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Closing Plenary: What's hot?

Sunday, August 17, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Great Hall 1 + 2

Speaker

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Dr Matthew Rowe
Electrophysiologist
Princess Alexandra Hospital

Arrhythmia/EP

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

Biography

Dr Rowe is a Staff Specialist Electrophysiologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. He is a member of the Queensland Electrophysiology and Pacing Research Alliance (QEPRA). His areas of interest include physiologic pacing, atrial fibrillation and leadless pacing.
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Assoc Prof Isuru Ranasinghe
Senior Cardiologist & A/Prof In Cardiology
The Prince Charles Hospital / University of Queensland

Clinical/Surgical

11:10 AM - 11:20 AM

Biography

A/Prof Isuru Ranasinghe is a Senior Staff Cardiologist at The Prince Charles Hospital and the Northside Clinical Unit of the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Queensland.
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Assoc Prof Sonia Shah
Group Leader
University of Queensland

Genetics

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

Biography

Sonia is a Group Leader and Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship based at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. Her research uses large-scale genomics and health data to improve the understanding of cardiovascular disease, with the goal to improve disease prevention and facilitate drug discovery. Her previous research uncovered a polygenic contribution in Familial Hypercholesterolemia, and she co-led the first large-scale genetic study of heart failure. Her current research is focused on addressing the diversity gap in cardiovascular research, with a focus on understanding risk in women, and she leads the South Asian Genes and Health in Australia study. She is the recipient of the Australian Academy of Science Ruth Stephens Gani Medal for her contribution to genetics research.
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Prof Andrew Sindone
Director of The Heart Failure Unit And Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Concord Hospital

Heart failure

11:30 AM - 11:40 AM

Biography

Professor Andrew Sindone has been involved in cardiac research, teaching and improving the lives of those living with cardiovascular disease for almost thirty years. He set up and continues to run the Heart Failure Unit at Concord Hospital with the Heart Failure Clinic, research, rehabilitation and outreach programs. He is involved in teaching medical students, junior doctors, General Practitioners and specialists, and ran a program to update specialists in the management of heart failure over a ten year period. Professor Sindone has received multiple awards and has been Principal Investigator in over 40 international multicentre clinical trials, has presented over 85 research papers and continues to publish in cardiovascular disease. He is a Co-chairman of the NSW Cardiovascular Expert Reference Group, member of the Heart Foundation of Australia, was on the Scientific Committee for the World Congress of Cardiology in 2002 and is co-author of the Australian Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure. He is patron of multiple charities and assists the Italian Community in education and support of those with heart disease.
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Assoc Prof Arun Dahiya
Senior Staff Cardiologist
Princess Alexandra Hospital

Imaging

11:40 AM - 11:50 AM

Biography

Dr Arun Dahiya is currently a Staff Cardiologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) and Logan Hospital and previously worked as a staff cardiologist at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH). Arun completed advanced training in Cardiology from Princess Alexandra Hospital. He subsequently undertook a two-year advanced cardiovascular fellowship in multimodality imaging at the Cleveland Clinic, USA (July 2010-July 2012). He is a level three-trained specialist in Echocardiography, Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI. He is training advanced trainees and cardiac imaging fellows in multimodality imaging
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Prof Fadi Charchar
Director
Federation University

Mechanisms and Preclinical Discovery

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Biography

Professor Fadi Charchar is the Director of the Health Innovation and Transformation Centre at Federation University. Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Visiting Chair at University of Leicester, UK. Professor Charchar is the President of the International Society of Heart Research. He previously completed a Wellcome Trust Fellowship, an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship and a British Heart Foundation Lectureship in the UK. His research interest is in the understanding of the genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease with publications in the Lancet, Nature, and Nature Genetics.
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Mr Aaron Conway
Senior Lecturer
Queensland University of Technology

Multidisciplinary

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

Biography

Dr. Aaron Conway holds a Conjoint appointment as Senior Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Nursing with QUT School of Nursing and The Prince Charles Hospital.
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Prof Tom Briffa
Researcher
University of Western Australia

Preventative cardiology

12:10 PM - 12:20 PM

Biography

Professor Tom Briffa is a health services researcher and clinical trialist in cardiovascular disease prevention, management, and outcomes at the University of Western Australia.
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Dr Sandhir Prasad
Cardiologist
Metro North Hospital and Health Service

Chairperson

Biography

A/Prof Sandhir B Prasad is a senior staff cardiologist and clinical lead in echocardiography at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. He is a Monash medical graduate, completed his training in cardiology at Wellington Hospital (NZ), and then completed research and clinical fellowships at Westmead Hospital (Sydney), MonashHeart (Melbourne) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (Brisbane). His PhD focused on the pathophysiology and prognostic implications of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction following myocardial infarction.
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Prof Julie Redfern
Director, Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare
Bond University

Chairperson

Biography

Julie Redfern is a Professor of Public Health, a practising Physiotherapist and Director of the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare at Bond University. She has published over 250 manuscripts and 4 book chapters. She has > 15 years of experience delivering multidisciplinary and translational research and is an advocate for effective secondary prevention of CVD. Her research interest is focused on improving practice, reducing risk factors and implementing digital health innovation. Professor Redfern currently holds an NHMRC Investigator Grant (L2) and is currently CIA on NHMRC Synergy Grant (SOLVE-CHD), MRFF and NSW Health grants. She is Co-Chair of the Clinical and Preventative Cardiology Council and member of the Scientific Committee of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. She is also a member of the World Heart Federation and ACvA Science Committees.
Assoc Prof William Wang
Cardiologist
Princess Alexandra Hospital

Chairperson

Biography

A/Prof William Wang is a cardiologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, and Associate Professor of Medicine at The University of Queensland. His interests are in cardiac imaging, service delivery and Indigenous Health.
Dr David Cross
Cardiologist
Advara Heartcare

Convenor's closing comments

12:20 PM - 12:30 PM

Biography

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