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.

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

Dr Appadurai is a multi-modality imaging cardiologist with special interests in structural echocardiography and cardiac MRI. He has completed subspecialty imaging fellowships in advanced/structural echocardiography and cardiac MRI/CT at the prestigious Prince Charles Hospital in Queensland and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago USA. He is currently completing a PhD in advanced strain imaging in myocardial mechanics.