6 - 9 August 2026

Sydney International Convention Centre

CSANZ Fellows in Training Symposium

 

 

Chair: Jonathan Ciofani
Panellists: Sonia Sawant and Kate Chiswell

1100-1105 Welcome

Jonathan Ciofani

1105-1120 Opening address: Evidence and innovation Ravinay Bhindi
  HF CASE 1: The New HF Diagnosis  
1120-1122 Case presentation: Myocarditis: When to give steroids; what type of steroids; when to biopsy Sonia Sawant
1122-1137 Myocarditis in 2026: When to suspect, when to scan, when to biopsy Sharon Chih
1137-1139 Case presentation: Athlete with syncope and thickened heart Sonia Sawant
1139-1154 The thickened heart: HCM, athlete's heart, or something else?  
1154-1200 Q&A  
  HF CASE 2: When GDMT Isn't Enough  
1200-1203 Case presentation: One of the patients from previous session who has progressed: LVEF 20%, recurrent admissions, peak VO2 12ml/kg/min. Key Qs: (1) Advanced therapy evaluation (2) LVAD vs transplant Sonia Sawant
1203-1218 When to refer for advanced heart failure therapies and when you've waited too long Kavitha Muthiah
1218-1233 Life on LVAD: Patient selection, long-term management and emerging therapies Chris Hayward
1233-1240 Q&A  
1240-1320 Lunch break  
  EP CASE 1: The Young Patient with Syncope

 

1320-1323 Case presentation  
1323-1338 Systematic evaluation of syncope and inherited arrhythmia recognition Hariharan Raju
1335-1353 ICD implantation in inherited arrhythmia syndromes  
1353-1400 Q&A  
  EP CASE 2: AF in the Young  
1400-1403 Case presentation  
1403-1418 Contemporary AF management David Whalley
1418-1433 Ablating AF Chrishan Nalliah
1433-1440 Q&A  
  CORONARY CASE (Part 1): The Stent You Didn't Put In  
1440-1442 Case presentation  
1442-1457 ORBITA-2, REVIVED and Alternative SELUTIONS: Do we even need to stent anymore? Usaid Allahwala
1457-1500 Q&A (Part 1)  
1500-1530 Afternoon Tea  
  CORONARY CASE (Part 2): The Stent You Didn't Put In  
1530-1532 Case presentation  
1532-1547 The young patient with an MI: SCAD, spontaneous coronary thrombosis, and the cases that aren't atherosclerosis Stephen Vernon
1547-1550 Q&A (Part 2)  
  STRUCTURAL CASE: The Complex Tricuspid Patient  
1550-1553 Case presentation Jonathan Ciofani
1553-1608 Echocardiographic assessment for tricuspid intervention Mayooran Namasivayam
1608-1623 Percutaneous tricuspid intervention in 2026 Peter Hansen
1623-1630 Q&A  
  INNOVATION  
1630-1632 Case presentation: Case focused on patient follow-up / secondary prevention using digital health Sonia Sawant
1632-1647 The smartphone as a cardiac device: Digital interventions that work Clara Chow
1647-1650 Q&A  
1650-1700 Closing address: What I wish I knew as a trainee John Mandrola
1700-1800 FiT Networking Function