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Arrhythmia / EP: Implantable devices: What's the latest?

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Sunday, August 9, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Cockle Bay 1

Speaker

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Dr Adam Lee
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Liverpool Hospital

Cardioneural ablation - outcomes and patient selection

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Biography

Adam Lee is a cardiac electrophysiologist based at Liverpool Hospital. He undertook EP training at Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, followed by a research/clinical EP fellowship at UCSF, San Francisco, USA where he served as faculty for 3 years.
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Dr Vincent Deen
Cardiologist
Greenslopes Private Hospital

Tips and tricks in conduction system pacing

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Biography

Vince is a visiting Cardiologist at 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 8 years. He has been a mentor in CSP for Cardiologists around Australia.
Dr Irene Stevenson
Cardiologist
Royal Melbourne Hospital

Patient selection for EV, SCD and TV

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Biography

Dr Stevenson leads the Cardiac Implantable Device Service at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She is an experienced cardiologist with expertise in pacemakers (including leadless systems), defibrillators (transvenous, subcutaneous, and extra-vascular), and cardiac resynchronisation therapy. She has a particular interest in leveraging emerging remote monitoring technologies to enhance and streamline care for patients with cardiac devices, and she manages a large cohort of adult congenital heart disease patients with CIEDs. Dr Stevenson is especially passionate about "conduction system pacing", an advanced technique that utilises the heart’s natural electrical pathways to achieve more physiological pacing. In addition to her clinical work, she is actively involved in teaching and mentoring cardiology trainees.
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Dr Louise Segan
Cardiologist
Alfred Hospital

Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in cardiac sarcoid, MVP and ARVC

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Biography

Dr Louise Segan is a Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at the Alfred Hospital and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. Dr Segan completed her PhD in 2025. Her PhD thesis focused on optimising outcomes in patients with AF and heart failure and highlighted the role of preventive measures as an integral part of AF management. Her work has included development and validation of a lifestyle based clinical risk score for AF, which can be readily applied at the bedside to inform about the risk of AF development, focusing on modifiable risk factor management.
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Assoc Prof Michael Wong
Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Health

Leadless: For whom? Why not in all?

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Biography

Associate Professor 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. A previous recipient of multiple national/international accolades including 1st place Young Investigator Awards from the North American Heart Rhythm Society, World Congress of Cardiology and Ralph Reader Prize from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand - he maintains an active interest in research currently supervising PhD students. He is also a regularly invited proctor teaching national & international colleagues in new state-of-the-art cardiac technologies including leadless cardiac pacing.
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Assoc Prof Rajiv Mahajan
Associate Professor
Adelaide University / Lyell McEwin Hospital

Is there still a role for CRT in cardiomyopathy?

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Biography

Rajiv is the Electrophysiologist at Lyell McEwin Hospital within the North Adelaide Local Health Network. He is an Associate Professor at the Adelaide University and leads a research team that focuses on the impact of atrial fibrillation (AF) on cognitive function and the integration of precision health into the management of AF.
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Assoc Prof Hitesh Patel
Cardiologist
Alfred Health

Chairperson

Biography

Associate Professor Hitesh Patel is a Deputy Director of Cardiology and Head (since 2024) of the statewide Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant unit at The Alfred in Melbourne. Hitesh specialises in the management of patients with cardiomyopathies (including hypertrophic, inherited and following chemotherapy) and those with end-stage disease who might benefit from mechanical circulatory supports and heart transplant. He is also a senior staff specialist in the cardiac rhythm management device team and implants pacemakers (including conduction system and leadless), cardiac resynchronisation devices and defibrillators (including subcutaneous and extra-vascular types). He graduated in 2005 from Imperial College, London, UK with distinction. His training across five prestigious tertiary centres (across London and Melbourne) has made him a versatile clinician. He has a strong academic background. He was awarded a PhD and a prize from the National Heart and Lung Institute, London for his work investigating the role of renal denervation in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. He has authored over 80 publications and has presented at both national and international scientific conferences. He is actively involved in investigator as well as industry led research studies. Finally, Hitesh has extensive teaching experience and is invited to lecture both nationally and internationally. He is an industry recognised proctor for cardiac rhythm device implantations.
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