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 PMBiography
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.
Dr Geoffrey Clare
Cardiologist
Christchurch Hospital
Taming the scar: VT ablation in heart failure
3:45 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
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.
Dr Thomas Pasley
Cardiologist
Auckland City Hospital
Transplant/Ventricular assist devices
4:00 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Dr Thomas Pasley is a Cardiologist with an interest in Transplant and MCS.
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 PMBiography
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.
Dr Jonathan Adler
Palliative Medicine Consultant
Wellington Regional Hospital
Preparing for the end stage - a palliative perspective
4:30 PM - 4:45 PMBiography
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 PMBiography
Dr Adèle Pope
Cardiologist
Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
Chair
Biography