2019 Valvular Heart Disease Symposium
8 - 9 November, The Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University
FOCUS ON TRANSCATHETER VALVE THERAPIES

Friday 8th November 2019

0800-0900Breakfast Session Echocardiography Workshop
Echocardiography Workshop for Aortic Stenosis
Lisa Simmons & Liza Thomas with Rachael Hellyer
0900-0930Interval
0930- 0935Welcome and Introduction
0935- 1100The TAVI Revolution: The Treatment of Aortic Stenosis is Changing Rapidly
Panel: Martin Ng, Michael Wilson, Tony Walton
0935Aortic Stenosis: State-of-the-art Update
Martin Ng  
0950Keynote Lecture: The State of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in 2019 - Is TAVI for low Risk Patients Ready for Prime Time?
Michael Mack
1020Alternate Access in TAVI - Evolving Approaches
Michael Wilson
1035TAVI Vs Surgery in 2019: Aortic Stenosis Clinical Decision Making in 2019
Tony Walton
1050Discussion
1100- 1130Morning Tea
1130- 1230Aortic Valve Imaging in the TAVI Era
Panel:
Lisa Simmons, Dale Murdoch, Chris Naoum
1130Aortic Valve Echocardiography in the TAVI Era
Liza Thomas
1145CT Imaging for TAVI: Role in Procedure Planning and Risk Assessment
Chris Naoum
1200Echocardiography during and after TAVI
Lisa Simmons
1215Discussion
1230- 1330Lunch
1330- 1425Native and Prosthetic Aortic Valve Disease
Panel: Michael Mack, Chris Naoum, Tony Walton
1330Paradoxical or Not: Low Flow, Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis 
Martin Ng
1345Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: Is There A Role for TAVI? 
Michael Mack
1400Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation for Failing Aortic Bioprostheses
Dale Murdoch
1415Discussion
1425-1520Determinants of Patient Outcomes in TAVI
Panel:
 Michael Mack, Chris Naoum, Tony Walton
1425Paravalvular Aortic Regurgitation: The Achilles Heel for TAVI in Lower Risk Patients?
Martin Ng
1440How to Assess Frailty and Its Relevance in an Elderly Aortic Stenosis Patient
Cristina Christoloveanu
1455The Role of TAVI Operator and Institutional Experience in Clinical Outcomes 
Michael Mack
1510Discussion
1520- 1550Afternoon Tea
1550- 1700The Future of Surgery and Other Controversies
Panel:
Dale Murdoch, Michael Mack,  Martin Ng
1550TAVI Device Technologies: A Comparative Overview
Tony Walton
1605Anticoagulation after TAVI: Managing Risks for Thrombosis Vs Bleeding
Dale Murdoch
1620The Evolving Role of Surgery in the Era of TAVIMichael Mack
1635


1700
Case Discussion: Choosing Between TAVI and SAVR for AS: A Heart Team Approach

Wine and Cheese Evening (please indicate attendance when registering)
All Faculty to Participate

Saturday 9th November 2019

0730- 0830Breakfast Session Echocardiography Workshop
Echocardiography Workshop for Mitral Regurgitation
Lisa Simmons with Rachael Hellyer
0830- 0900Interval
0900- 1030Mitral Regurgitation: State of the Art in Assessment and Clinical Decision Making
Panel: Martin Ng, Michael Wilson and Lisa Simmons
0900Mitral Regurgitation State of the Art:  In Whom and When to Intervene in MR?
Michael Mack
0920State of the Art - Quantitating MR on Echo
Lisa Simmons
0940Advances in Mitral Valve SurgeryMichael Vallely
1000Heart Failure after Mitral Valve Replacement: Prevalence, Mechanisms, Prediction and Management 
Andrew Sindone
1020Discussion

1030- 1100Morning Tea
1100- 1230Transcatheter Mitral Valve Interventions: New Frontiers in MR Therapy
Panel:
Michael Vallely, Greg Scalia and Martin Ng
1100Keynote Lecture: MitraClip in Mitral Regurgitation: State of the Evidence
Michael Mack
1120Role of Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Interventions
Greg Scalia
1135Transcatheter Valve-in-MAC, Valve in Mitral Ring and Valve-in-Mitral Valve Interventions  
Karl Poon
1150New Frontiers: Novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve TechnologiesMartin Ng
1205Discriminating who will benefit from MitraClip: Proportionate Vs Disproportionate Functional MR
Greg Scalia
1220Discussion
1230- 1330Lunch
1230- 1400Lunchtime Echo Workshop:  Qlab in Interventional Echocardiography 
Greg Scalia
(Limited places, additional cost applies)
1330- 1515Tricuspid Regurgitation
Panel: Sean Lal, Michael Mack, Karl Poon
1330Tricuspid Regurgitation - Prevalence, Mechanisms and Implications
Sean Lal
1345Tricuspid Regurgitation State of the Art: When and How to InterveneMichael Mack
1400Pacemaker/Defibrillator Leads and TRSophie Offen
1415Echocardiology for TR: State of the ArtGreg Scalia
1430MitraClip for Tricuspid Incompetence
Martin Ng / Lisa Simmons
1445Novel Technologies for Tricuspid Regurgitation - An Overview
Karl Poon
1500Discussion and Close
1515- 1545 Afternoon Tea and Close

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