Arrhythmia Symposium 1
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Rongomātāne Room C
| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Rongomātāne Room C |
Speaker
Dr Shaun Collings
Cardiology Advanced Trainee
Wellington Hospital
The EV-ICD - current status and case presentation
9:00 AM - 9:20 AMBiography
Shaun Collings is a third year Cardiology Advanced Trainee based at Wellington Hospital. He has interests in Electrophysiology and Pacing.
Dr Andrew Martin
Cardiologist
Auckland City Hospital
Updates on leadless pacing including atrial leadless devices
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMBiography
Dr Andrew Martin is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist based in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the lead of the Heart Rhythm Service at Auckland City Hospital, with a practice focused on complex arrhythmias, catheter ablation, device therapy, and cardiac genetics.
Dr Matthew O'Connor
Electrophysiologist
Auckland City Hospital
Use of CO2 to improve epicardial access during VT ablation
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Prof André La Gerche
Laboratory Head
St Vincent’s Institute
Exercise-induced arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Really?
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMBiography
André completed a PhD at St Vincent’s / University of Melbourne and 4 years of post-doctoral research at the University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium. His research and clinical work focus on the effect of exercise on the human heart. He studies the range of health from severe heart and lung disease to elite athletic performance.
André heads the National Centre for Sports Cardiology that comprises a young team of multi-disciplinary researchers based at the HEART Lab, supported by St Vincent’s Institute and the Victor Chang Cardiovascular Research Institute. He has pioneered novel imaging techniques including exercise cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and contrast echocardiography. He has more than 300 peer-review publications and text-book chapters, serves on multiple international guideline statements and is regularly invited to present at all major international cardiology conferences.
All Speakers
Q&A / Discussion
10:20 AM - 10:30 AMBiography
Assoc Prof Darren Hooks
Cardiologist
Wellington Regional Hospital
Chair
Biography
Dr Allan Plant
Electrophysiology Cardiologist
Health New Zealand Bay of Plenty
Chair
Biography