8.30am

REGISTRATION

9.00am

Introduction: An overview of Sudden Cardiac Death in the young              

Dr Sanjay Sharma

9.30am - 11.00am

ION CHANNELOPATHIES AND ACCESSORY PATHWAYS

9.30am

Wolff Parkinson White (WPW)

Dr Domenico Corrado

10.00am

Ion Channelopathies

Dr Pier Lambiase

10.30am

Assessment of families of victims of SADS

Dr Elijah Behr

11.30am - 12.30pm

INHERITED CARDIOMYOPATHY

11.30am

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Dr Amanda Varnava

12.00pm

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)

Professor William J McKenna

12.30pm

Premature Coronary Artery Disease and Anomalous Coronary Arteries

Dr Paul Thompson

1.00pm

LUNCH

2.00pm

Young Sudden Cardiac Death - The Pathologist's Perspective

Professor Gaetano Thiene and Dr Mary Sheppard

2.30pm - 3.30pm

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF STANDARD TESTS

What is normal; what are we looking for in relation to QT prolongation; arrhythmias; disappearance of delta wave; BP response

• ECG - Dr Sanjay Sharma

• ECHO - Dr Sanjay Sharma

• Exercise (stress) Test - Professor Greg Whyte

3.30pm

COFFEE

4.00pm - 5.00pm

IMPACT OF FAMILIAL DISEASE

• Family Screening

• GP

• Nurse's Perspective

5.00pm - 5.30pm

PANEL DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK

Chair: Professor William J McKenna

5.30pm

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