Symposium Playlist
Symposium Details
Date: Saturday 25 July 2015
Time: 9:45am to 6:00pm (Sydney time)
Venue: Sydney University, New Law Annex, Law Lecture Room 101
Cost: $35 Students/Registrars/Nurses/Scientists
$85 Specialists/Physicians
$15 Streaming Sites
New Law Annex
Program
0945 – 1000 Registration, Tea & Coffee
1000 – 1005 Introduction & housekeeping – A/Prof Sharon Kay
1005 – 1030 Diagnosis and management of the ascending aorta & aortic valve. Which imaging is best? – Dr Greg Scalia, The Prince Charles Hospital
1030 – 1100 Understanding and putting into practice: the discrepancies in aortic guidelines – Dr Manu Mathur, Royal North Shore Hospital
1100 – 1145 Choice & timing of surgical procedures on the aorta & aortic valve – Dr Peter Skillington, Royal Melbourne & Epworth Hospitals
1145 – 1215 Follow-up after aortic & aortic valve surgery – A/Prof Liza Thomas, Liverpool Hospital
1215 – 1315 Lunch
1315 – 1500 Panel: The interventions available for the Aortic Valve and Ascending Aorta
Moderator: Prof Paul Bannon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Panelists: (including speakers) & Dr M Mathur, Mr P Skillington, Prof R Jeremy, Prof D Celermajer, Dr R Qasabian
Aortic valve repair & valve-sparing root replacement – A/Prof George Matalanis (Austin)
TOE imaging peri-OP & the final assessment – Dr Ian Harley, (Austin)
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) – Prof David Muller (St Vincent’s)
Imaging & selection in TAVI – Dr Greg Scalia (TPCH)
1515 – 1545 Afternoon Tea
1545 – 1600 Cardiac rehabilitation programs – Kellie Roach RN, Ryde Hospital
1600 – 1630 Familial aortic diseases – Prof Richmond Jeremy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
1630 – 1650 Aortic arch and descending aortic surgery – A/Prof George Matalanis, Austin Hospital
1650 – 1720 Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) – Dr Raffi Qasabian, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
1720 – 1750 Anaesthesia, cerebral protection & blood conservation during major aortic surgery – Dr Peter McCall, Austin Hospital
1750 – 1800 Close of symposium – Prof Paul Bannon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Streaming Sites
Canberra Hospital
Canberra Hospital, ACT
- Cardiology Dept
- Contact Leah Giles
Epworth Hospital
Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
- Epworth Richmond Auditorium, Level 2, 32 Bridge Rd, Richmond
- Contact: Rohan Wilson
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA
- Lecture Room G2
- Contact Dr Leigh Coombs
Gold Coast University Hospital
Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Qld
- E-Block, Ground Floor, Room 002 (Small Lecture Theatre)
- Contact Michael May
John Hunter Hospital
John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW
- Room RNC Resource room 1-2426
- Contact Rebecca Thompson
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Contact Chantra Sukyon
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld
- Room 1.2L.1, Level 2, Main Building
- Contact Tina Heatherington
The Tennyson Centre
The Tennyson Centre, Adelaide, SA
- Contact Janet Hemsley
Townsville Hospital
Townsville Hospital, Douglas, Qld
- Anaesthetic Conference Room, Level 1, North Block (N1.672)
- Contact Dr Roslyn Shaw
Canberra Hospital, ACT
- Cardiology Dept; Contact Leah Giles
Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
- Epworth Richmond Auditorium, Level 2, 32 Bridge Rd, Richmond; Contact: Rohan Wilson
Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA
- Lecture Room G2, Contact Dr Leigh Coombs
Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Qld
- E-Block, Ground Floor, Room 002 (Small Lecture Theatre); Contact Michael May
John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW
- Room RNC Resource room 1-2426; Contact Rebecca Thompson
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Contact Chantra Sukyon
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld
- Room 1.2L.1, Level 2, Main Building; Contact Tina Heatherington
The Tennyson Centre, Adelaide, SA
- Contact Janet Hemsley
Townsville Hospital, Douglas, Qld
- Anaesthetic Conference Room, Level 1, North Block (N1.672); Contact Dr Roslyn Shaw
Presenters
Prof Paul Bannon
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Prof Bannon is Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and President of the ANZ Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons. Prof Bannon has both a surgical and research focus on the aortic root, including bicuspid aortic valve disease and genetic aortopathies. Prof Bannon will be moderating the panel discussion on the interventions available for the aorta and aortic valve.
Dr Ian Harley
Anaesthetist
Dr Ian Harley is an anaesthetist at the Austin Hospital, Melbourne. Dr Harley has special interests in cardiac anaesthesia and intraoperative echocardiography, and has co-authored a popular book on the principles of anaesthesia. He will be talking about TOE during surgery & the final assessment at the Symposium.
Prof Richmond Jeremy
Cardiologist
Prof Richmond Jeremy is a cardiologist and Director of the Marfan and Aortic Disease Clinic at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Prof Jeremy has also completed a post doctoral research Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Heart Lung and Circulation. Prof Jeremy is an expert in the genetics of aortic diseases and will be speaking on this topic at the Symposium.
A/Prof George Matalanis
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
A/Prof George Matalanis is a cardiothoracic surgeon and Director of the Cardiac Surgery Unit at Austin Hospital. A/Prof Matalanis is an expert in aortic surgery, and pioneered the “branch first” continuous perfusion arch replacement technique. He will be talking about aortic valve repair and valve-sparing aortic root replacement at the Symposium.
Dr Manu Mathur
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Dr Manu Mathur is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Royal North Shore Hospital, and has completed overseas training at Oxford, UK; Harvard Medical School, Boston; and Mont Sinai Medical Centre, NY. Dr Mathur has a particular interests in valvular and aortic surgery. He will be talking on how to interpret the myriad of different guidelines on the aorta and aortic valve at the Symposium.
Dr Peter McCall
Anaesthetist
Dr Peter McCall is the Head of the Clinical Operations and Anaesthesia at the Austin Hospital. He has special interests in major cardiac and aortic surgery, and peri-operative transfusion medicine. Dr McCall has also been heavily involved in the implementation of the NBA Patient Blood Management guidelines. He will be talking about cerebral protection and blood conservation during major aortic surgery at the Symposium.
Prof David Muller
Interventional Cardiologist
Prof David Muller is a cardiologist and Head of Department at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. He is well known for his experience in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Prof Muller was also the first to perform a transcatheter mitral valve implantation in Australia in early 2015. Prof Muller will be talking on his experiences with TAVI devices at the Symposium.
Dr Raffi Qasabian
Vascular Surgeon
Dr Raffi Qasabian is a vascular surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He is also known for his charity work in his parent’s home country of Armenia, where he visits yearly to advance vascular surgical care. Dr Qasabian is an expert in aortic aneurysm disease and will be talking about Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) at the Symposium.
A/Prof Greg Scalia
Cardiologist
A/Prof Greg Scalia is a cardiologist at The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland. A/Prof Scalia was one of the first cardiologists to assist with the use of 3D TOE in transcatheter procedures in Australia. He will be speaking at the Symposium on the use of imaging to follow aortopathies, and the new methods of imaging that may assist timing of intervention.
Mr Peter Skillington
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Mr Peter Skillington is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Royal Melbourne and Epworth Hospitals, and is world-renowned expert in aortic root and adult congenital heart surgery. Mr Skillington will be speaking at the Symposium about which type of surgery is best for aortic root pathologies, and the importance of timing.
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