Heart Failure - Complications and Sequelae

Tracks
Rongomātāne Room B
Friday, June 12, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Rongomātāne Room B

Speaker

Mr Karsten Veien
Cardiologist
Auckland City Hospital

TEER: mitral valve interventions in Heart Failure

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Biography

Dr Veien is a Senior Cardiologist at Auckland City Hospital and specialises in minimally invasive treatments for heart disease, including complex coronary procedures and catheter-based valve therapies. He has a particular interest in advanced treatments for mitral and tricuspid valve disease and is actively involved in introducing and refining new techniques in this field.
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Dr Geoffrey Clare
Cardiologist
Christchurch Hospital

Taming the scar: VT ablation in heart failure

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Biography

Geoff Clare is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist at Christchurch Hospital. His clinical practice encompasses a wide spectrum of ablation and cardiac device implantation procedures, as well as being the local lead for cardiac inherited arrhythmia conditions. He is serving as the current Heart Rhythm NZ chairperson.
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Dr Thomas Pasley
Cardiologist
Auckland City Hospital

Transplant/Ventricular assist devices

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Biography

Dr Thomas Pasley is a Cardiologist with an interest in Transplant and MCS.
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Dr Elizabeth Curtis
Cardiologist
Health New Zealand Te Matau A Maui Hawkes Bay

Cardiac resynchronisation - primetime for left bundle pacing?

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Biography

Libby Curtis is a cardiologist specializing in heart failure management, cardiac imaging, and device management based in Hawkes Bay working at the Hawkes Bay Hospital. She completed her cardiology training in Auckland, including advanced fellowships in heart failure, cardiac transplantation, and device management. Internationally, she gained expertise in echocardiography and interventional imaging during a fellowship in Rennes, France, under Professor Erwan Donal and supported by the Heart Foundation's, Benjamin Grant. Dr. Curtis is a published researcher with a focus on advanced imaging techniques and cardiac sarcoidosis and has presented her work at major global conferences. A passionate educator, she has held teaching roles at the University of Auckland and continues to mentor the next generation of healthcare professionals.
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Dr Jonathan Adler
Palliative Medicine Consultant
Wellington Regional Hospital

Preparing for the end stage - a palliative perspective

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Biography

Jonathan has been a palliative medicine physician at Wellington Regional Hospital since 2001. His interests include ethics and the law at life's end, communication skills, and working alongside people with life threatening illness, their whānau and their primary teams in an acute hospital setting.
All Speakers

Q&A / Discussion

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Biography

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Dr Adèle Pope
Cardiologist
Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital

Chair

Biography

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