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ACRA-WA Professional Development Video Conference:Different Approaches to Cardiac Rehab & How to show you are making a difference
2019-04-11
A collaboration including TRACS WA, WACHS Chronic Condition Strategy Team (CCST), Heart Foundation WA and the Australian Cardiovascular Health Association WA have planned and developed a series of CRSP telehealth Professional Development sessions for country WA health professionals via VC, in 2018. The 6th of these is “Different Approaches to Cardiac Rehab & How to show you are making a difference”
Contact tracswa@health.wa.gov.au for details

ACRA-Qld Webinar: How to become an Evidence-Based cardiac rehabilitation practitioner (Part 1)
2019-03-28 13:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Zoom Videoconference, Australia
In this first part of a two-part series we will guide you through the initial steps of bringing a more evidence-based approach to your practice. The interactive webinar will include the chance ask questions of the presenter as well as work through some posed activities. These include:

Learning about Evidence-Based Practice and why it is important
Learning how to turn clinical/patient problems into answerable questions
Learning how to navigate the maze of research to find a study to answer your question

The webinar will be provided free of charge to ACRA-Qld members, however booking is essential with the event capped at 100 participants. The pricing for all attendees as follows:

ACRA-Qld member: Free. Book here
ACRA member (other states): $10. Book here
non-ACRA members: $20. Book here

ACRA VIC - Matters of the Heart and Mind
2019-03-04 08:30 - 16:30 UTC | William Angliss Conference Centre, 555 La Trobe St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Please click here to view the Matters of the Heart and Mind program.
TICKETS:
Face to Face
ACRA members – $80 /head | Non – ACRA members – $150 /head
https://www.trybooking.com/BADFM
Live Video Conference
Flat rate – $50
https://www.trybooking.com/BADYT

ACRA VIC Education Day
2018-10-12 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
ACRA Victoria are pleased to offer their next Education Day via Video Conference again for both rural members in Victoria, ACRA members and cardiac rehabilitation colleagues nationally.
Tickets are available:
– Face to face tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=401797& ($60 members, $120 non-members)
– Video conference tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=401801& ($40, designed for our rural and interstate members, can be joined from standard internet connection, recording of day available within 1 week of event for watching at a later date)

ACRA NSW and ACT 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM)
2018-10-12 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Registrations are open for The Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) of NSW and ACT Inc. 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).
Join us on….
Date: Friday, 12 October 2018
Venue: Kirribilli Club, Lavender Bay
Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm
The theme for the 2018 ASM is “What’s new and emerging in cardiovascular health?”, and it will be echoed throughout the conference as we look at what is challenging, new and different in cardiovascular disease.
For pricing, Terms and Conditions, venue information and program go to https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=388577&
Early bird prices end Friday, 21 September 2018.

BACPR Annual Conference 2018 - 'Improving Performance and Outcomes'
2018-10-04 - 2018-10-05 | Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow

ACRA 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting
2018-07-30 08:00 - 2018-08-01 17:00 UTC | Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane, 23 Leichhardt Street, Brisbane City, Queensland, 4000, Australia
As Australia’s peak body for providing support and advocacy for multidisciplinary health professionals delivering cardiovascular care, the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) is proud to welcome you to the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, Monday 30th July – Wednesday 1st August 2018, at the newly built Hotel Grand Chancellor, Conference Centre, Brisbane.
This unique event will provide:

The highest quality up-to-the-minute research in cardiovascular secondary prevention
Greater chances than ever before to network with invited speakers and like-minded colleagues
Increased opportunities for professional growth and to” become better at what you do”.

Mark your diary now!

Supporting Young Hearts Health Professionals Forum
2018-04-16 13:00 - 16:30 UTC | Cliftons Melbourne, 440 Collins St, Melbourne , Victoria, 3000, Australia
Under 40 and living with a heart condition: challenges, opportunities and support needs
The Heart Foundation is running a free forum for health professionals who work with young people living with a heart condition, or recovering from heart surgery. This special event will explore the particular issues and concerns that affect this group at such a critical life stage and showcase initiatives developed by Heart Foundation and others to help young people better manage their physical and emotional health.
Featured speakers include:

Dr Angeline Leet, cardiologist – Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Clinic, The Young Heart Transplant Clinic – Alfred Hospital Melbourne
Associate Professor Dr Rosemary Higgins, cardiac health psychologist – The University of Melbourne, Deakin University, Australian Centre for Heart Health
Belinda Macdonald – young heart patient
Launch of new young hearts digital stories

To register go to: https://youngheartsforum.eventbrite.com.au
Registration is only for face to face attendance (NO VIDEOCONFERENCING AVAILABLE). However, presentations will be recorded and posted on Heart Foundation website.
For more information please contact Tess Pryor – tess.pryor@heartfoundation.org.au or Phone 03 9329 8511

Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College (ACNC)’s 2018 Conference
2018-03-09 08:00 - 2018-03-10 15:30 UTC | Mercure Sydney, 818-820 George Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia

Victorian Education Day 2018!
2018-03-05 08:45 - 17:00 UTC | Cliftons Melbourne, 440 Collins St, Melbourne , Victoria, 3000, Australia
Victorian Education Day 2018
Monday, 5th March 2018
Attend in person or via video conference!
“Technology in Cardiac Care”
Cliftons Melbourne
Level 1, 440 Collins St, Melbourne

Early Bird Tickets!
Purchase your ticket before Friday, 23 February to be in the draw to win a sethoscope!*
*(Face to face attendees only)

PROGRAM AVAILABLE HERE
Confirmed speakers:
Rox Johnston, TAVI Coordinator and Research Nurse, Alfred Health
TAVI – The trajectory of patient management from pre-op to rehab
Emma Thomas, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Feasibility of utilising a data scraping tool to develop a cardiac rehabilitation registry
Meagan-Jane Adams, Advanced Care Planning Coordinator, Bendigo Health
Update to legislation changes
Tony Hall, Respiratory Nurse Practitioner, Bendigo Health
Right Heart Failure – the other side to breathlessness
Dr Emily Kotschet, Electrophysiologist
Cardiac devices
Dr Jonathan Rawstorn, Research Fellow, Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
Telerehabilitation – friend or foe?

ACRA members $60, Non-members $120 attending in person
Face to Face Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/TTAH
Tea and coffee on arrival, morning tea and lunch included!
This event will also be available via videoconference from standard internet connections for $40
Videoconferencing Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/TTAL
Alternatively go to www.trybooking.com and search ‘ACRA_ Victoria’.
Enquiries to acravictoria@acra.net.au

With thanks to our sponsors:
GOLD SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSOR

BRONZE SPONSOR

WACRA Dinner Event
2018-02-21 17:00 - 19:30 UTC
2018 Dinner Event
Guest Speaker: Dr Michelle Ammerer

Dr Michelle Ammerer is a graduate in medicine from UWA and trained in cardiology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and subsequently at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
In addition to all areas of adult cardiology, Michelle is an interventional cardiologist with skills in coronary angiography, angioplasty and stenting.
Michelle consults with Western Cardiology and is also Director of Coronary Care and an interventional cardiologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Michelle is a director on the board of the WA branch of the National Heart Foundation, and a Fellow of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Michelle is a passionate advocate of women and the management and prevention of heart disease.

WHERE:
ACQUA VIVA on the Swan, Broadway , Nedlands
http://www.jojosrestaurant.com/content/page/contact.html
PROGRAM:
5pm – Registration and networking
5.30pm – Welcome and AstraZeneca update
5.35pm – AGM
6.00pm – Main course
6.15pm – Heart Foundation women and heart disease resource update
6.30pm – 7.10pm – Guest speaker – Dr Michelle Ammerer
COST:
Current financial WACRA members FREE
$40 NON WACRA MEMBERS – Dinner free if you join WACRA on the night

DINNER HAS BEEN VERY KINDLY SPONSORED BY ASTRAZENECA
Please RSVP by 14th February to Joanna.clark@health.wa.gov.au or phone 6457 4822.

4th International 4 Corners of Cardiology Meeting
2018-02-09 09:00 - 2018-02-10 17:00 UTC | Melbourne, The Langham, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The 4th International 4 Corners of Cardiology Meeting will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 9 – 10 February 2018.
The Meeting will focus on high-level updates, debates, hot topics and future research directions in the 4 keys areas of Cardiovascular medicine:
– Risk factors and prevention
– Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
– Arrhythmias
– Heart failure
Mark this date in your calendar, check the website for updates and join us in Melbourne for what promises to be another exciting, cutting edge exploration of the latest advances in cardiovascular medicine.
View the program online today www.4ccardiology.com/program

SACRA Ordinary Meeting and Members Christmas Dinner
2017-11-29 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Speaker and Venue TBC.
New members welcome.

WACRA - New technology in Cardiac Rehabilitation
2017-11-03 12:30 - 15:00 UTC | Grace Vaughan House, 227 Stubbs Terrace, Shenton Park, WA, 6008, Australia
New technology in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Friday, 3 November 2017

12:30 to 13:00
Welcome, lunch, wine and cheese, networking.
13:00 – 15:00
Workshop– FREE phone Apps for the cardiac professional
(what works, what’s useful, are they patient friendly and how do they influence behaviour change)
Let’s get together and measure the value of Apps for CVD risk factors
Smoking cessation
Physical activity
AppDiet App
… and more

WHERE:
Grace Vaughan House, Seminar Room
227 Stubbs Terrace, Shenton Park
FREE PARKING

COST:
WACRA members free
$25.00 to non-members (waived if joining ACRA at this event)
http://www.acra.net.au/membership/

Please RSVP by 21/10/2017 to: helen.mclean@health.wa.gov.au Ph:0403859662

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POINTS: 1HOUR + 1 POINT
(AS WE COME FROM MANY DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES
PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR PROFESSIONAL BODY)

Food and refreshments provided by HESTA – also a HAMPER RAFFLE!

Seventh Epworth Cardiac Sciences Symposium
2017-10-28 08:40 - 16:10 UTC | Park Hyatt, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The Epworth Cardiac Sciences Institute will be hosting their seventh Symposium on Saturday 28 October at the Park Hyatt, Melbourne.
This year’s program is bigger than ever, with two international guest speakers and a number of special guest speakers. Mr Yasir Abu-Omar, Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, will be discussing ‘Surgery for concomitant atrial fibrillation: Is it worth our while?’ and ‘Surgeon-specific outcomes in the modern NHS’, whilst Dr Hasmukh Ravat, Senior Interventional Cardiologist and Head, Fortis Hospital, Mumbai will be presenting ‘An interesting case of Hypercholesterolaemia.’ The first session will focus on the role of diet and exercise iin heart health, with Professor Prash Sanders, Director, Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide, Associate Professor Leon Simons, Director, Lipid Research Department, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and Associate Professor Andre La Gerche, Head of Sports Cardiology, Baker Institute all featuring on the program. Other program highlights include ‘What should support devices tell us’ and ‘Total chronic occlusions’ with Dr James Sapontis, ‘The ideal candidate for robotic assisted surgery’, presented by Mr Aubrey Almeida, and Dr Andris Ellims discussing ‘What’s new in Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)?’.
To view the complete program and to register, please visit https://www.ivvy.com/event/CARD17/
Contact details: Mikayla Jones, Clinical Institute Coordinator
Email: mikayla.jones@epworth.org.au
Phone: (03) 9936 8051

QUEENSLAND CARDIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
2017-10-28 08:30 - 18:00 UTC | Stamford Plaza Brisbane, Edward Street, Brisbane City, QLD, 4000, Australia
The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (Qld) and Heart Foundation are joining forces to host a major one-day Queensland cardiology symposium.

This conference will showcase the latest clinical research and approaches in cardiology to achieve the best health gain with the resources available in the context of increased healthcare demands. Leading Cardiologists and researchers will explore how cardiology in Queensland is turning these challenges into opportunities across this diverse and vast state, as well as showcase real world case studies.

This is one event not to miss and a great opportunity to network with your colleagues.
CPD points are available.

Program runs from: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (including CSANZ – Qld AGM) followed by networking drinks until 6.00pm.
To view more information and program, visit https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/events/category/queensland
BOOK HERE

SACRA Education Seminar and Ordinary Meeting
2017-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
SACRA Education Seminar and Ordinary Meeting
“Potential diabetes, heart disease, renal and heart failure”
Speaker TBC/ advised.
New members welcome

Victorian Education Day 2017
2017-10-20 09:00 - 16:00 UTC | Cliftons Melbourne, 440 Collins St, Melbourne , Victoria, 3000, Australia
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!
Victorian Education Day 2017
Friday, 20th October 2017
Cliftons Melbourne
Level 1, 440 Collins St, Melbourne
“The conundrums and complexities of chronic disease”

Confirmed speakers
Carolyn Mandersloot, Community Palliative Care Nurse
Facilitating conversations and communication around end of life choices and management
Merilyn Seddon, Psychologist Epworth Rehabilitation
Psychocardiology: The impact of cardiac events on mental health and post traumatic growth
Roger Lindenmayer, Credentialed Diabetes Educator-RN
Managing Diabetes For Heart Health
Meagan-Jane Adams, Advanced Care Planning Coordinator Bendigo Health
The challenges of Advanced Care Planning
Dr Chris Langenberg, Renal Physician Cabrini Health
Renal compromise in heart disease
Ismini Dandanis, Exercise Physiologist, InForm Health and Exercise
Chronic Disease Exercise Programs

ACRA Victoria AGM will also be held – all financial members are invited and encouraged to attend!

ACRA members $40, Non-members $95 attending in person
Face to Face Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/SDFK
Tea and coffee on arrival, morning tea and lunch included!

*****Register before 10th October and go into the draw to win an exciting lucky door prize (face to face registrants only)*****

This event is also will also be available via videoconference from standard internet connections for $40
Videoconferencing Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/SBDU

Alternatively go to http://www.trybooking.com/html/buyTickets.shtml and search ‘ACRA- Victoria’. Make sure if you are registering as a remote delegate that you register under the videoconference event.
Enquiries to Abi Oliver: abi.Oliver@epworth.org.au or Susie Cartledge: susie.cartledge@monash.edu

ACRA-Qld/Heart Foundation Secondary Prevention in Cardiology Symposium: "Surfing the Waves of Change"
2017-10-20 08:30 - 16:15 UTC | Sunshine Coast Health Institute, 6 Doherty Street, Birtinya, QLD, 4575, Australia
ACRA-Qld/Heart Foundation Secondary Prevention in Cardiology Symposium:
“Surfing the Waves of Change“

Registration now open, program just released!
Friday, 20th October 2017
Sunshine Coast University Hospital
8:30am-4:15pm
https://www.trybooking.com/QVLI
(also limited number of videoconference registrations available for those outside of Brisbane/Sunshine Coast)
Registration is now open for the 2017 ACRA-Qld and Heart Foundation Annual Symposium to be held on Friday, the 20th October at the Sunshine Coast Health Institute, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Doherty Street, Birtinya. This event will feature a mixture of invited speakers, clinical and research topics, and plenty of networking opportunities. We have tailored the program to cover a range of topics which will interest a broad cross-section of attendees, as well as showcase speakers and services local to the Sunshine Coast area. We hope to keep also “the patient story” central to all presentations.
Please click here for the program (may be subject to change) for details about the day. Confirmed sessions include:

Surfing the waves of change: Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay CR showcase
The latest evidence and guidelines in lifestyle and risk factor management
Surfing the digital health waves: health innovation projects and programs
The impending wave of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Qld
Interactive Secondary Prevention and ACRA-Qld CR Think Tank session: discussion, collaboration and networking will be strongly encouraged
Walk through of the newly opened Sunshine Coast University Hospital (booking required, numbers limited)
An extended afternoon tea at the symposium close to enable networking with colleagues old and new

Come join us for what will be a fantastic educational opportunity. As in previous years we will also be offering the symposium via video-conference link (limited places) for those from interstate or outside the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast area who cannot attend in person.
If you would like to register for the symposium and stay updated on the final program please register at: https://www.trybooking.com/QVLI. Early bird rates available until midnight on Friday, the 22nd September.
REGISTRATION FEES:

Registration Type
Registration cost

ACRA Member: Early Bird (before midnight 22/09/17)
Non-ACRA Member: Early Bird (before midnight 22/09/17)
ACRA Member: Standard (after 22/09/17)
Non-ACRA Member: Standard (after 22/09/17)
$50
$90
$70
$110

The ACRA-Qld EMC hopes to see you there!

CRA NSW/ACT 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
2017-10-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Kirribilli Club, 11 Harbourview Cres, Lavender Bay, NSW, 2060, Australia
Annual Scientific Meeting 2017
“Get with the Guidelines”
Hosted by the Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association of NSW and ACT Inc. (CRA NSW/ACT) and Heart Foundation (NSW Division)
PROGRAM

To secure your ticket, please click here!

CRA NSW/ACT would like to thank the sponsors for their kind support of this event

All cancellations or alterations must be put in writing to the CRA NSW/ACT 2017 via cranswact@acra.net.au
If cancellation is received in writing:

By 15 September 2017 – 100% cancellation fee will apply
By 29 September 2017 – 50% of registration monies paid will be refunded
After 6 October 2017 – no refund on monies will be paid. You may however transfer your registration to someone else at no extra cost.

ACRA 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
2017-08-07 08:00 - 2017-08-09 17:00 UTC | Rendezvous Hotel, 148 The Esplanade, Scarborough , Western Australia, 6019, Australia
The Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) will host the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth, from Monday, 7th to Wednesday, 9th August 2017 at the Rendezvous Hotel Scarborough.
As in previous years, participants can expect an exciting and interactive program centred around clinical and research issues including the latest developments in prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.
The emphasis of the 2017 Meeting will focus on “Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity. Our theme: Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity recognises that the only constant is change and how in today’s fast-paced and highly competitive health care environment it is crucial for services to embrace new ways of delivery, be innovative, and above all be flexible enough to embrace the opportunities that come with change.
ACRA 2017 ASM will truly have something for everyone with concurrent, plenary and workshop sessions delivered by a superb line up of national and local faculty, along with a number of networking opportunities tailored to suit doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and anyone working within cardiovascular health and rehabilitation. Our exciting scientific program is currently being developed and will include a pre-conference workshop, consumer perspectives, clinical best practice, data to drive quality improvement, emergency care, Aboriginal cardiac health, technology, telehealth and innovative care delivery, physical activity, nutrition, education, heart failure, behaviour change, empathy and psychocardiology and much much more.
Mark your diary now!

SACRA Members Annual Dinner
2017-06-14 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | Ayres House, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide , SA, 5000, Australia
Members Annual Dinner again kindly sponsored by Astra Zeneca!
With invited speaker Dr Alicia Chan who will speak on ‘Iron Deficiency and clinical implications for patients’ cardiac function and dysfunction, diagnosis, assessment, treatment and management, plus new infusion (Ferinject) now available.
Venue: planning for Ayres House.

Resus @ The Park Conference
2017-06-01 09:00 - 2017-06-02 17:00 UTC | Luna Park, 1 Olympic Dr, Milsons Point, NSW, 2061, Australia
The Resus @ The Park Conference 2017 will be held at Luna Park, Sydney from the 1 – 2 June 2017. This is Sydney’s largest and most innovative Conference on the art and science of resuscitation and emergency medicine. The Conference is designed to inform, educate and excite all who work in the field of resuscitation, prehospital and emergency care. This experience is the ideal opportunity to share knowledge, discuss current issues and debate future solutions with peers and industry alike, complemented by a dynamic social program. For more information, visit http://resusatthepark.org.au/.

SACRA Heart Foundation Heart Week - The Health Professional Seminar
2017-05-05 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Education Development Centre, 4 Milner St, Hindmarsh , SA, 5007, Australia
Heart Foundation Heart Week
The Health Professional Seminar will be held at the Education Development Centre at Hindmarsh.
The theme for Heart Week is ‘hypertension’, more information to come on resources available to promote this event.
All welcome.
For any questions, please contact the SACRA Committee directly sacra@acra.net.au.

CRA NSW/ACT Evening Seminar
2017-05-02 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Rd, New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305, Australia
State evening seminar at John Hunter Hospital, during heart week.
Topic: Hypertension.
More info to be provided shortly! For any questions, please contact CRA NSW/ACT directly cranswact@acra.net.au.

Heart Week 2017
2017-04-30 08:00 - 2017-05-06 17:00 UTC

SACRA Education Event & Annual General Meeting 2017
2017-04-01 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Assoc. Professor Matthew Worthley, Interventional Cardiologist, will discuss ‘Dissolving scaffolding systems – dissolvable stents’.
Shirley Chui FMC, Cardiology Department Pharmacist, will provide an update on ‘medications for heart failure plus broader CVD medications’.
All welcome.
More info to come shortly! For any questions, please contact SACRA directly sacra@acra.net.au.

Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College (ACNC)’s 2017 Conference
2017-03-10 - 2017-03-11 | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St & Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

Victorian Education Day 2017
2017-03-03 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Cliftons Melbourne, 440 Collins St, Melbourne , Victoria, 3000, Australia
Confirmed speakers
A/Prof Omar Farouque, Director of Cardiology Austin Health
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection; diagnosis and management
Dr Rosemary Higgins, Senior Research Fellow Australian Centre for Heart Health
Motivation Interviewing
Andrea Jasper, Senior Clinician Dietician Epworth Healthcare
Nutritional myths and decoding nutraceuticals
Melissa Harvey, Atrial Fibrillation Nurse Practitioner Monash Health
Management of AF and new medications
Tess Pryor, Community Engagement Officer Heart Foundation Victoria
Being under 40 and living with heart disease: the challenges, opportunities and support needs
ACRA members $40 – Non-members $95 attending in person
To register click on link below or copy and paste into your internet browser
https://www.trybooking.com/ONKQ
This event will be available via videoconferencing from standard internet connections for $40
To register click on link below or copy and paste into your internet browser
https://www.trybooking.com/ONKT
Alternatively go to http://www.trybooking.com/html/buyTickets.shtml and search ‘ACRA’
Remote delegates ensure you register under the videoconference event.
Enquiries to Kim Gray kim.gray@austin.org.au or 0417 258 643
Victorian Education Day Program

THE 2017 TORONTO CARDIAC TUMOUR CONFERENCE
2017-01-19 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Toronto, Canada
CONFERENCE GOAL
This programme will focus on the evaluation and treatment of primary tumours of the heart. Topics will cover imaging modalities used in diagnosis, surgical options and operations, chemotherapeutic treatments and options and pathological considerations of sarcomas of the heart.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the conference, the participant will be able to:
* Interpret the workup of a patient with a primary tumour of the heart
* Describe the characteristics that determine inoperability of the cardiac lesion and know the surgical options for resection
* Know which imaging modalities are best for determination of operability and the shortcoming of one modality over another
* Describe the role of neo-adjuvent therapy and new therapies for primary cardiac sarcoma
* Identify the limitations of pathological examination
WEBSITE – http://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/cardiactumours/
