being and career satisfaction, 2) learning and development, and 3) resource allocation. The summit also identified a need for greater collaboration and multidisciplinary approaches to research to foster growth towards a more sustainable sector. Key recommendations from the Summit included: 1) establish metrics to monitor progress towards a more sustainable sector and signpost improvement in workforce sustainability; 2) establish a collective partnership between central bodies for unified advocacy and monitoring of metrics; and 3) develop a collaborative, strategic and targeted approach to guide and facilitate training programs that have been developed by shared sector-wide philosophy.

RAS ID

77111

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

1-1-2024

Funding Information

National Health and Medical Research Council / National Heart Foundation of Australia (102498, 106657) / Australian Cardiovascular Alliance / Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

School

Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute

Grant Number

NHMRC Number : 1172987

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Publisher

Elsevier

Identifier

Lauren C. Blekkenhorst: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-9052

Comments

Santiago, C. F., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Hsu, M. P., Colafella, K. M. M., Calkin, A. C., Nicholls, S. J., ... & Chapman, N. (2025). Cardiovascular workforce sustainability sector consultation: Recommendations from an Australian stakeholder summit. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 34(1), 95-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.10.012

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10.1016/j.hlc.2024.10.012