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Launch of the Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA)

Thursday 11 August from 5:15pm
CSANZ ASM • Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre • Room 5 (Level 1)

Join us at the CSANZ meeting on the Gold Coast to officially launch the Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA), funded by the MTPConnect Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) program.

Come along and learn about the Centre, some of the early research we are funding, and how you can get involved. We can’t wait to share the exciting details of this collaborative, national centre with the CSANZ community.

Download Program_Launch ASHRA

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Congratulations to our Ralph Reader Finalists in Basic and Translational Science

GOOD LUCK to all our passionate #CSANZ2022 Ralph Reader Prize Finalists presenting in Basic and Translational Science on Friday morning directly after the Opening and R T Hall Lecture.

Miss Connie Jiang presenting: A calibrated functional patch clamp assay to enhance clinical variant interpretation in KCNH2-related long QT syndrome – Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Dr Dinesh Selvakumar presenting: Cellular Heterogeneity of Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocyte Grafts is Mechanistically Linked to Treatable Arrhythmias – The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Ms Khalia Primer presenting: Diabetes impairs endothelial cell metabolic reprogramming and angiogenic responses to hypoxia, which are rescued by reconstituted high-density lipoproteins (rHDL)  – SAHMRI

Friday 12 August is going to be a big day with a full program of fascinating presentations by experts and young inspiring researchers… and in the evening join the fun Poster Presentations with wine and cheese (from 5.45pm).

Meet all the Young Investigators with Posters on display and discuss their work – it’s a great time for networking.

Register Now!

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Congratulations to our Ralph Reader Finalists in Clinical Science

Congratulations to all our CSANZ 2022 Ralph Reader Prize Finalists in Clinical Science.

  • Dr Alexandra Murphy presenting: SMARTphone-based cardiovascular risk reduction in BREAST cancer patients [SMART-BREAST]: A randomized controlled trial Austin Health
  • Dr Jonathan Ariyaratnam presenting: Invasive Haemodynamic Testing with Fluid Challenge to Explore the Relationship Between Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Atrial Fibrillation The University of Adelaide
  • Dr Julia Isbister presenting: “Concealed cardiomyopathy” is an important cause of autopsy-inconclusive sudden cardiac death and diagnosis impacts care of surviving relatives. Centenary Institute

See the program here

We look forward to seeing your amazing presentations on Saturday morning on 13 August 2022 at the #CSANZ2022 on the Gold Coast.

The CSANZ Prize Ceremony will be held after lunch on Saturday 13 August 2022.

Good Luck to all!

 

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Heart Health for All – 2022 CSANZ ASM Program highlights of Indigenous health and equity sessions

The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand is delighted that the overarching theme for this year’s ASM is Heart Health for All. The Meeting’s Scientific Program Committee has made a fantastic effort to weave heart health equity topics throughout the 2022 Program. 

Here are some of the program highlights focusing on Indigenous health and equity issues. 

Thursday 11 August 2022 

Commencing on Thursday 11 August from 11.30am, the Indigenous Health Council will be holding the Indigenous Health Symposium where Dr Anna Rolleston and Prof Alex Brown will be giving their perspectives from Aotearoa and Australia respectively, on the Importance of doing research in line with Indigenous community expectations and the current principles and guidelines. Followed by examples of good practice and a facilitated panel discussion. See the full Symposium program here.

Friday 12 August 2022 

On Friday 12 August, Equity of Care and Indigenous Health Prize Finalists session will take place after lunch, commencing with speakers: 
•       Dr Karen Brewer – What are the problems and what are the Kiwis doing about it?
•       Prof Alex Brown – How is Australia improving equity in healthcare?
The Indigenous Health Prize session will be passionate and inspirational with our four finalists starting from 2.30pm:
•       Dr Zara Rolfe, St George Hospital (NSW)
•       Dr Nicholas Seton, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service (QLD)
•       Dr Emma Haynes, University of Western Australia (WA)
•       Dr Keriana Kingi-Nepe, Hauora Tairawhiti (NZ)

Good luck to all (Read the finalists’ presentation topics here)

There are several other full sessions, individual presentations and topics across the broad spectrum of cardiology that speak to Heart Health for all. Here are just a few highlights.

Don’t miss the Multidisciplinary: Cardiovascular health for all – a global perspective session on Friday afternoon. International presenter, Prof Mariachiara Di Cesare (UK) – Global perspective on inequalities in cardiovascular risk and outcomes; and Prof Gita Mishra – Global issues in women’s cardiovascular health: Results from InterLACE consortium (Read more here).

Concurrently on Friday, the Paediatrics / Adult Congenital stream’s Striving for equity session presentations include:
•       Prof Anita Moon-Grady (USA) – Using “big data” to help identify inequities in CHD outcomes.
•       Dr Bo Remenyi – Rising inequity in rheumatic heart disease.
•       Ms Rhonda Holloway – Improving adherence and health literacy in families faced with chronic health.
•       Dr Nikki Earle – Prioritising equity in cardiovascular genomics research: The MENZACS story.

In other streams, Prof Robyn Clark will be presenting, Equity and access to care for patients with heart failure and A/Prof Saurabh Kumar presenting Demand, equity, and access to VT ablation.

Saturday 13 August 2022 

Throughout Saturday the Multidisciplinarystream is hosting some interesting topics from addressing health literacy in the breakfast session to Implementation of evidence into clinical practice: challenges and success later in the afternoon. There’s a wide range of presentations including:

•       Implementing socially protective factors to reduce CVD incidence in Aboriginal women.  
•       Delivering cardiovascular care in rural and remote QLD: Heart of Australia service.  
•       Telemedicine to Timor-Leste: implementing an international cardiac telehealth service during population dislocation, floods and COVID-19.

During the Paediatrics and Adult Congenital Prize Final presentations, we will hear from Dr Belinda Gowen, who will be speaking on Indigenous Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Patient Outcomes.

Also, don’t forget to attend the Women In Cardiology networking event during Saturday’s afternoon tea break out on the South Terrace.

Sunday 14 August 2022 

In the Cardiac Imaging Access and Equity session on Sunday morning, there are some thought provoking ideas being presented followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.            

 

Heart Health for All – Program Highlights of the Indigenous health and equity sessions (Download pdf here)

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2022 CSANZ New Zealand ASM – a great success!

Thank you to the Convenor and Organising Committee who planned some inspiring sessions including those addressing important equity issues, historical and current Māori relationships within health and specialist services. The faculty, including Dr John Mandrola were impressive.

All abstracts submitted to the meeting are available to view here online at Heart Lung and Circulation.

Congratulations to all the Young Investigator Award Prize Winners:

Evie Templeton – Young Investigator Award for her work on “Harnessing the power of omics: discovering novel microRNZ and protein biomarkers of acute kidney injury in acute heart failure”

Ellen Woodcock – Allied Health Investigator Award for her work on “Spironolactone and atrial remodelling in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF)”

John Ramos – Nurse Investigator Award for his work on “Hospitalisation during lockdown – Patient’s beds-eye view”

 

The full recording of the meeting is available for a limited time – access here (NZ members only).

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MBS Telehealth Services from 1 July 2022

The Australian Government Department of Health introduced permanent telehealth arrangements on 1 July 2022 following cessation of the temporary telehealth arrangements on 30 June 2022. Information on the permanent telehealth items is available in the new Fact Sheet on the MBSOnline website MBS online – MBS Telehealth Services from 1 July 2022

Members are advised that the Government has indicated it intends to defer to 1 October 2022 the implementation of the telephone specific 30/20 compliance rule which was to take effect on 1 July 2022.

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ANZET 2022 Named Lecturers

The ANZET 2022 program is coming together for the Meeting 12 – 14 August 2022.

We are delighted to announce the Named Lecturers for 2022:
The Louis Bernstein Lecture will be presented by Prof John Ormiston, Medical Director INTRA, NZ.

The Paul Yock Innovations in Cardiology Lecture will be presented by Prof Paul Yock, Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, USA (virtual presentation).

Other international faculty presenting at ANZET22 include Prof Vinayak Bapat, Dr Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, Prof Akiko Maehar, Dr Michael J. Reardon, MD and Lauren Connolly, Clinical Nurse Specialist. Register Now!

Submissions for ANZET Prizes close soon, apply now:

The Geoff Mews Memorial ANZET Fellows’ Prize – closing 13 July 2022.
Best Interventional Imaging Competition –  closing 13 July 2022.

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Australia’s first Heart Failure Patient & Caregiver Charter

Hearts4heart will be launching Australia’s first national Heart Failure Awareness Week, 27 June – 3 July 2022

This new initiative aims to raise awareness, educate people and encourage critical conversations around the importance of reform in how heart failure diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management is addressed in Australia.

During the week, Australia’s first Heart Failure Patient & Caregiver Charter will be launched to support shared decision-making between patients and clinicians and as a guide for GPs.

Read more on Hearts4Heart 

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Public Consultation – Cardiac MRI in the Diagnosis of Myocarditis

CSANZ has submitted an application for a new MBS item number for Cardiac MRI in the Diagnosis of Myocarditis. As part of the appraisal process, MSAC is inviting input on the application from a range of stakeholders, through both targeted and public consultation.

Public consultation is now open until 8 July 2022.

CSANZ Members are encouraged to provide input in the consultation process for the item number by completing the consultation survey at this link.
http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/1713-public

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