Kate is an advanced clinical measurement scientist at The Prince Charles Hospital. Kate has a passion for education, advanced echocardiography, 3D imaging and strain particularly in valvular heart disease. Kate has a rich career including clinical work and education in the public, private and University sector in Queensland and New South Wales.

Jacinta has been a cardiac technologist for 20 years and has post-graduate qualifications in cardiac ultrasound, electrophysiology, cardiac devices and a Masters in Health Administration. Jacinta has had multiple abstracts accepted at the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) scientific sessions, has been an invited speaker at numerous conferences (ASA, Echo Australia and WCE) and has performed live scanning at multiple Structural Heart Disease Australia workshops. Jacinta’s main interest is in structural heart disease intervention, heart failure and cardiac transplantation.

Chris Kramer BA, ACS, RDCS, FASE, is an Advanced Cardiac Sonographer and Program Director for the School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA. He is active in the American Society of Echocardiography, the Past Chair of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, and a Commissioner on the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and is a member of the Standards and Guidelines committee. Chris has been in the field of echocardiography for the past 19 years, with interests in sonography education, quality, and new technology.

Dr Wright is a Senior Echocardiographer/ Echocardiography Educator at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, University of Melbourne (Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health). Her main research areas include the echocardiographic detection of subclinical cardiac dysfunction, echocardiography quality control, and incorporating novel imaging techniques into clinical practice. She has published numerous papers and given educational talks nationally and internationally on advanced echocardiographic measures