Rochelle Wynne is a clinical academic nurse leader specialising in cardiovascular health, patient-centred outcomes, and health services research. She leads nationally and internationally recognised programs that integrate research into practice, strengthen workforce capability, and advance equity in care, with a focus on improving outcomes for people living with cardiovascular disease.

Jackie Colgan has over 20 years of experience in acute cardiology nursing, serving as a Clinical Nurse Consultant at Central Coast Local Health District. She currently works in Digital Health, supporting the SDPR rollout. Originally trained in the UK, her MPhil research focused on using videos to assist nurses with rare procedures. Her project involved codesigning video procedures to support healthcare professionals during infrequent cardiac procedures, funded by an NSW Nursing and Midwifery Office Innovation Scholarship and a Caring for the Coast research grant. She published a scoping review highlighting the effectiveness and acceptance of these videos, which are viewed as valuable supplements to written procedures. The study results indicate that rare procedures can cause anxiety for nurses and that self-reported clinical reasoning improves with the use of videos.

Adam Livori is cardiology clinician researcher trained in nuclear medicine and clinical pharmacy. He works as a cardiology pharmacist at Grampians Health. He holds a Master of Clinical Pharmacy in cardiology, and a PhD in biostatistics, pharmacoepidemiology, and health economics at Monash University. He is the current chair for the Cardiology Leadership Committee for Advanced Pharmacy Australia and a member of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance Big Data Flagship.

Dr Yingyan Chen is a cardiac nurse, senior lecturer, and mid-career researcher, with one of her focuses on improving nurses’ competency in ECG interpretation across acute and critical care settings. Her work has identified critical knowledge and competency gaps among nursing students, clinicians, and educators, informing education, assessment, and training strategies to enhance clinical decision making and patient safety. She has published 33 peer-reviewed papers, predominantly in Q1 journals. She also leads a state-wide knowledge translation study aiming to promote same-day discharge following elective PCI across Victorian hospitals. At Monash University, Yingyan has two leadership roles, including Cardiac Stream Lead for the Master of Advanced Clinical Nursing and Course Director for the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours).

Sam Turnbull is a Senior Cardiac Physiologist at Westmead Hospital, Honorary Clinical Lecturer with Sydney Medical School, and PhD candidate with the Complex Arrhythmia Program, Westmead Applied Research Centre, The University of Sydney. He is an allied health Certified Cardiac Device Special and Certified Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiner. His research work focuses in improving mechanisms for arrhythmia diagnoses, substrate identification and treatment management options.

Matthew Han is a Nurse Educator in the Cardiology and Critical Care Division at Westmead Hospital, with over three decades of clinical and educational experience. He began his nursing career in Cardiology as a Registered Nurse in 1995, where he developed a lifelong passion for cardiac nursing. Matthew has completed postgraduate studies in Cardiac Nursing and a Master’s degree, and has witnessed firsthand the rapid evolution of cardiac and critical care practice. He now specialises in delivering cardiac and critical care education across Western Sydney Local Health District, supporting nurses and clinicians to translate evidence into safe, high‑quality patient care. A passionate and engaging educator, Matthew is committed to advancing clinical excellence and building confident, capable healthcare professionals.

Ellen is a Cardiac Sonographer and currently works as a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland. She has been involved in the development and delivery of the PGDipHSc (Cardiac Ultrasound), which is NZ’s first cardiac sonography training course.

Dr Derek Tran is a Heart Foundation Fellow at the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, with joint academic-clinical appointments as the Principal Exercise Physiologist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service and as a Senior Exercise Physiology Fellow at the Heart Research Institute. His research focuses on cardiopulmonary exercise testing and exercise physiology in people living with complex cardiopulmonary conditions. He developed the national recommendations for exercise in congenital heart disease and leads an Academic Cardiopulmonary Exercise and Lifestyle (CEL) Clinic.

Joshua is a clinical academic pharmacist from the University of Newcastle. Joshua was awarded his pharmacy degree in 2018 and received First Class Honours. He was later awarded the University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor's scholarship and was awareded his PhD in 2026. Joshua's research centres around multidisciplinary models of cardiovascular care and the growing field of cardio-onology. His research has been featured at both national and international conferences. Through these networks, Joshua has been appointed the Australian Governor for the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, and a core member of the International Cardio-Oncology Society Pharmacy working group.

Anita is a senior cardiac nurse who has worked in the Flinders Medical Centre Cardiac Care Unit for 36 years. She is currently the President of the ACNC, which delivers up to date cardiac nursing education and promotes nursing research. Anita also chair’s the State-wide Cardiac Nursing subcommittee at the SA Centre of Excellence and Innovation, striving to deliver a statewide cardiac nursing education program and a general member of the board of the SA Australasian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association As a fellow of the CSANZ, board member of SA NT ACRA and memberships to the European Cardiology Society and American Heart Association, Anita is keeping up to date with current cardiac research and how that impacts nursing practice for our cardiac patients. Finally, Anita graduated from her PHD at the end of 2024, where she examined how to build and maintain excellence in healthcare by targeting how team culture, nurse advocacy and senior support contribute to effective ward round decisions so that patients receive their care sooner.