Auckland City Symposium 2024
Format: 4 videos + 1 pdf, size: 14.7 GB
Course Audience: endocrinologists, diabetologists, cardiologists, internists, family medicine physician, primary care physician
Overview:
The Auckland City Symposium (ACS) 2024 is scheduled to take place on March 23, 2024, at the University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. The event will focus on cardiovascular risk assessment and perioperative management for non-cardiac surgery, which is a critical aspect of perioperative medicine.
Cardiovascular risk assessment and perioperative management for non-cardiac surgery (NCS) is a core component of every adult anaesthetist’s practice. It is also an aspect of perioperative medicine where we have real value to add, in terms of the prevalence of disease, and contributors to morbidity and mortality after surgery.
For ACS 2024 ‘At the heart of the matter’ we will explore cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing NCS. A key focus will be the latest ESC guidelines, so we are very excited to have Professor Christian Mueller as a keynote speaker to talk us through the evidence, highlight new recommendations and the points of difference with other current guidelines. A standardised and patient-centred approach that ‘chooses wisely’ will be a focus of discussion. Contentious issues around the role of biomarkers post-operatively will be explored, and Dr Su-Yin MacDonell will present the evidence as well as a model of an anaesthesia led out-reach service that she has helped establish in St. Paul’s Vancouver Canada. Coronary artery disease will be the primary focus, but there will also be updates on broader cardiovascular topics such as pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmias and heart failure, with an impressive line up of local cardiac specialists.
ACS 2024 is revisiting the same topic of the inaugural ACS 15 years ago. We look forward to exploring the advances in evidence and practice, as well as celebrating the success of what Auckland City Symposium has become with another highly rewarding meeting.
Drs Helen Lindsay, Sara Allen, Dan Cochrane & Neil MacLennan, Co-Convenors ACS 2024
The symposium will feature keynote speakers such as Professor Christian Mueller and Dr. Su-Yin MacDonell, who will discuss topics related to the latest ESC guidelines, the role of biomarkers post-operatively, and anaesthesia for cardiac patients. There will also be sessions covering broader cardiovascular topics like heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmias, and the management of cardiac issues during pregnancy.
Key Features:
- Theme: Advances in Diabetes, Obesity, and Endocrinology
- Keynote Speaker: Prof. David Story, University of Melbourne
- Sessions: Cardiovascular risk assessment and perioperative management for non-cardiac surgery
- Networking: Opportunities to connect with experts and peers in the field
The Auckland City Symposium (ACS) 2024 is aimed at a broad audience of healthcare professionals, including:
- Endocrinologists
- Diabetologists
- Cardiologists
- General Practitioners
- Nurses
- Allied Health Professionals
- Medical Researchers
- Medical Students
The symposium focuses on advances in diabetes, obesity, and endocrinology, making it relevant for anyone involved in these fields.
*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below
Agenda (PDF Format)
Opening and Session 1 Diagnosing Prognostic Coronary Disease (Video MP4 Format)Session 2 – Post-Operative Events (Video MP4 Format)Session 3 – Anaesthesia for the Cardiac Patient (Video MP4 Format)Session 4 – Outcomes & Case Series (Video MP4 Format)
*Detail:
SATURDAY, 23 MARCH 2024
| 0800 – 0825 | Opening and welcome | |
| Session 1 – Diagnosing prognostic coronary disease | ||
| 0825 – 0855 | The ESC Guidelines | Prof Christian Mueller |
| 0855 – 0915 | Non-invasive testing | Dr Anthony Kueh |
| 0915 – 0935 | Medical optimisation | Dr Fiona Stewart |
| 0935 – 1005 | Revascularisation | Dr Jonathan White |
| 1005 – 1025 | Panel discussion | |
| 1025 – 1055 | MORNING TEA | |
| Session 2 – Post-operative events | ||
| 1055 – 1125 | Postoperative complications – what is the evidence? | Dr Su-Yin MacDonell |
| 1125 – 1145 | Where do biomarkers fit in? | Prof Christian Mueller |
| 1145 – 1215 | Perioperative surveillance – outreach team, a Canadian model | Dr Su-Yin MacDonell |
| 1215 – 1245 | Panel discussion | |
| 1245 – 1330 | LUNCH | |
| Session 3 – Anaesthesia for the cardiac patient | ||
| 1330 – 1405 | Heart failure | Dr Cara Wasywich |
| 1405 – 1435 | Pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure | Dr Sara Allen |
| 1435 – 1500 | Arrhythmia management | Dr Andrew Martin |
| 1500 – 1525 | The management of cardiac problems in pregnancy | Dr Allan Brown |
| 1525 – 1545 | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| Session 4 – Outcomes & Case Series | ||
| 1545 – 1610 | The winner’s curse | Dr David Sidebotham |
| 1610 – 1635 | Quality measures vs perioperative outcomes | Prof Christian Mueller |
| 1635 – 1655 | Wrap-up questions & answers | |
| 1655 – 1700 | Closing comment and future meetings | |
| 1700 – 1800 | DRINKS & NIBBLES | |