Life Membership awarded to Prof Mark Webster
Mark Webster has made an outstanding contribution to CSANZ over four decades. Upon his return to Green Lane Hospital from the Mayo Clinic, he has served on multiple CSANZ Board Committees including the Professional and Ethical Standards Committee (PESC) and the Continuing Education and Recertification Committee (CERC) and he was the Convenor of 2001 CSANZ ASM. Mark has been a member of the NZ Regional Committee Executive for much of the past 25 years, serving as Secretary from 2000-2002. In 2011, Mark was appointed the NZ-elected CSANZ Board Member.
Mark’s wisdom and leadership are valued by the cardiology community and Society alike. This was reflected when he was voted President-elect of the Society in 2015. During Mark’s tenure as President he forged a closer relationship with the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology. He oversaw financial optimisation of the Annual Scientific Meetings and he lead the Society into areas of accreditation and national registries – he continues as a Board member of the Australasian Cardiac Outcomes Registry (ACOR).
Submitting for NHMRC Clinical Trials & Cohort Studies funding? ANZACT can help
Call for Expressions of Interest to attend the ANZACT Peer Review Workshop on Wednesday 4 August 2021.
Closing Date: COB Monday 5th July, 2021
If you are planning on submitting for NHMRC Clinical Trials & Cohort Studies funding? Need help to review before
Visit the ANZACT website for more information on their Peer Review Workshops is and other upcoming webinars and events available through our partners at ANZACT.
Selected applicants will:
- Be an ANZACT member and able to attend the workshop (it’s free to join – Click Here)
- Work with a Principal Reviewer before the workshop
- Receive support from senior multidisciplinary ANZACT Committee members at the workshop
See all the latest news from ANZACT including: reports and resources, other events and webinars, consumers in research and other news
Podcast: Decoding stroke risk scores in A-Fib and CKD
Listen to Prof Ben Freedman and Prof David Brieger on ESC Cardio Talk discussing ‘Decoding stroke risk scores in atrial fibrillation and CKD…’ – Listen to full podcast here
Learn about the Australia and New Zealand Chapter or the ACC
Did you know CSANZ is an official International Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)?
CSANZ has been an International Chapter of the ACC since 2012. As an International Chapter CSANZ works collaboratively with the ACC on a number of initiatives and recommends members for ACC workgroups, councils and committees; hosts the ACC in-training exam and holds joint sessions at ACC scientific sessions.
Some of the current ACC initiatives are:
- Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Academy
- Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative
- Value-Based Healthcare
In addition, CSANZ is able to pass on a number of ACC benefits to our members including:
- Discounted membership of ACC
- Networking opportunities amongst FACC and other cardiologists affiliated with the ACC
- Participation in Fellows-in-Training Jeopardy competitions
Become an ACC Fellow or Member
As an international member of the American College of Cardiology, you can access resources designed to help you advance cardiovascular care, including:
- Free digital access to 8 x JACC Journals
- 20+ clinical topic collections with the latest information on your specialty
- Discounted registration to the ACC Annual Scientific Session
- Member Hub – an exclusive networking platform to help you get answers and connect with those that share your interests and specialty
For more information about becoming an ACC member go to the ACC website
*FREE ACC MEMBERSHIP* for early career, advanced trainees and students
The ACC is pleased to offer complimentary membership to advanced trainees, BPTs, medical students and Cardiovascular Team students (nurses, pharmacists, PAs, and cardiovascular technologists). For further information and to take up this free offer go to: https://www.acc.org/Membership/Join-Us/Trainees-Students.
Covid and the Heart – A presentation by Prof Anthony Cunningham
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Latest in Cardiovascular Nursing E-News
WELCOME TO THE CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING E-NEWS
This is the first newsletter in a long time, and a sign of more to come! – A dedicated Cardiovascular Nurse e-News.
As Chair of the Cardiovascular Nursing Council I am pleased to write this introduction to our first E-News and to share with you some very exciting achievements by our fellow nurses and to update you on plans for the upcoming CSANZ and ANZET Annual Scientific Meeting in August.
As we draw close to International Nurses Day on May 12 and reflect on how our professional and personal lives have been impacted and changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic I feel immensely proud of the incredibly important leadership, clinical care and education that nurses have provided throughout this challenging time. We reflect and acknowledge all of the nurses and other healthcare workers who have lost their lives this past year and our thoughts are with their families, friends and colleagues.
Thank-you to each and everyone one of you for the important role and contribution you have made to keeping our communities healthy, safe, strong, supported and cared for.
The first week of May 2021 has been marked by several important dates:
The first week in May is always an important time for cardiovascular health – Heart Week! Heart week was a timely reminder for all of us to re-engage with patients about their heart health. Please see the Heart Foundation for more information on health tools and topics: heartfoundation.org.au/programs/heart-week-2021
Last week also marked International Day of the Midwife. To all of our members who are midwives and to our midwife colleagues and friends, it is so heartening to hear that the theme this year is Follow the Data: Invest in Midwives. We all acknowledge the value of data informing our practice, healthcare policy and planning.
And to top of an incredible start to May 2021 – last week saw Professor Patricia Davidson, former Chair of the CSANZ Cardiovascular Nursing Council and a longstanding mentor, collaborator and friend to many CSANZ members, begin her new role as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong. There is such great excitement having Prof Davidson back on Australian soil after her outstanding role as Dean of the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University. Welcome home Trish!
Following the theme of Heart Week, May also marks International Hypertension Day (17 May) and World ‘No Tobacco’ Day (31 May).
Take care, stay safe and enjoy celebration of International Nurses Day on 12 May.
Sally Inglis
Chair, CSANZ Cardiovascular Nursing Council
A/Prof IMPACCT – Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, UTS
Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow
The Trials of Grant Writing by Prof Julie Redfern
Julie Redfern is a Professor of Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. A practicing physiotherapist, Julie holds a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship, is Co-Chair of the CSANZ Clinical and Preventative Cardiology Council, a Member of Education Trust and ACOR Board. From 2009-2016 she was the Chair of the Allied Health Council and represented that group on the Board for those 6 years. She has been awarded over $30 million in peer reviewed grants and published over 180 peer reviewed manuscripts in high-ranking journals.
In 2020 Julie was Chief Investigator of the team who was awarded an inaugural $5 million NHMRC Synergy Grant for a project that will reform cardiac rehabilitation and care for people with heart disease.
The project: Solving the long-standing evidence-practice gap associated with cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (SOLVE-CHD). The goal of the project is to modernise after-hospital care, provide the best quality support to more patients and reduce the number of people who die or have to be readmitted to hospital.