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	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
3:45 pm	Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
3:30 pm		Afternoon Tea, Poster Display, and Trade Exhibition 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Afternoon Tea, Poster Display, and Trade Exhibition 3:30 pm - 3:50 pm
3:45 pm

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
8:30 am		Acknowledgment of Country 8:30 am - 8:40 am Room TBA

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
10:30 am		Patient Story 10:40 am - 10:45 am

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
11:15 am		Get Up and Move! 11:25 am - 11:30 am
2:30 pm		Get Up and Move! 2:30 pm - 2:35 pm

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
4:45 pm			Prizes and Awards 4:45 pm - 4:55 pm

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
4:45 pm			ACRA 2020 ASM Promo 4:55 pm - 5:00 pm

Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019

Pre-conference workshop
12:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
ACRA Members' Forum (all welcome)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

TBA Room
Welcome Reception
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019

Acknowledgment of Country
8:30 am - 8:40 am

Room TBA
Official Opening
8:40 am - 8:55 am

Speaker TBA, Room TBA
Keynote: Asking the identifying question: ‘Are you of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander descent’
8:55 am - 9:25 am

Room TBA
Keynote: Management of pre-eclampsia, SCAD, and gestational diabetes
9:25 am - 9:50 am

Room TBA
Keynote: Sudden death and congenital heart disease
9:50 am - 10:15 am

Room TBA
Morning Tea, Poster Display and Trade Exhibition
10:15 am - 10:40 am
Patient Story
10:40 am - 10:45 am
International Keynote: Exercise and quality of life in congenital heart disease
10:45 am - 11:25 am

Room TBA
Get Up and Move!
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Research Abstract Prize Session
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Research Abstract Prize Session
Lunch, Poster Display and Trade Exhibition
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Concurrent Workshops
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Get Up and Move!
2:30 pm - 2:35 pm
Concurrent Abstract Sessions
2:35 pm - 3:30 pm

Concurrent Abstract Sessions
Afternoon Tea, Poster Display, and Trade Exhibition
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
The Great Debate: Availability of cardiovascular rehabilitation in cardiovascular conditions – time for change of policy, practice and guidelines?
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Room TBA
Gala Dinner - Luna Park
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Venue: Luna Park

Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019

Heart Foundation Guided Walk
7:30 am - 8:15 am

Location TBA
Alan Goble Oration: Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Australia – state of play and goalposts
8:30 am - 8:55 am

Room TBA
International Keynote: What do we know about cardiac rehabilitation delivery around the world?
8:55 am - 9:30 am

Room TBA
Keynote: How the built environment affects physical activity participation
9:30 am - 9:50 am

Room TBA
Keynote: Overcoming the challenges of long-term behaviour change
9:50 am - 10:10 am

Room TBA
Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition
10:10 am - 10:45 am
Moderated Poster Q & A
10:25 am - 10:45 am

Moderated Poster Q & A
International Keynote: New frontiers in exercise and cardiovascular disease - including high intensity interval training
10:45 am - 11:25 am

Room TBA
Get Up and Move!
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Clinical Abstract Prize Session
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Room TBA
Lunch, Poster Display and Trade Exhibition
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Concurrent Workshops
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Get Up and Move!
2:30 pm - 2:35 pm
Concurrent Abstract Sessions
2:35 pm - 3:30 pm

Room TBA
Afternoon Tea, Poster Display, and Trade Exhibition
3:30 pm - 3:50 pm
Clinical Excellence Showcase
3:50 pm - 4:15 pm
Keynote: Patients with no risk factors: what we can do?
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Gemma Figtree, Room TBA
Prizes and Awards
4:45 pm - 4:55 pm
ACRA 2020 ASM Promo
4:55 pm - 5:00 pm

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
7:30 am			Heart Foundation Guided Walk 7:30 am - 8:15 am Location TBA
7:45 am
8:00 am
8:30 am		Acknowledgment of Country 8:30 am - 8:40 am Room TBA Official Opening 8:40 am - 8:55 am Adjunct Professor John Kelly AM, Group CEO National Heart Foundation of Australia Speaker TBA, Room TBA	Alan Goble Oration: Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Australia – state of play and goalposts 8:30 am - 8:55 am Robyn Gallagher Room TBA
8:45 am		Keynote: Asking the identifying question: ‘Are you of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander descent’ 8:55 am - 9:25 am AJ Williams-Tchen (Director, Girraway Ganyi Consultancy) Room TBA	International Keynote: What do we know about cardiac rehabilitation delivery around the world? 8:55 am - 9:30 am Sherry Grace -via streaming (Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Canada) Room TBA
9:00 am
9:15 am		Keynote: Management of pre-eclampsia, SCAD, and gestational diabetes 9:25 am - 9:50 am Clare Arnott (Cardiologist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital) Room TBA
9:30 am			Keynote: How the built environment affects physical activity participation 9:30 am - 9:50 am A/ Prof Melody Ding (Public Health, University of Sydney) Room TBA
9:45 am		Keynote: Sudden death and congenital heart disease 9:50 am - 10:15 am Chris Semsarian (Cardiologist, Centenary Institute) Room TBA	Keynote: Overcoming the challenges of long-term behaviour change 9:50 am - 10:10 am A/Prof Philayrath Phongsavan (Prevention Research, University of Sydney) Room TBA
10:00 am			Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition 10:10 am - 10:45 am Moderated Poster Q & A 10:25 am - 10:45 am Moderated Poster Q & A
10:15 am		Morning Tea, Poster Display and Trade Exhibition 10:15 am - 10:40 am Patient Story 10:40 am - 10:45 am
10:30 am
10:45 am		International Keynote: Exercise and quality of life in congenital heart disease 10:45 am - 11:25 am Philip Moons (Healthcare and Nursing, University of Leuven, Belgium) Room TBA Get Up and Move! 11:25 am - 11:30 am	International Keynote: New frontiers in exercise and cardiovascular disease - including high intensity interval training 10:45 am - 11:25 am Prof Jonathan Myers (VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford University, USA) Room TBA Get Up and Move! 11:25 am - 11:30 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am		Research Abstract Prize Session 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Research Abstract Prize Session	Clinical Abstract Prize Session 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room TBA
11:45 am
12:00 pm	Pre-conference workshop 12:00 pm - 3:45 pm Adhering to long term behaviour change – strategies for tackling the big 3 risk factors for non-communicable diseases
12:15 pm
12:30 pm		Lunch, Poster Display and Trade Exhibition 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm		Concurrent Workshops 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Choice of 3 workshops: (1) Improving management of women in heart disease (2) Asking the identifying question (3) Attaining best function and quality of life in congenital heart disease	Concurrent Workshops 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Choice of 3 workshops: (1) Exercise testing and prescription for heart failure patients (2) Exploring pertinent issues affecting Migrant Health in Australia (3) Championing cardiac rehabilitation
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm		Get Up and Move! 2:30 pm - 2:35 pm Concurrent Abstract Sessions 2:35 pm - 3:30 pm Concurrent Abstract Sessions	Get Up and Move! 2:30 pm - 2:35 pm Concurrent Abstract Sessions 2:35 pm - 3:30 pm Room TBA
2:45 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm		Afternoon Tea, Poster Display, and Trade Exhibition 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Afternoon Tea, Poster Display, and Trade Exhibition 3:30 pm - 3:50 pm
3:45 pm	Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm		Clinical Excellence Showcase 3:50 pm - 4:15 pm 5 x 5 min presentations
4:00 pm	ACRA Members' Forum (all welcome) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Robyn Gallagher TBA Room	The Great Debate: Availability of cardiovascular rehabilitation in cardiovascular conditions – time for change of policy, practice and guidelines? 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Speakers TBA Room TBA
4:15 pm			Keynote: Patients with no risk factors: what we can do? 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm Gemma Figtree (Interventional Cardiologist, Royal North Shore Hospital) Gemma Figtree, Room TBA
4:30 pm
4:45 pm			Prizes and Awards 4:45 pm - 4:55 pm ACRA 2020 ASM Promo 4:55 pm - 5:00 pm
6:00 pm	Welcome Reception 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception
6:15 pm
6:30 pm		Gala Dinner - Luna Park 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm Venue: Luna Park
6:45 pm
7:00 pm
7:15 pm
7:30 pm
7:45 pm
8:00 pm
8:15 pm
8:30 pm
8:45 pm
9:00 pm
9:15 pm
9:30 pm
9:45 pm
10:00 pm
10:15 pm
10:30 pm
10:45 pm

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
8:45 am		Keynote: Asking the identifying question: ‘Are you of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander descent’ 8:55 am - 9:25 am AJ Williams-Tchen (Director, Girraway Ganyi Consultancy) Room TBA
9:00 am
9:15 am

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
6:30 pm		Gala Dinner - Luna Park 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm Venue: Luna Park
6:45 pm
7:00 pm
7:15 pm
7:30 pm
7:45 pm
8:00 pm
8:15 pm
8:30 pm
8:45 pm
9:00 pm
9:15 pm
9:30 pm
9:45 pm
10:00 pm
10:15 pm
10:30 pm
10:45 pm

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
8:45 am			International Keynote: What do we know about cardiac rehabilitation delivery around the world? 8:55 am - 9:30 am Sherry Grace -via streaming (Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Canada) Room TBA
9:00 am
9:15 am

	Day 1: Monday, 5th August 2019	Day 2: Tuesday 6th August 2019	Day 3: Wednesday, 7th August 2019
8:30 am		Official Opening 8:40 am - 8:55 am Adjunct Professor John Kelly AM, Group CEO National Heart Foundation of Australia Speaker TBA, Room TBA
8:45 am