Novartis Breakfast Symposium: Breaking Barriers in HFrEF Care: Implementing New Models for Improved Outcomes
Tracks
Arrhythmia / EP
Mechanisms and Preclinical Discovery
Clinical / Surgical
Heart Failure
Imaging
Multidisciplinary
Paediatrics / Adult Congenital
Other
EHJ / HLC
ANZET
Friday, August 2, 2024 |
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM |
Meeting Room 1 |
Details
In this meeting, the speakers will:
- Discuss models of heart failure care, including current Australian models of care and clinical trial data
- Present an overview of data supporting use of Entresto as GDMT for HFrEF
- Explore the importance of rapid optimisation of GDMT for HFrEF
- Provide an overview of transplantation and end stage heart failure
7:15am - Introduction: The issue of HF in Australia
7:20am - New models of heart failure care
7:35am - GDMT and the evidence for Entresto
7:45am - Unmet need in HF: The importance of rapid therapy optimisation
7:55am - Transplantation and end stage HF
8:00am - Q&A
Speaker
Dr Gary Gan
Breaking Barriers in HFrEF Care: Implementing New Models for Improved Outcomes
7:15 AM - 8:15 AMBiography
Assoc Prof Kavitha Muthiah
Staff Specialist - Cardiology
St Vincent's Hospital
Breaking Barriers in HFrEF Care: Implementing New Models for Improved Outcomes
7:15 AM - 8:15 AMBiography
Associate Professor Kavitha Muthiah is a clinical and academic cardiologist specialising in Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplant at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney with conjoint appointments at UNSW and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. She is current council representative for Transplant Society of Australia and New Zealand. Following her Phd studies, she completed three additional clinical fellowships in London, UK and in Melbourne.
She has served as on consensus statements for the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant (ISHLT). She has been recipient of the ISHLT Award in MCS Translational Research being the first female and first Australian recipient of this international award. In 2018, she was recipient of the Heart Foundation Innovation Award. She is current supervisor of PhD and honours students with over 50 peer-reviewed publications.