Program

The overall theme of the Conference is "Heart to Heart: from Access to Action". The program will span primary prevention through to reduction of risk factors, and treatment and ongoing management of cardiovascular disease. The Scientific Committee continue to add new and exciting presentations to the program.

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Plenary Symposium Concurrent Break Function Poster

Thursday, 17 March 2011
08:30	01Morning Plenary Plenary 1 Conference Welcome Dr Jennifer Johns, President, Heart Foundation, Victoria - Conference Committee Chair Prof Ian T Meredith, Medical Vice President, Heart Foundation, Victoria - Scientific Committee Chair Prof David de Kretser AC, Governor of Victoria A global view of heart health Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Explaining and addressing cardiovascular health inequalities in Indigenous Australians Dr Alex Brown, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Australia
10:30	02Morning Tea Banquet Room 1 & 2
11:00	03Action on heart failure I Plenary 1 Heart failure and heart transplant Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Incidence and survival trends of heart failure complicating first myocardial infarction in Western Australia between 1996 and 2007 Dr Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia Hospital utilisation after enrolment into a heart failure chronic disease management program Mr Mark Tran, St Vincent's, Melbourne ECHO in hospitalised heart failure patients predicts use of evidence-based therapy and lower 1-year mortality Prof Judith Finn, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia What’s the plan? Medication titration in patients with heart failure Ms Jessica Mayrseidl, The Prince Charles Hospital Panel Session	04Healthy weight: achievable for all Australians? Meeting Room 203 Supersize me - the early origins of a life of obesity Prof Caroline McMillen, University of South Australia Measures of childhood adiposity that mostly strongly predict adult cardio-metabolic health: findings from the childhood determinants of adult health study Prof Alison J Venn, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania Socioeconomic disadvantage and obesity: who is ‘resilient’? Associate Professor Kylie Ball, Deakin University Early childhood obesity prevention: promising outcomes from the Melbourne InFANT Program Dr Karen J Campbell, Deakin University Preventing childhood obesity at community level Prof Boyd Swinburn, Deakin University, WHO Collaborating Centre on Obesity: Panel Session	05Risk reduction and secondary prevention I Meeting Room 204 Eight years on and still effective: CVD risk factor status of patients graduated from Health Management Coaching (HMC), 2008 - 2010 Mr Aaron Di Guilmi, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Cardiovascular disease risk assessment communication & intention to make lifestyle changes Brooke L Sprott, Unilever Australia Prevention of cardiovascular disease: monitoring framework and application to risk factor prevention Lynelle J Moon, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Engaging and mobilising action in primary schools and early childhood services to prevent childhood obesity - Outcomes of a statewide program Ms Natalie Russell, Kids - 'Go for your life' Vitamin D (25(OH)D) status and cardiovascular risk in Australian adolescents Mr Augustus C Yip, University of Sydney Panel Session	06Access for Indigenous Australians: The Patient Journey Meeting Room 207 Better hospital care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing heart attack Ms Vicki Wade, Heart Foundation Improving the health care journey to cardiac rehabilitation for Victorian Aboriginal patients Ms Lorraine M Parsons, Department of Health Investigating differentials in cardiovascular procedures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at Victorian hospitals Miss Joanne N Luke, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, University of Melbourne Closing the gap between acute coronary warning signs and health access for Aboriginal patients in remote WA: Exploring the barriers for patients and health providers Ms Kate P Taylor, Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health, University of Western Australia Cardiac services strategy for Central Australia - Putting research into practice Mr Steven J Warren, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute Panel Session	07Access to action on ACS and emergency care I Meeting Room 208 Everything you need to know about acute myocardial infarction but were too afraid to ask Professor Ian Meredith, Monash Medical Centre Can we increase awareness, understanding and knowledge of the warning signs of heart attack with a social marketing campaign? Wendy Keech, Heart Foundation Pre-hospital delay in Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals with acute coronary syndrome in Western Australia Dr Frank M Sanfilippo, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia Direct ambulance transfer from home to CCU significantly reduces door-to-balloon time of primary intervention in patients presenting with S-T segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) Miss Deborah Sharp, Peninsula Private Hospital Pre hospital thrombolysis - Feasibility of in the field administration by paramedics in rural and regional NSW Mr Steven Faddy, Ambulance Service of New South Wales Panel Session
12:45	08Lunch Banquet Room 1 & 2
13:45	09Afternoon Plenary Plenary 1 Work, health and wellbeing - Challenges for the next 20 years Professor Dame Carol Black, c, United Kingdom Inactivity Physiology: A new paradigm for physical activity recommendations Professor Marc Hamilton, Pennington Biomedical Research Centre, United States
15:15	10Afternoon Tea Banquet Room 1 & 2
15:45	11Access to heart health through workplaces Plenary 1 Progressing a national partnership on preventive health locally: a return to workers and communities Dr Shelley Bowen, Department of Health Victoria's WorkHealth initiative, promoting health in the workplace Pam Anders, Worksafe Victoria Comprehensive cardiovascular disease prevention in the workplace: baseline findings from partnering Healthy@Work (pH@W) Dr Kristy Sanderson, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania Validity and reliability of a brief self-report measure of occupational sitting and physical activity: the occupational moving and sitting questionnaire Scott Dunn, Heart Foundation, NSW, Australia Interventions targeting the reduction of workplace sedentary time: An evidence review. A/Prof David Dunstan, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Dr Genevieve Healy, University of Queensland Panel Session	12Equitable access to heart health for all Australians Meeting Room 203 Cardiac Aria: A Geographic Approach to Measuring Accessibility to Cardiac Service Before and After an Acute Cardiac Event A/Prof Robyn A Clark, Queensland University of Technology Socioeconomic inequalities in primary prevention of coronary heart disease: do they exist? Dr Andrea Driscoll, Monash Unversity, Dept of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Cardiovascular disease: Australian facts 2010 Mr Michael Bourchier, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Is health care for coronary heart disease equitable in Australia? Lynelle J Moon, Australian National University Panel Session	13Hypertension Meeting Room 204 The Canadian hypertension education program Dr Finlay A McAlister, University of Alberta, Canada A novel technique of radiofrequency ablation of renal sympathetic nerves and its role in the management of severe hypertension - insights from the Symplicity HTN2 Trial Prof Murray Esler A study of high risk hypertensive patients in a regional hospital in Victoria Dr Vaibhav Tyagi, Ballarat base Hospital ballarat Therapeutic inertia in hypertension management: The INTEGRATE study Dr Alice J Owen, Monash University A score for the prediction of cardiovascular events in the hypertensive aged Mark R Nelson, University of Tasmania Panel Session	14Access to action on ACS and emergency care II Meeting Room 207 Improving outcomes in acute coronary syndromes - the role of cardiac clinical networks. Prof Richard Harper, Cardiac Clinical network, Health Department, Victoria Building the case for universal ambulance cover Mr Christopher Poulter, Heart Foundation, National Division Trends in out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest of presumed cardiac aetiology in Melbourne, Australia (2000-2009) Ms Janet E Bray, Ambulance Victoria Safety of early emergency department discharge utilising a novel 320-slice coronary computed tomographic angiography guided algorithm including discharge after a single troponin: A new paradigm in chest pain assessment Dr Arthur Nasis, Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, MonashHEART, Southern Health and Monash University Department of Medicine (MMC) The Discharge Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (DMACS) - A national quality improvement initiative Ms Lisa K Pulver, School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland Helping people with coronary heart disease recognise their heart attack Ms Carol Cunningham, Heart Foundation Panel Session	15Action for Indigenous Australians: Rheumatic Fever and RHD Meeting Room 208 A 5 year Plan for Controlling Rheumatic Heart Disease Prof Jonathan Carapetis, School of Health Research Reducing the burden of RHD on Aborginal and Torres Strait Islander people: RHDAustralia, a national approach Ms Brenda R Green, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin Targeted messaging to assist rheumatic fever prevention in high risk people Ms Jill Moffat, National Heart Foundation of New Zealand, New Zealand Scabies mite complement inhibitors promote streptococcal skin infections, rheumatic fever and heart disease Katja Fischer, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research J8-DT Mediated Memory Responses: Protection Against Group A Streptococcus and Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease Michael F Good, Institute for Gycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD Panel Session
17:30	16Cocktail Reception/Poster Presentation Banquet Room 1 & 2 Relationship between aortic dilatation with aortic valve dysfunction in patients with bicuspid aortic valve Dr Feiqiong Huang, National Heart Centre, Singapore Keeping active with a chronic disease: Phase 4Ever project Miss Julie Adsett, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Achieving coordinated Secondary Prevention of coronary heart disease for All in Need (SPAN) Dr Julie Redfern, The George Institute for Global Health; University of Sydney, NSW Heart health program veteran long term outcomes Dr Desmond J Perry, Department of Veterans Affairs Vascular NADPH oxidases in hypertension and stroke: The role of NOX1 and NOX4 Dr Liem Vo, National Stroke Research Institute, Melbourne Use and outcomes of cardiac pacemakers after AMI Dr Pamela J Bradshaw, University of Western Australia Threat, coping and emotional distress to predict health behaviour change after percutanous coronary intervention Dr Rosemary O Higgins, Heart Reseach Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Patients’ perceptions of the role of cardiac rehabilitation in return to work Dr Alyna Turner, Heart Reseach Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Touchscreen: A new approach to depression screening in CVD patients Dr Alyna Turner, Heart Reseach Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Illness perceptions, depression and quality of life: What are the links? Mr Michael R Le Grande, Heart Reseach Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Physiological mechanisms associated with cognitive impairment in heart failure patients Ms Christina E Kure, Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology Multiple uses of lifestyle survey in pacific church community projects in New Zealand Ms Faith M Mahony, University of Auckland, New Zealand Where next for interventions to prevent obesity? A third generation for intervention science Dr Steven Allender, Deakin University/ University of Oxford Quicker quality checks: Using electronic pharmacy data to estimate discharge medication usage for cardiac patients Mrs Amy L Sweeny, Gold Coast Hospital Socioeconomic disparities in self-reported cardiovascular disease for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults: analysis of national survey data Professor Joan Cunningham, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University Heart smart for women: A cardiovascular disease prevention project for women over 40 living in a locationally disadvantaged area in Sydney’s south-west Ms Sharda Jogia, Sydney South West Area Health Service Farmers and chest pain: the difficulty of decisions, distance and delay Clinical Associate Profes Tim Baker, Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine, Deakin University National data systems and best practice guidelines for rheumatic heart disease control Ms Sara Noonan, Menzies School of Health Research Novel single-chain antibody-targeted microbubbles for molecular imaging of small thrombi in the mouse carotid artery via contrast enhanced ultrasound Ms Xiaowei Wang, BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Monash University The role of Interleukin 22 and Non-ELR-CXC Chemokines in human carotid plaque Qiong Xia, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney The relevance and resonance of heart attack warning signs messages with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Ms Michelle Stewart, Heart Foundation, Victoria, Australia National partnerships for healthy spaces & places Ms Shauna D Jones, National Heart Foundation of Australia G-Protein coupled receptors transactivate the transforming growth factor beta-type I receptor in vascular smooth muscle cell proteoglycan synthesis Mr Micah L Burch, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Health professional training in chronic disease self management: evaluation of an online program Dr Rosemary O Higgins, Heart Reseach Centre, Melbourne, Victoria The dipeptide L-glycyl-glutamine improves the recovery of isolated and perfused rat hearts from ischaemia reperfusion Dr Nicola King, University of New England Oral health and heart disease Prof Hanny Calache, Dental Health Services Victoria, La Trobe University Critical analysis of early and late outcomes after isolated aortic valve replacement in octogenarians: An Australasian society of cardiac and thoracic surgeons cardiac surgery database study Mr Akshat Saxena, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Early and late outcomes after isolated coronary artery bypass surgery in elderly patients: Results from a multi-institutional Australian database Mr Akshat Saxena, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) resource exchange Leah-Anne Ruta Provision of chest pain action plans and warning signs information after acute coronary syndromes Ms Lisa K Pulver, School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland The prevalence and risk factors of symptomatic and asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in older adult emergency department patients Mr Ee Liang Ng, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and The University of Melbourne Platelet aggregation and inflammation in children with sleep disordered breathing Dr Scott R Willoughby, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide Improving patient care: Chronic heart failure self management in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Dr Lisa G Pont, The University of Sydney Barriers to participating in cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data Mrs Lis Neubeck, University of Sydney Testosterone contributes to the gender-specific cardiac fibrotic phenotype that is associated with male relaxin-deficient mice Chrishan S Samuel, Howard Florey Institute Measuring time since symptom onset through emergency departments to fill a gap in Australian Acute Coronary Syndrome data collection Wendy Keech, Heart Foundation Ms Michelle Stewart, Heart Foundation Empowering patients to stay well with heart failure: development of a self-management resource Ms Jill Moffat, National Heart Foundation of New Zealand, New Zealand The occurrence of metabolic syndrome in Korean and Chinese immigrant women Mr Augustus C Yip, University of Sydney Diannexin, an Annexin-V-homodimer, reduces cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury in rats Dr Connor O'Meara, ANU Clinical School, The Canberra Hospital Genders as a risk factor in young, not in old, women undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting Lujia Gong, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fu Wai Hospital and Cardiovascular Institute,Beilishi Road, 100037 Beijing, China, China Addressing a barrier to exercise participation for older adults: A review of the efficacy of a revised health and risk assessment process for the Agestrong program Mr Luke R Kane, Victoria University and Peninsula Health Relative importance of risk factors for cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality: a prospective cohort study Professor Grethe S Tell, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway Diabetes has a greater association with polyvascular atherothrombotic disease than single territory vascular disease Ms Lee Nedkoff, University of Western Australia Impact of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation among patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction Dr Liang-han Ling, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Dietary patterns are prospectively associated with increases in cardio-metabolic risk factors during adolescence Dr Gina L Ambrosini, Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research, United Kingdom HealthTracker- Decision support for primary care practitioners Dr Julie Redfern, The George Institute for Global Health Improving the management of hypertension in primary care: A needs assessment of Australian GPs Dr Faline S Howes, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart. Role of adiponectin receptor mediated signalling in ischaemic stroke Dr John Thundyil, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia Impact of depression subtype and comorbid anxiety on heart rate variability Dr Andrew H Kemp, University of Sydney Gamma-secretase mediated NFkappaB-Bim activation induces neuronal cell death in stroke Ms Yi-Lin Cheng, School of Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Neuroprotective mechanisms of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in stroke Mr Alexander Widiapradja, School of Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia A randomised controlled comparison of clinical outcomes and accuracy associated with CARTOSOUND mapping compared to electro-anatomical mapping for atrial fibrillation ablation Dr Anthony G Brooks, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Disciplines of Medicine and Physiology, University of Adelaide Evaluation of the Wahgunyah factory canteen makeover Miss Maria Manoli, Nestle Australia Ltd Dr Karen Walton, University of Wollongong Dr Penelope Small, Nestle Australia Ltd Access to action: Physical activity, CVD/diabetes and ethnicity Sabrina S Gupta, Department of Health Social Science, School of Public Health, Monash University and Jean Hailes Foundation Research Unit Chronic repetitive intermittent hypoxia- inducing cardiac left ventricular free wall thickening in a rabbit model is associated with c-kit myocardial tissue expression Mr Ryan Ocsan, University of Sydney Medical School The development and process evaluation of a physical activity and nutrition program for people aged 60-70 Mr Trevor Shilton, Heart Foundation WA Branch Spicing up your advice - CVD, diabetes, ethnicity & diet: There’s no action without it! Sabrina S Gupta, Department of Health Social Science, School of Public Health, Monash University, Jean Hailes Foundation Research Unit What can tone and entropy tell us about risk of arrhythmia? Dr Herbert F Jelinek, Charles Sturt University Health status in depressed patients following Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Ms Rachel Dreyer, Cardiology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH), University of Adelaide, South Australia. Implementation of a chest pain management service improves patient care and reduces costs Professor Adam C Scott, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital - Cardiology Regular exercise for peripheral arterial ischaemia: A randomised controlled intervention trial (REPAIR IT) Belinda J Parmenter, University of Sydney Helping cardiac patients who smoke make positive, long-lasting changes in their lives Ms Elizabeth Holloway, Quit Victoria/Cancer Council of Victoria Do haemodynamics in patients with Acute Anterior and Non-Anterior ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) explain gender differences in outcome? Ms Rachel Dreyer, Cardiology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH), University of Adelaide, South Australia. A tobacco advocacy collaboration, working with local governments in Victoria and New South Wales Ms Kate Bolaffi, Heart Foundation (Victoria) Ms Vicki Tumini, Cancer Council Victoria Development of a new model of care for cardiac rehabilitation in South Australia Vanessa Poulsen, Heart Foundation A pilot study of the feasibility and potential benefit of central blood pressure monitoring in cardiac rehabilitation Ms Amy Coy, Southern Cross University Blood pressure and body fat: a comparison of the associations in Australian and Vietnamese populations Dr Quan L Huynh, Menzies Research Institute Investigation of a role for PKR in obesity and related diseases Agnieszka M Pindel, Monash Institute of Medical research Pigs might fly, or pie in the sky? The advocacy journey of the Health in All Policies Collaboration in Tasmania Graeme B Lynch, Heart Foundation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia A retrospective audit of the Hospital Admission Risk Program (HARP)-Coaching for heart health to evaluate effectiveness of secondary prevention of modifiable risk factors of coronary heart disease Miss Amanda Cane, Nutrition Department, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Miss Clare Robinson, Nutrition Department, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. A collaborative model for the development of CVD clinical guidelines in Australia Jinty Wilson, National Manager - Clinical Programs, National Heart Foundation of Australia, VIC Farmers and their hearts - risk factors and preventative medication Dr Ananda Chandrasekara, National Centre for Farmer Health, Deakin University Cardiovascular clinical outcome and quality registries - An Australian perspective Angela Brennan, Monash University Opposing socioeconomic gradients among overweight and obese Victorians: implications for research Ms Alison J Markwick, Department of Health, Victoria. Preventing weight gain among Western Australian adults: Results of the Draw the Line campaign Mr Trevor Shilton, Heart Foundation WA The Victorian health monitor - A physical and biomedical measurement survey Ms Loretta M Vaughan, Department of Health Victoria Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: A call to action to improve the health of Australians Ms Colleen Bichel, Heart Foundation Cardiovascular disease risk in young women Ms Bianca L Share, Australian Catholic University Nicotine induced electrical remodelling of the rat atria: Implications for atrial fibrillation Mr Wei W Lim Intergenerational educational mobility and its association with healthy lifestyle behaviours in a cohort of young Australian adults Prof Alison J Venn, Menzies Research Institute Autonomic neurocardiac dysregulation in R6/1 transgenic model of Huntington’s disease Dr Helen Kiriazis, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Milk fat - what are the market dynamics? Dr Malcolm D Riley, Dairy Australia Evaluating variation in care for patients hospitalized with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): CONCORDANCE Qualitative Substudy Dr Isuru Ranasinghe, George Institute and The University of Sydney Global and regional left ventricular function and volume assessment with 320-slice computed tomography: A comparison with 2D-Echocardiography Dr Arthur Nasis, Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, MonashHEART, Southern Health and Monash University Department of Medicine (MMC) The COACH Program (TCP) in preventive cardiology Dr Margarite J Vale Risk factor status and response to The COACH Program (TCP) in public and private cardiovascular patients Dr Margarite J Vale Towards a collaborative approach to the prevention of cardiovascular disease and dementia Ms Suha Ali, Alzheimer's Australia Preventing heart disease and dementia: Implications of the current evidence Dr Maree Farrow, Alzheimer's Australia Retinal venular dilatation is attenuated in patients with cardiovascular disease Dr Ali H Al-Fiadh, University of Melbourne / Austin Health Impact of radial artery harvest on forearm function and symptoms: a long term analysis from a randomised trial Ms Ying Yan Zhu, School of Medicine, The University of Melbourne National survey of Australian cardiologists' beliefs and practice regarding screening, diagnosis and management of depression in cardiac patients David Hare, University of Melbourne The association between hyperglycaemia and outcomes after cardiac surgery Ms Margaret M Way, Alfred Health Eliminating disparities in hospital cardiovascular care of Aboriginal people in Western Australia (WA) Mr Trevor Shilton, Heart Foundation, WA Reducing heart disease in our Aboriginal communities:My Heart My Family Our Culture educational resources Mr Trevor Shilton, Heart Foundation, WA Best practice multidisciplinary care for chronic heart failure in Australia Vijay Ishami, National Heart Foundation of Australia Social determainats of health responsible for the rates of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in north west Queensland Ms Meg J Naughtin, RHD Queensland. Evaluation of a cardiovascular diet quality tool in cardiac rehabilitation Miss Laura R McCann, Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science Development of a risk score for predicting mortality beyond 30-day after CABG surgery for the Australian population Mr Molla M Huq, Monash University Public heath impact of MARS chocolate product reformulations Mr Peter I Casement, Technical Brand Manager, R&D, MARS Chocolate A novel highly selective adenosine A1 receptor agonist (VCP28) reduces ischemia/reperfusion injury at concentrations that do not affect heart rate Dr Paul J White, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University Health professional training in chronic disease self-management: evaluation of a group program Dr Barbara Murphy, Heart Research Centre AusSCORE relates to cost of isolated CABG surgery Dr Andrew E Newcomb, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne Encouraging young Western Australians to be smarter than smoking: Results from a comprehensive youth smoking prevention project Mr Trevor Shilton, Heart Foundation Effect of lipid exposure on graft patency and clinical outcomes: Arteries and veins are different Ms Ying Yan Zhu, School of Medicine, The University of Melbourne Ethanolic Extract of Zingiber officinalis (Ginger) suppresses hepatic NF-kB Basil Roufogalis, Herbal Medicines Research and Education Centre Complementary Medicines In Cardiovascular Disease - Review Of The Evidence By The National Institute Of Complementary Medicine Dr David Colquhoun, Wesley Medical Centre Real World Experience of Efficacy of Adding EZETIMIBE to Statin Therapy (On Maximal Tolerated Doses) Dr David Colquhoun, Wesley Medical Centre Update of the Heart Foundation Recommendations of Marine n-3 Fatty Acids for Patients with Heart Disease Dr David Colquhoun, Wesley Medical Centre
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Friday, 18 March 2011
07:00	17Debunking egg myths - Egg Nutrition Council Meeting Room 204 Debunking egg myths - Egg Nutrition Council	18Breakfast Symposium - Atrial Fibrillation Meeting Room 210 Changing epidemiology and evolving therapies for atrial fibrillation Professor Prash Sanders, University of Adelaide	19Breakfast Symposium - Depression and Cardiovascular Disease - Sponsored by beyondblue Meeting Room 203 Depression and Cardiovascular Disease
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09:00	20Morning Plenary Plenary 1 Addressing upstream determinants of cardiovascular disease Professor Maurice Mittelmark, University of Bergen, Norway Law in prevention: Using the law to prevent cardiovascular disease - regulating to reduce exposure to its major risk factors Dr Jonathan Liberman, The Cancer Council Victoria. The role of law at the end of life: The risks of under and over-regulation for cardiovascular patients A/Prof Cameron Stewart, Sydney University
10:30	21Morning Tea Banquet Room 1 & 2
11:00	22Access to heart health through public health law and advocacy Plenary 1 Menu Disclosure Schemes: Challenges and Opportunities Dr Nicky Welch, Department of Health, Victorian State Government Ms Veronica Graham, Department of Health, Victorian State Government Why plain packaging of tobacco products is necessary Ms Emma Saleeba, Quit Victoria Regulating advertising, promotion and sponsorship, with a focus on obesity Prof Boyd Swinburn, Deakin University, WHO Collaborating Centre on Obesity Alcohol regulation Prof Mike Daube, PHAA, Heart Foundation (WA) Chair, National Alliance on Alcohol. The implications of international law for prevention in Australia. Dr Jonathan Liberman, The Cancer Council Victoria. Panel Discussion Mr Rohan Greenland Ms Sarah Mackay, Obesity Policy Coalition Ms Jane E Martin, Obesity Policy Coalition	23Risk reduction and secondary prevention II Meeting Room 203 The COACH Program results in reduced hospital admission costs within 2 years: Experience at nib Health Funds Dr Margarite J Vale Know your numbers (KYN) 2007-2009 Program”: Is there evidence the KYN programs improves knowledge and behaviour of participants? Dr Dominique A Cadilhac, National Stroke Research Institute; University of Melbourne Heartmoves in the residential aged care setting - lessons from an innovative pilot Dr Amanda L Nagle, National Heart Foundation Prevention of cardiovascular disease in an australian rural health care setting: The Healthy Hearts Program Mrs Catherine M Loria, South West Healthcare, Warrnambool Significant challenges remain to achieve risk reduction targets for cardiovascular secondary prevention and diabetes Mr Kevin P Mc Namara, Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders University and Deakin University Panel Session	24Healthy eating, food and nutrition I Meeting Room 204 EPA and DHA plant oils Dr Surinder Singh, CSIRO Food security and urban Aboriginal people: it’s not just about running out of food Dr Karen Adams, Victoria University Dr Cate Burns, WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University Ms Jodie Ryshcka, Wathaurong Aboriginal Coperative Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes are associated with increases in cardio-metabolic risk factors during adolescence Dr Gina L Ambrosini, Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research, United Kingdom Breakfast skipping and takeaway food consumption: associations with cardio-metabolic risk factors in the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health (CDAH) study Ms Kylie J Smith, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania Using taste exposure with rewards to increase liking of vegetables in 4 - 6 year old children Dr Nadia Corsini, CSIRO Panel Session	25Action on heart failure II Meeting Room 207 Optimising heart failure therapy A/Prof David Prior, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne Heart Failure in Congenital Heart Disease Prof David Celermajer, University of Sydney Exercise joins education: Combined therapy to improve outcomes in newly-discharged heart failure patients (EJECTION-HF) Dr Alison Mudge Adherence, adaptation and acceptance of elderly chronic heart failure patients to receiving healthcare via telemonitoring Dr Robyn A Clark, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia. On behalf of the CHAT Study Project Team. Chronic heart failure patient readmissions and premature deaths: Identifying key variables Dr Jan Cameron, Cardiovascular Research Centre (CvRC)/ Australian Catholic University (ACU), Melbourne An Australian audit of implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients utilising competing risk methodology Mr George E Awwad, Royal Adelaide Hospital Dr Hussam Tayeb, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital	26Basic research I: In utero determinants of heart health Meeting Room 208 Early Origins of Cardiovascular Disease: Cardiac adaptations to chronic hypoxemia and fetal growth restriction Dr Janna Morrison, University of South Australia Consequences of inflammation in utero on heart function in preterm neonates Dr Graeme R Polglase, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University Being born small can alter cardiomyocyte nuclei number which can be transmitted to the next generation Ms Jordanna S Master, The University of Melbourne Compensatory growth of healthy cardiomyocytes in diseased fetal hearts: effects on cardiomyocyte number at birth A/Prof Mary J Black, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Australia Preterm birth has injurious and persistent effects on the structure and composition of the aorta and pulmonary artery Mr Jonathan G Bensley, Monash University Panel Session
12:45	27Lunch Banquet Room 1 & 2
13:45	28Afternoon Plenary Plenary 1 What do we really know about depression and cardiovascular disease? Professor C. Barr Taylor, Stanford University, United States Women and heart disease 2011: Prevention, diagnosis and management Professor C. Noel Bairey-Merz, Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, United States
15:15	29Afternoon Tea Banquet Room 1 & 2
15:45	30Women's heart health Plenary 1 "Who knew?" - Building the evidence base on cardiovascular disease in Australian women Julie Anne Mitchell, Heart Foundation NSW Associations of excess weight gain during pregnancy with long-term maternal cardiovascular risks Dr Abdullah A Mamun, University of Queensland Gender differences in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): Outcomes and possible mechanisms Rachel P Dreyer, University of Adelaide Sex differences in outcomes following isolated CABG surgery in Australian patients: Analysis of the Australasian society of cardiac and thoracic surgeons cardiac surgery database Mr Akshat Saxena, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Extending the reach -The Australian Go Red for Women 2010 campaign Hannah Baird, Heart Foundation NSW Panel Discussion Prof Linda Worrall-Carter, St Vincent’s/Australian Catholic University Centre for Nursing Research	31Action on psychosocial aspects of heart disease Meeting Room 203 Psychosocial determinants of heart disease in Aboriginal men Dr Alex Brown, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Australia Mild depression post event predicts death: A 12-year follow-up of women Dr Barbara M Murphy, Heart Reseach Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Heart disease and depression: is sequence of disease onset linked to mental and physical health outcomes? Ms Adrienne O'Neil, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Clinical outcomes: Screening of depression in cardiac patients Dr Jan Cameron, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Improving mental health and lifestyle following Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) using a telephone delivered intervention: The MoodCare Trial Ms Bianca Chan, Monash University Panel Session	32Active living Meeting Room 204 Does the latest health evidence support the need to sit less and move more? Prof Jo Salmon, Deakin University Which way to get children walking to school? A review of children’s travel behaviour change programs in Australia Dr Matthew Burke, Urban Research Program, Griffith University Is the neighbourhood environment associated with sedentary behaviour outside of school hours among children? Dr Jenny Veitch, Deakin University Space for active play, involving 8-12 year old children in park design Ms Rachel Carlisle, Heart Foundation Ms Colleen Johnson, Frankston City Council More or less physical activity and the effect on cardiovascular mortality in a high-risk population Ella Zomer, Monash University Heart Foundation Walking: Implementing safe, accessible and sustainable free walking groups across Australia through community partnerships Ms Michelle Wilson, National Heart Foundation Panel Discussion Professor Marc Hamilton, Pennington Biomedical Research Centre, United States	33Action on stroke Meeting Room 207 Acute stroke therapy: Thrombolysis and beyond Prof Stephen Davis The Australian Stroke Clinical Registry: the first year of implementation Dr Dominique A Cadilhac, National Stroke Research Institute The National Stroke Foundation’s public awareness have increased ambulance dispatches for stroke in Melbourne Ms Janet E Bray, Ambulance Victoria, Eastern Health Asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis is now a medical condition Dr Anne L Abbott, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Instutue, Melbourne. Outcomes for people with atrial fibrillation in an Australian nationwide audit of stroke care Dr Dominique A Cadilhac, National Stroke Research Institute; University of Melbourne Panel Discussion Professor Prash Sanders, University of Adelaide	34Basic research II: Molecular and cellular basis for heart disease and treatment Meeting Room 208 Anti-atherogenic effects of HDL Prof David Celermajer, University of Sydney M2 macrophages produce collagen in the atherosclerotic plaque Dr Heather Medbury Pivotal role of platelets in contributing to systemic and cardiac inflammation following acute myocardial infarction A/Prof Xiao-Jun Du, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) regulates inflammatory mediators and MMP-9 levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) post myocardial infarction Mr David A White, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Research Institute A novel chemo-enzymatic approach for targeted delivery of contrast imaging agents and stem cells in cardiovascular disease Dr Hang T Ta, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Panel Session
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19:00	35Conference Dinner Banquet Room 1 & 2
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Saturday, 19 March 2011
09:00	36Morning Plenary Plenary 1 Applying evidence to patient care - are gold standards always golden? Dr Finlay A McAlister, University of Alberta, Canada Translating evidence to practice in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes Professor Derek Chew, Flinders University, Australia
10:30	37Morning Tea Banquet Room 1 & 2
11:00	38Primary care and secondary prevention Plenary 1 The Australian Primary Care Collaboratives Program - A methodology to improve processes of care, patient outcomes and experience of care Dr Dale Ford, Improvement Foundation Building the capacity within rural general practice settings to support lifestyle interventions Scott Dunn, Heart Foundation, NSW, Australia Meeting the challenge of guideline based secondary prevention for cardiovascular patients: Establishing a nurse led intervention A/Prof Karen N Page, St Vincent’s/Australian Catholic University Centre for Nursing Research, The impact of Lost Therapeutic Benefit (LTB) in high risk patients managed for hypertension in Australian general practice Mr Molla M Huq, Monash University A lipid management program for integration in primary care using an evidence-based approach Dr Lina P Aristoteli, NPS Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Australia: 2011 Draft Position Statement Prof Geoffrey Head, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute	39Access to state of the art clinical treatments Meeting Room 203 Implementing new techniques in cardiac surgery Mr Aubrey Almeida, Monash Medical Centre Cardiac MR and its Role in CVD Diagnosis and Management Professor Stephen Worthley, Royal Adelaide Hospital Gene therapy for heart failure: The next frontier? Professor David Kaye, The Alfred Hospital Panel Session	40Healthy eating, food and nutrition II Meeting Room 204 Coming Out of the Silos - An Integrated Cross-Goverment Approach to Food Prof Jim Hyde, Department of Health, Victorian State Government Food sensitive planning and urban design (FSPUD) - a conceptual framework for achieving a sustainable and healthy food system Ms Julie-Anne McWhinnie, Previously of the Heart Foundation (Victoria) Ms Rachel Carlisle, Heart Foundation (Victoria) HeartSAFE - A collaborative approach to reducing New Zealand’s sodium footprint Ms Namalie H Jayasinha, New Zealand Heart Foundation, New Zealand Factors influencing consumer use of the Heart Foundation Tick Dr Susan L Williams, CQ University What health practitioners need to know about antioxidants for cardiovascular health: a Heart Foundation nutrition review Tuesday M Udell Panel Session	41Action to close the gap in heart health for Indigenous Australians Meeting Room 207 Exploring the interface of Aboriginal people’s engagement with health services for chronic disease in Central Australia Ms Bernadette A Rickards, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Central Australia Closing the gap in Aboriginal tobacco use Darryl Kosch, Department of Health Contribution of non-admitted ischaemic heart disease deaths to the incidence of myocardial infarction in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australians Dr Judith M Katzenellenbogen, Centre for International Health, Curtin University Heart health for our people by our people: A culturally appropriate WA CR program Ms Jane Jones, Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Mr Ted Dowling, Royal Perth Hospital "What do we know about excess CVD risk for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, and what needs doing? Prof Robyn McDermott, University of South Australia Panel Session	42Action on metabolic and psychosocial risk factors Meeting Room 208 The implications of diabetes risk on cardiovascular disease risk Prof Edward D Janus, University of Melbourne Multi-vessel coronary artery disease patients - a profoundly insulin resistant group Ms Sophie C Hofferberth, The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine (St. Vincent’s), Fitzroy, VIC. Perioperative dysglycaemia in non-diabetic cardiac bypass surgery patients: Strong association with insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome Ms Sophie C Hofferberth, The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine (St. Vincent’s), Fitzroy, VIC. Cognitive behaviour therapy for secondary prevention: a randomised controlled trial Dr Marian U Worcester, Heart Reseach Centre, Melbourne, Victoria The collaborative methodology can assist in developing capacity for depression screening and management in cardiac rehabilitation Ms Kerrie A Goldston, National Heart Foundation of Australia (NSW) Ethnic and gender differences in the relationship between hostility and metabolic and autonomic risk factors for coronary heart disease Dr Emily D Williams, Monash University Panel Session
12:45	43Closing Plenary - Into the Future - What New Advances Are on the Horizon for Heart Health? Plenary 1 Into the future - what new advances are on the horizon for heart health? Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
13:15	44Lunch Banquet Room 1 & 2
14:00

Heart Foundation National Conference 2011
Heart to Heart: from Access to Action

17–19 March 2011

Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Program

Heart Foundation National Conference 2011Heart to Heart: from Access to Action

17–19 March 2011

Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Program

Heart Foundation National Conference 2011
Heart to Heart: from Access to Action