Scientific Programme

Detailed Programme

The CSANZ 2009 Scientific Programme Committee is pleased to announce that the Meeting Programme is now available!

This comprehensive and stimulating Meeting Programme promises to present the latest developments in clinical management of cardiovascular disease.

• Thursday 13th August (Council Sessions/AGMs)
• Friday 14th August
• Saturday 15th August
• Sunday 16th August

Detailed Mini Oral Programme

• Friday 14th August
• Saturday 15th August

Programme at a Glance

Please click on the link below to view the CSANZ Meeting Programme at a Glance.

CSANZ 2009 Programme at a Glance (45KB PDF)

Breakfast Sessions

Breakfast sessions will take place on the mornings of Friday 14 and Saturday 15 August 2009. These sessions will offer a light breakfast served in the session rooms. Please complete Section C of the registration form if you would like to attend the breakfast sessions.

Friday 14 August 2009

Breakfast Sessions	Time
Getting your research published	0700 - 0830
The mouse as a research tool	0700 - 0830
Complex Ablation	0700 - 0830
The role of CT angiography in clinical cardiology	0700 - 0830

Saturday 15 August 2009

Breakfast Sessions	Time
Hot topics in CV trial methods	0700 - 0830
Cardiac MRI - Adult congenital heart disease	0700 - 0830
Who should put in permanent pacemakers?	0700 - 0830
Heart Failure Management: Beyond Drug Therapy	0700 - 0830

CSANZ Councils

Council sessions will be taking place on Thursday 13 August 2009. Please click here to view the confirmed Council Sessions.

Poster Presentations

Hard copy and Electronic Posters will be displayed from Thursday 13 August - Sunday 16 August within Exhibition Halls 4 & 5 of the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Please click below to view the detailed poster programmes:

• Friday 14th August
• Saturday 15th August

Industry Symposia

The listed symposia are industry sponsored and are not an official part of the ASM scientific programme. All registrations and requests for information should be directed to the contact person listed for each symposium and not to the Meeting Managers or the CSANZ.

 

"New Insights in Atrial Fibrillation" - Symposium sponsored by sanofi-aventis

Date: Friday 14 August
Time: 6.00pm to 7.45pm
Location: Bayside Meeting Room 102, Sydney Convention & Exhibition
Centre

Introduction by chairperson
Prof Prashanthan Sanders, Royal Adelaide Hospital

Latest developments and future directions in anticoagulation
Prof Graeme Hankey, Royal Perth Hospital

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the French disconnection
Assoc Prof Rukshen Weerasooriya, Royal Perth Hospital

From rhythm and rate to outcomes in AF
Prof Paul Dorian, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada

Panel discussion

 

To register for this symposium please contact:

Rachel Somervaille, sanofi-aventis
Telephone: 02 8666 2462
e-mail: rachel.somervaille@sanofi-aventis.com

 

BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring Symposium at CSANZ: ‘Implementing Home Monitoring into Clinical Practice’

Friday 14th August 2009
Room 104, Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour
6.00-7.00 pm

Prof. Niraj Varma
MD, PhD, FRCP Cardiac Pacing & Electrophysiology
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic on
'Safe Reduction in ICD Follow-ups with Home Monitoring:
Results from TRUST Trial'

Dr. Vince Paul
Consultant Cardiologist, BSc, MD, FRCP, The Royal Perth Hospital on
‘Translating clinical trials results of Home Monitoring into
clinical practice’

Presentations and case studies from leading technicians/users from around Australia & New Zealand

For further details, please contact:
Gail Smith
Manager, Home Monitoring
(02) 94973700
Gail.smith@biotronik.com

 

Eli Lilly Symposium - Addressing the ‘tricky’ questions in ACS

Date & time:  Friday 14 August, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Location:  Bayside Gallery, Level 1, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre

Overview:
Do you have a burning question on the management of ACS?  The Lilly sponsored satellite symposium will take the format of an expert panel, discussing the latest controversies in the management and treatment of ACS.
Participants will have the opportunity to pose 'tricky' questions to the panel, providing a lively and interactive discussion.  The panel will chaired by Assoc Prof David Brieger, who will direct questions from the audience to the panel.

Expert Panel:  Addressing the 'tricky' questions in ACS.

Faculty:
Assoc Prof David Brieger
Dr Nigel Jepson
Dr Jamie Rankin
Prof Derek Chew

For further details and to book your attendance at the Eli Lilly Symposium contact:
Benje Kemp
Mobile: 0414 563 743
email: kempbe@lilly.com

 

The Role of Biomarkers in CVD Risk Assessment

Friday 14 August
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Bayside Meeting Room 103
6.00 pm to 7.15 pm

The Symposium will be preceded by light refreshments from 5:30 pm

Symposium Programme

Overview of the Global Burden of CVD
Professor Andrew Tonkin Chairperson
Centre of Cardiovascular Research & Education in Therapeutics, Monash University

CRP as a Therapeutic Target in CVD Prevention
Dr Paul Ridker
Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA

Biomarkers in Risk and Therapeutic Assessment
Prof Stefan Blankenberg
Department of Medicine
Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

Discussion:   The case for CRP in CVD risk assessment
vs. The case for the multiple biomarker approach

The symposium is sponsored by AstraZeneca

Centre of Cardiovascular Research & Education in Therapeutics

For enquires and Registration please contact
John Varigos
Research Fellow - CCRE Therapeutics
John.Varigos@med.monash.edu.au
Tel: (03) 9903 0552
Mob: 0411 726 848

 

Modern Management of Heart Failure

Friday 14 August
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Bayside Meeting Room 105
6.00 pm to 7.00 pm

The Symposium will be preceded by light refreshments from 5:30 pm

Symposium Program

Introduction
Professor Henry Krum Chairperson
Centre of Cardiovascular Research & Education in Therapeutics, Monash University

Heart Failure: Modern Understanding of Epidemiology and Treatment
Professor Andrew Coats
Faculty of Medicine
University of Sydney

Beta-Blockers in Heart Failure: New Data in the Elderly
Dr. Marcus Flather
Royal Brompton Hospital
London, UK

Summation & chair panel discussion
Professor Henry Krum

The symposium is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from CSL Biotherapies

Centre of Cardiovascular Research & Education in Therapeutics

For enquires and Registration please contact
John Varigos
Research Fellow - CCRE Therapeutics
John.Varigos@med.monash.edu.au
Tel: (03) 9903 0552
Mob: 0411 726 848