Arrhythmia / EP: Device therapy in 2025
Tracks
Arrhythmia/EP
Friday, August 15, 2025 |
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM |
Mezzanine 4 |
Speaker
Assoc Prof Darren Hooks
Cardiologist
Wellington Regional Hospital
EV-ICDs and SC devices: The who, the why and the when
10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBiography
Darren is a clinical Electrophysiologist at Wellington Regional Hospital in NZ, specialising in ablation and device implantation. He is Associate Professor of Medicine at Otago University.
Assoc Prof Paul Gould
Electrophysiologist
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Leadless pacing - prime time in 2025?
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMBiography
Paul Gould is an Electrophysiologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane and an Associate Professor of Medicine at The University of Queensland. He specialises in ablation of SVT and complex cardiac arrhythmias, in particular atrial fibrillation and implants all forms of cardiac implantable electronic devices. He is the founder and chair of the Australian and New Zealand Cardiac Device Advisory and Complication Committee.
A/Prof Nigel Lever
Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist
University of Auckland / Auckland City Hospital
A quick generator replacement? Special things to consider for the elderly
11:15 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Nigel Lever is an Electrophysiologist with clinical duties as well as the University roles with teaching and research activities. Nigel continues to worry about device complications, jaundiced by being a lead extractor.
Dr Vincent Deen
Cardiologist
Greenslopes Private Hospital
Tips and tricks in conduction system pacing
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMBiography
Vince is a visiting Cardiologist at The Prince Charles and Greenslopes Private Hospital in Brisbane. He has a particular interest in conduction system pacing and was an early adopter of the technology to gain a large experience over the last 7 years. He has been a mentor in CSP for Cardiologists around Australia.
Dr Irene Stevenson
Cardiologist
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Debate: Conduction system pacing has replaced biventricular pacing
11:45 AM - 12:15 PMBiography
Irene Stevenson leads the Cardiac Implantable Device Service at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She has an interest in the advances in device monitoring technology to improve device follow-up for patients with her team’s project a finalist in the Victorian 2022 Health Care Awards. Irene is also closely involved with the adult congenital cardiac patients with CIEDs and has a passion for all things ‘Conduction System Pacing’!
Assoc Prof Hitesh Patel
Cardiologist
Alfred Health
Debate: Conduction system pacing has replaced biventricular pacing
11:45 AM - 12:15 PMBiography
Hitesh is the Head of Heart Failure and Transplant at the Alfred. He is one of the senior device implanters. He is part of the Cardio-Genetics clinic.
Dr Russell Denman
Staff Cardiologist
The Prince Charles Hospital
Chairperson
10:45 AM - 12:15 PMBiography
Dr Russell Denman is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist,he graduated from the University of Queensland with first class honours in 1989. He completed his cardiology and electrophysiology training in Queensland and at the University of Chicago in 2001. He has been clinical Director of Electrophysiology and Pacing at The Prince Charles Hospital since 2002. Russell has extensive experience and research interests in the invasive management of arrhythmias, pacemakers and implantable defibrillators. He is currently chair of The Prince Charles Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee and is a founding partner of CardioVascular Clincis St Andrew’s Spring Hill.
Assoc Prof Michael Wong
Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
Royal Melbourne Hospital / Western Health
Chairperson
10:45 AM - 12:15 PMBiography
A/Prof Michael Wong is a Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne and Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Western Health. He maintains an active interest in research currently supervising several PhD students in the areas of atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease and depression.
