We are delighted to invite you to our Cabrini Cardiology Symposium. This full day event has been carefully designed to provide General Practitioners and Advanced Cardiology Trainees with relevant up-to-date information that can be easily adapted to everyday practice. Presented by 17 of Cabrini’s leading cardiac specialists, the symposium will include plenary sessions and concurrent workshops.
This free event will take place on Saturday, 29 March 2025 at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Kooyong.
Speakers and topics
Welcome – 9 am
Prof Matt Sabin, Group Director, Medical Services and Clinical Governance
Dr Mark Freilich, Cardiologist
Plenary session one
A/Prof James Shaw, Cardiologist – Lipid management in 2025 & beyond
Prof Peter Kistler, Dr Hari Sugumar, A/Prof Alex Voskoboinik, Cardiologists – The great debate: Management of atrial fibrillation (lifestyle & anti-arrhythmics, ablation)
Morning Tea – 10.10 am
Concurrent workshops one: choose two sessions to attend
Prof Dion Stub, Cardiologist – Percutaneous interventions for valvular disease: Where are we now and where are we going?
Prof Nathan Better, Cardiologist – Cardiac amyloidosis 101
Dr Swati Mukherjee, Cardiologist – Gender disparities in cardiovascular disease prevention and management
Dr Louise Creati, Cardiologist – Cardio-oncology
Lunch – 12.15 pm
Concurrent workshops two: choose two sessions to attend
Mr Justin Negri, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, and Dr Louise Segan and Dr David Blusztein, Cardiologists – Stroke prevention in AF: DOACVs & devices
Dr Shane Nanayakkara, Cardiologist – Artificial intelligence in cardiology
Dr Anu Aggarwal, Cardiologist – What’s new in heart failure
Dr Khoa Phan, Cardiologist – Case studies – Peri-operative management of anticoagulants & anti-platelets
Afternoon Tea – 2.45 pm
Plenary session two
Dr Lisa Lefkovits, Cardiologist – Chest pain & cardiovascular risk assessment
A/Prof Gautam Vaddadi, Cardiologist – Investigation & management of syncope
Conclusion – 4 pm
Event Details
| When | Saturday, 29 March 2025 |
| Registration | Registration from 8.30 am |
| Event | Program 9 am – 4 pm |
| Where | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, 489 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong |
| Parking | On site, north of the Kooyong stadium, between the stadium and Monash Freeway, or opposite Kooyong, at the H.A. Smith Reserve, on Glenferrie Road |
| Cost | Free event |
| Catering | Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided |
Register for the event
To reserve a spot for this free education activity, please follow this link to a dedicated event page.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) details
This is a RACGP CPD Approved Education Activity for 5 hours.
Learning outcomes:
- Outline the role of rate vs rhythm control (incl. ablation) in management of atrial fibrillation.
- Differentiate when to order a coronary artery calcium score or computed tomography (CT) coronary angiogram vs stress echocardiography.
- Discuss the latest updates on lipid management and what new therapies are available and coming soon.
- Cancer patients and cardiac disease, identify who requires expert follow up.
- Identify various causes of syncope and which patients benefit from specialist referral.