ACHD in NZ: Equity issues and how we overcome them

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Rongomātāne Room B
Friday, June 12, 2026
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Rongomātāne Room B

Speaker

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Dr Clare O'Donnell
Paediatric / ACHD Cardiologist
Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai

ACHD in NZ: Equity Issues and how we overcome them

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Biography

Paediatric and ACHD Cardiologist with interests in congenital intervention and pulmonary hypertension. Lead ACHD service Te Toka Tumai
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Ms Jane Hannah
Nurse Practitioner
Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai / Starship Hospital

The ACHD Nurse Specialist: Why every region needs one

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Biography

Jane Hannah is a Nurse Practitioner working with the Adult Congenital Heart Disease service at Auckland City Hospital. She is co-lead of the service and facilitates the ACHD National Nursing Network. Jane also does Visiting Adult Congenital clinics throughout the country. Jane has extensive experience in Adult Cardiology and cardiothoracic also – having worked with the Heart Failure service for 10 years, as well as Intensive Care in both the private and public sectors.
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Dr Graeme Porter
Cardiologist
Health New Zealand Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty

Case Presentations from across the Motu

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Biography

Graeme is a Consultant Cardiologist Hauroa a Toi Bay of Plenty and clinical Director of the Tauranga Hospital Echocardiography department. Cardiology training was at Greenlane Hospital and ACHD Fellowship at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
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Dr Alyssa Kirby
Cardiologist
Health New Zealand Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley

Case Presentations from across the Motu

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Biography

Alyssa is a general cardiologist working at TWO Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley with subspecialty interest in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) and arrhythmia management with cardiac implantable electronic devices.
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Dr Tammy Pegg
Cardiologist
Health New Zealand Nelson Marlborough

Case Presentations from across the Motu

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Biography

Tammy works in Nelson Marlborough and SI radiology as a cardiologist with a specialist interest in cardiac imaging.
Dr John Lainchbury
Cardiology Consultant
Cardiology Department, Christchurch Hospital

Case Presentations from across the Motu

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Biography

John is a general cardiologist in Christchurch with an interest in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and echocardiography.
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Dr Andrew Aitken
Cardiologist
Wellington Regional Hospital

Chair

Biography

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