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Apply Now for the 2023 CSANZ Indigenous Health Prize

The CSANZ Indigenous Health Prize will be awarded to the best individual presentation in the Indigenous Health Prize session at the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.

Abstracts are invited for studies involving Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Māori or Pacific Islander populations. Applications will need to demonstrate engagement with Indigenous leadership, community members or Indigenous stakeholders during the research process, and the contribution of the research to reducing inequity and delivering tangible benefits for communities.

Click here for all the prize details, submission requirements and how to apply. 

Applications close on Monday, 8 May 2023

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Start planning your CSANZ 2023 itinerary

CSANZ 2023 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Thursday 3 August 2023

CSANZ Council Symposia and AGMs.

Friday 4 August 2023
Opening Plenary followed by the R T Hall Lecture presented by Prof Emelia Benjamin, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Boston University School of Medicine.

Followed by the first of the Ralph Reader Prize Finals in Basic and Translational Science.

Other Friday Prize Sessions, where finalists will be presenting in concurrent stream sessions throughout the day are listed below:

  • Cardiac Imaging Prize
  • Allied Health, Science and Technology Prize
  • Heart Rhythm Prize
  • ISHR Early Career Investigator Prize
  • Heart Failure Prize
  • Cardiovascular Genetics Prize
  • Preventative Cardiology Prize
Saturday 5 August 2023
The Kempson Maddox Lecture presented by Prof Patricia Davidson, Vice-Chancellor and President
University of Wollongong, followed by the Ralph Reader Prize finalists in Clinical Science.

Saturday Prize Sessions being held concurrently include:

  • ISHR Student Investigator Prize
  • Cardiovascular Nursing Prize
  • Indigenous Health Prize
Sunday 6 August 2023

What’s Hot is always a crowd favourite along with the Closing Plenary.

Also don’t miss the myriad of breakfast sessions, the Poster wine and cheese night and all the important social gatherings and networking opportunities.


Register for CSANZ                       Register for ANZET

Make sure you’re an early bird – discounted rates closing 5 June 2023!

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*New Breakout Session dedicated to nurses and genetic counsellors: Genomics Masterclass 6 May 2023 Melbourne VIC

Victorian Heart Hospital, Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria.
Saturday 6 May from 8.30am to 5.30pm – followed by networking drinks and canapés.

A fabulous new program is here that will include: cardiomyopathies, cardiac arrhythmias, aortopathy and CTD, cardiometabolic conditions, congenital and structural heart disease, pregnancy and risk, counselling 101. Learn from the experts and discuss clinical and research pathways.

*New Breakout Master Class session dedicated to the genetic nurse and genetic counsellor with practical processes and learnings and cardiac investigations and reports, drug challenges and medications 101, referral pathways and the approach to running a Cardiac Clinic.

Join in one of four afternoon breakout sessions including: gene and variant curation;  genetic counselling masterclass; and complex case review with panel discussion plus an opportunity for trainee presentations. Additional breakout for a practical Master Class in Cardiology Foundation – processes and learnings.

View the latest Program         Book now: https://www.trybooking.com/CFXES
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Save the MBS Heart Health Check

The MBS Heart Health Check is currently due to expire on 30 June 2023, and there are concerns that the Federal Government will not extend this item.

Whilst our partners, the Heart Foundation of Australia and Hearts4heart advocacy efforts appear to have a preliminary result in reversing the government’s decision to cease the Medicare items dedicated to the Heart Health Check.

Until there is something in writing, (such as a pre-budget announcement), there is no guarantee. So, we ask for your support in promoting  the Heart Foundation of Australia’s campaign.

Hearts4heart will continue speaking with MPs and Senators, and they anticipate a formal announcement within the next couple of weeks.

In the meantime, we ask if you could get behind this campaign by sharing on social media and signing the petition here.

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UPDATE FROM TGA: Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) for warfarin

The TGA has made a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) for warfarin.  This instrument is in force until 07 August 2023 and allows a pharmacist to offer the patient or their carer a lower strength of COUMADIN warfarin tablet if the 5mg tablet is unavailable, without prior approval from the prescriber.

The TGA SSSI website provides information to pharmacists, prescribers and patients. The web alert includes a link to a printable PDF patient information sheet that pharmacists may find useful when counselling patients who are dispensed a substitutable medicine. Viatris, the sponsor of COUMADIN tablets will also be disseminating this information sheet.

The substitution has PBS subsidy arrangements, and the PBS website has been updated with this information.

If you have any questions, please contact the Medicine Shortages Section on 02 6289 4646 or email [email protected].

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Abstract closed for CSANZ NZ ASM

 

Join us for the much anticipated CSANZ NZ ASM. Get the team together and head to Auckland in June for 2.5 days of expert lecturers, hands-on workshops, nursing symposium and a range of scientific sessions that will take your knowledge to the next level!

Catch up with old friends and meet new colleagues at the various social activities.  Boost your career by presenting your research at the 2023 CSANZ NZ ASM – submit your abstract now!

ABSTRACTS CLOSE ON MONDAY 13 MARCH AT 7PM (NZDT)

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Ever wondered who was R.T. Hall, the namesake of the Lecture that launches every CSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting?

R.T. Hall came to Sydney from England in 1853 on the vessel “Waterloo”.

He was consumptive but managed to survive the long voyage and made a complete recovery.  His affairs flourished and after he died in 1894, a trust was established initially for: “An invalid home for the reception, cure and treatment of culture for respectable, moral persons, residing in Sydney or its suburbs, and suffering from consumption of the lungs”.

A sanitarium was established in the Blue Mountains in 1909 and was active till the early 1950s when the treatment of tuberculosis radically changed. The trust then looked for an alternative field to support and became involved in The National Heart Foundation. In 1959 and for a number of years, the bequest supported the RT Hall Lecturer.  However, in more recent times, the bequest has supported the RT Hall Prize and the lectureship has been funded by a donation from The National Heart Foundation, for which we are very grateful.

Register for the next CSANZ ASM here

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Warfarin shortage in Australia – Update 2 March 2023

We are currently in consultation with TGA, and understand that there are a number of shortages including:

  • Coumadin 5 mg tablets until end of July
  • Coumadin 2 mg tablets until end of April
  • Marevan 3 mg tablets until 10 March 2023

TGA are actively working with suppliers and chemists to ensure that appropriate stocks remain. We are aware that some patients are attending multiple pharmacies and that some patients may have to undertake a temporary substitution in either formulation or individual tablet dosage.  This may require more frequent monitoring and we have communicated to the media that patients should consult with their prescribing doctor.

We have strongly advocated to TGA the importance of warfarin to many patients, and have requested that they investigate approaches which permit them to communicate to patients where warfarin is accessible.

We’ll keep you posted with any more developments.

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