
Symposium
Cardiac and Metabolic Symposium
An in-depth discussion on cardiac and metabolic conditions.
May 10, 2025 - 8:00am to 10:00pm
Crowne Plaza, Hobart, Tasmania
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Crowne Plaza, Hobart, Tasmania
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Schedule
| Time | Cardiac and Metabolic Symposium |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | |
| 8:40 am | IntroductionDavid Russell and Nick Brett |
| 9:00 am | Risk Stratification and Lipid Management
Dr Andrew Black
General and Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiology Tasmania
|
| 9:30 am | CT Coronary Angiography and CAC scores
Dr Nicholas Brett
BMedSci (hons) MBBS FRANZCR, QScan Radiology
|
| 10:00 am | Obesity in Primary Care
Dr Roland McCallum
Brilliant Being
|
| 10:30 am | |
| 10:40 am | Morning Tea |
| 11:00 am | Diabetes Management
Dr Roland McCallum
Brilliant Being
|
| 11:30 am | Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Syndrome
Dr David Russell
BMedSci (1st hons) MBBS FRACP FCSANZ, Cardiology Tasmania
|
| 12:00 pm | |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 12:40 pm | Lunch |
| 1:25 pm | HOT TOPIC: Lung Cancer Screening
Dr David Feng
Tasmanian Lung Centre
|
| 1:55 pm | An Introduction to Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies
Dr David Russell
BMedSci (1st hons) MBBS FRACP FCSANZ, Cardiology Tasmania
|
| 2:25 pm | Aortopathies and vascular lesions
Dr Cathy Thoo
Royal Hobart Hospital
|
| 2:55 pm | |
| 3:05 pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:25 pm | Aortic stenosis and transcatheter therapies
Dr Heath Adams
Royal Hobart Hospital
|
| 3:55 pm | Atrial fibrillation – clinical conundrums
Dr Jonathan Lipton
Cardiology Tasmania
|
| 4:25 pm | |
| 4:55 pm | |
| 5:00 pm | |
| 7:00 pm | Dinner with Keynote SpeakersJeremy Hickey & Bushra Othman |
























































