Along with the RT Hall Prize and Ralph Reader Prizes, each year CSANZ ASM prizes are awarded to the best individual presentation by a CSANZ young investigator under themed categories. Abstracts can be submitted for one or more of the Prizes however, the work may only be presented in one prize final session. Please find below our latest CSANZ ASM prize winners for 2021 and congratulations to all participants at this year’s ASM:
2021 CSANZ ASM Prize Winners
Allied Health and Technology Prize Winner
Ingrid Stacey, University of WA
Long-term outcomes after RHD diagnosis in Australia: a linked data study.
Cardiovascular Genetic Diseases Prize Winner
Stacey Peters, Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC
Arrhythmias are a Requisite Feature of SCN5A Mediated Dilated Cardiomyopathy : A Systematic Review of Variants
Cardiac Imaging Prize Winner
Siddharth Trivedi, Westmead Hospital, NSW
Speckle tracking echocardiography predicts arrhythmia recurrence in patients with structural heart disease following ventricular tachycardia ablation.
Cardiovascular Nursing Prize Winner
Lynda Tivendale, Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC
Multimodal lung and sternal ultrasound education program for cardiothoracic nurses and physiotherapists.
Heart Failure Prize Winner
Praveen Indraratna, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW
TeleClinical Care: A randomised control trial of a smartphone-based model of care for patients with heart failure or acute coronary syndrome.
Heart Rhythm Prize Winner
Varun Malik, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA
AF begets autonomic nervous system dysfunction: a possible contributor to “AF begets AF”.
Indigenous Health Prize Winner
Katharine McBride, SAHMRI, SA
When the heart is spiritually and physically strong, women have lower incident cardiovascular disease: Quantifying Aboriginal women’s narrative of cardiovascular protection.
Paediatric and Congenital Prize Winner
Karina Laohachai, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, SA
Older age of Fontan completion is associated with impaired lung function.
Preventative Cardiology Prize Winner
Kasun De Silva, Westmead Hospital, NSW
Sex-based differences in implantation of pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy: a 10-year study of 1,291,258 patients in New South Wales.