06.40 - 07.25am, Saturday 12 December |
Speakers: Dr Simon Gibbs & Dr James Gunton Dr Gunton and Dr Gibbs share their clinical experience and discuss best practice in the process of diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis and ATTR-CM
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Influenza Disease, influenza vaccine and CVDSpeakers: Prof. Andrew Sindone & Prof Robert Booy Influenza vaccination is recommended and funded for all Australians aged >6 months who have cardiac disease, but vaccine coverage in this group is lower than is achieved for routine childhood vaccines. To emphasise the importance of vaccination in these individuals, we will examine the latest evidence on the association between influenza infection and CVD, and vaccination and CVD, as well as potential mechanisms of action. |