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2024 CSANZ Fellows-in-Training Heart School Webinars
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Masterclass on Lifetime Planning of Aortic Stenosis – July 2024
Presented by Ravi Bhindi
Viewing time approx 45 mins
Climate Change and Cardiovascular Disease, and Greening Cardiology
Presented by Dr Fiona Foo a Clinical and Interventional Cardiologist, working in Sydney Cardiology Group and MQ Health Cardiology. She is also an accredited practitioner at Macquarie University Hospital and Sydney Adventist Hospital, and a Clinical Lecturer at Macquarie University. Fiona started the MQ Health/Macquarie University Hospital Sustainability Committee and is co vice chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) NSW.
Chair: Dr Tommy Moran
Approx viewing time: 1:05 hrs
SCCT: CTCA in Clinical Practice: Appropriate use and the evidence – June 2024
Presented by A/Prof Barry Elison
Chair: Dr Arun Dahiya
Run time approximately 45 mins
Cardio-oncology
Presented by Dr Mark Nolan, a Non-Invasive Cardiologist working at Peter Mac Cancer Centre in Melbourne and Bendigo Health, as well as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.
Chaired by Dr Jessica Yao
Viewing time is approx 55 mins.
SCCT: Cardiac CT Service Provision Fundamentals – May 2024
Presented by Dr Ryan Shulman
Viewing time is approximately 1 hour.
Topic Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy
Presented by Dr Liz Paratz, who is an academic cardiologist, designated aviation cardiologist and perioperative physician at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.
Chaired by Dr Vindhya Wilson
Run time approximate 58 mins.
SCCT_Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring & Primary Prevention (4 April)
Presented by Prof Christian Hamilton-Craig, with chairs by Dr Manuja Premaratne and Dr Andrew To.
Viewing time is approx. 65 mins.
Dissecting out the Cause, Diagnosis and Optimal Management of SCAD – March 2024
Presented by Prof Jason Kovacic MBBS, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FRACP, FCSANZ, FSVM
Prof Kovacic is a consultant cardiologist at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and the current CEO of Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) and President of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA). In 2009 he moved to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where he worked as a cardiologist and established an NIH-funded cardiovascular research laboratory. He still continues his appointment as Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA. Prof. Kovacic’s research focuses on cardiac and vascular diseases, including fibromuscular dysplasia, spontaneous coronary artery dissection and atherosclerosis.
(Viewing time: approx 62 mins including Q&A.)
Topic: Diabetes and obesity are cardiovascular therapeutic targets
Speaker: A/Prof Adam Nelson
Chair: Dr Alexander Binnie.
(Viewing time 60 mins with Q&A)
Visit previous CSANZ Fellows-in-Training Heart School Webinar Libraries here:
2023 | 2022 | 2022 CSANZ ASM Fellows in Training Symposium (Adelaide, August 2022)
Webinar Series
CSANZ is excited to be partnering with The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) to present a 5-part webinar series open to all CSANZ members, with sessions running between June and September 2024. The webinars will run for an hour from 6:00PM (AEST).
The final webinar in the series is to be held on:
Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
6:00 PM (AEST)
Multimodally Echo/CT/MRI/Nuclear, Presented by Prof Gregory Scalia
Register here for the link to the zoom presentation.
ECG of the Month
What does this Holter demonstrate?
Why is the PR interval prolonged for some of the sinus beats?
Case Report – Imaging
Latest Journal Articles
Pulmonary Hypertension in Aortic Stenosis
Aortic stenosis (AS) is the commonest valve abnormality in developed countries with increasing prevalence and a long pre-symptomatic phase. Measureable variables such as concomitant pulmonary hypertension (PHT) are important in risk stratification. In AS, PHT likely arises from left venricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, thence an increase in left atrium (LA) pressure.
Read more
Summary by Dr Seshika Ratwatte
Pulmonary Hypertension in Mitral Regurgitation
Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) commonly co-exists with significant mitral regurgitation (MR), but its prevalence and prognostic importance has not been well documented. In MR, PHT is thought to be due to the direct effect of systolic backflow into the left atrium (LA), causing backpressure into the pulmonary vasculature and may develop before patients experience symptoms or left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction.
Read more
Summary by Dr Seshika Ratwatte
Position Statement Provides Guidance on the Management of Adults Patients with Elevated Lipoprotein(a).
Elevated lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is now recognised as an independent and causative risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and calcific aortic valve disease, according to the recently released Australian Atherosclerosis Society Position Statement. Elevated Lp(a) is known to be strongly associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral artery disease, heart failure and cardiovascular mortality.
Read more
Summary by Dr Natalie C Ward.
Clinical Cases
Vignette
A 25 year-old male with no past history presents with palpitations. What is the most likely diagnosis? Why are there two QRS morphologies?
Alex Voskoboinik Find the answer
Mr B is an 80 year old with a background history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes. His medical therapy includes lisinopril and metformin. He has been admitted to hospital following an episode of transient loss of consciousness…
Andrew Martin Read more
Prevalence of Coronary Artery Anomalies in Young and Middle-Aged Sudden Cardiac Death Victims
Available now as a preprint for the American Journal of Cardiology.
This recent paper examines the rate of coronary artery anomalies in the largest population of sudden cardiac death patients examined in Australia.
Elizabeth Paratz Read more
Other videos and podcasts
ACC.23 Scientific Highlights Webinar through an Australian Lens.
If you missed the international and local experts present key highlights from the 2023 ACC Annual Scientific Session and discuss the impacts for patient care, then click on the image of link below to view the recording. Hosted by hosted by A/Prof Sarah Zaman.
https://thelimbic.com/cardiology/on-demand-acc-2023-highlights-through-an-australian-lens/
A Career Journey with Prof Peter Macdonald
Prof Peter Macdonald tells how he first got into medicine, how his interest in heart failure and transplantation began, his mentors and the great changes he has seen and more …
Conversation with Ross Downey MD. 
Ross is the new EP in Christchurch. He arrived from America six months ago. In this 12 minute podcast we talk about how general cardiology and EP differs between the two countries. And at the end we ask the big question; will he stay?
The Ischemia Trial
Ischemia is the largest randomised controlled trial in chronic coronary syndrome. It compares invasive and conservative approaches.
The Ischemia trial: a discussion with Prof Harvey White and Prof Paul Bridgman
Watch the video (23:43 min)
Cardiovascular Nursing Educational Videos
Thank you to our CSANZ NZ Cardiovascular Nurses Working Group for providing these educational videos presented by various experts in their field. Click on the tabs below for topic and presenters.
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease presented by Mary-Anne Ross.
Viewing time is approx 58 mins.
Listen to Highlights from 2022 CSANZ ASM Prize Winners
The Education Committee invited the Ralph Reader Prize winners and Cardiovascular Nursing Prize and Allied Health, Science and Technology Prize winners to chat about their winning abstracts and work, and what the future looks like for their ongoing projects. (approx. viewing time 5 mins each)
Tips and guideline to writing a winning abstract for the CSANZ ASM
This video presentation is aimed at the Allied Health, Science and Technology members of the Cardiac Society to help you present an outstanding abstract, including important tips, methodology to follow and a sample of a previous Allied Health winning abstract. Other Resources
- Heart Lung and Circulation (HLC) the journal for the CSANZ and ANZSCTS.
- The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
- Journals from the ESC including the European Heart Journal (EHJ)
- Journals of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
- The Lancet
- New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
- British Medical Journal (BMJ)
ESC 365 – The cardiology knowledge hub
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Please find recommended Elsevier Researcher Academy courses and tools below:
Certified Peer Reviewer Course: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/navigating-peer-review/certified-peer-reviewer-course
Fundamentals of manuscript preparation: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/writing-research/fundamentals-manuscript-preparation
Fundamentals of publishing: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/publication-process/fundamentals-publishing
Ensuring visibility: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/communicating-research/ensuring-visibility – this is a great module here for early career researchers…
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