Program

Full Day Program (this program is provisional and subject to change)

Saturday, 22 October 2016

8:00 AM - 8:40 AMRegistration

Registration desk open for Symposium delegate registration.

Tea and coffee will be served and an opportunity to meet with our sponsors

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8:40 AM - 8:50 AMEpworth Introduction and Welcome

Speakers: Mr Alan Kinkade

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8:50 AM - 9:00 AMIntroduction and Overview

Speakers: A/Prof Ron Dick

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9:00 AM - 10:45 AMSession 1 - Endocarditis

Speakers: A/Prof Ron Dick, Dr George Proimos

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9:00 AM - 9:10 AMWhere are we now? TAVI

Speakers: Prof Antony Walton

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9:10 AM - 9:35 AMHorror pictures in endocarditis

Speakers: A/Prof Paul Calafiore

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9:35 AM - 10:00 AMThe surgical approach to endocarditis

Speakers: Mr Peter Skillington

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10:00 AM - 10:10 AMWhere are we now? Epworth Geelong

Speakers: Dr Thomas Yip

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10:10 AM - 10:35 AMInfective endocarditis in the 21st century

Speakers: Professor Eugene Athan

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10:35 AM - 10:45 AMWhere are we now? Bendigo Cardiology

Speakers: Dr Anthony Jackson

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10:45 AM - 11:15 AMMorning Tea

Refreshments will be served and an opportunity to meet with our sponsors

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11:15 AM - 1:00 PMSession 2 - High risk surgical, infarct and PCI patients

Speakers: Associate Professor Nicholas Cox, Mr Marco Larobina

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11:15 AM - 11:25 AMWhere are we now? Cryotherapy in AF ablation

Speakers: Dr Andrei Catanchin

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11:25 AM - 11:50 AMRecovering the heart. Challenges of VA ECMO

Speakers: Dr Emily Granger

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11:50 AM - 12:00 PMWhere are we now? Surgical AF

Speakers: Mr Michael Yii

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12:00 PM - 12:25 PMImpella

Speakers: Dr James Sapontis

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12:25 PM - 12:50 PMZen and the science of circulation maintenance

Speakers: Dr David Rollo

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12:50 PM - 1:00 PMWhere are we now? RAPCO

Speakers: Professor Brian Buxton

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1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLunch

Working lunch and an opportunity to meet with our sponsors

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2:00 PM - 3:50 PMSession 3 - Cardiac Failure

Speakers: Dr Hendrik Zimmet, Associate Professor Neil Strathmore

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2:00 PM - 2:10 PMWhere are we now? Transcatheter mitral valves

Speakers: Prof Antony Walton

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2:10 PM - 2:30 PMNewer drugs

Speakers: A/Prof Monique Watts

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2:30 PM - 2:40 PMWhere are we now? Robotic Mitral

Speakers: Dr Elli Tutungi

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2:40 PM - 3:05 PMControversy in heart transplantation

Speakers: Dr Emily Granger

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3:05 PM - 3:15 PMWhere are we now? VCOR

Speakers: Leonie Baker

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3:15 PM - 3:40 PMMRI in cardiac failure: what more can it tell us?

Speakers: Dr Andris Ellims

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3:40 PM - 3:50 PMWhere are we now? ROSS update

Speakers: Mr Peter Skillington

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3:50 PM - 4:00 PMClosing comments

Speakers: A/Prof Ron Dick

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4:00 PM - 6:00 PMCocktail Function

Drinks and canapés will be served in The Trilogy Room

Optional