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Provisional Program

This program is provisional and will be updated as planning proceeds. The session and function times may change in the final program. Please check this page regularly.

  Thursday 12 August 2010
1600

Registration

1600 - 1800 Members Forum
Opportunity for the ACRA membership to discuss the Association activities with the Executive Management Committee
1800 - 1930 Welcome Reception, Rydges Lakeside
1930 VACR Special General Meeting
   
  Friday 13 August 2010
0800 Registration
0845 - 0900 Official Conference Opening
Chair: Paula Candlish (ACRA President)
0900 - 1000

Keynote Address - Dr Neil Oldridge
How effective is cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention? Clinical and/or cost benefits?

1000 - 1015 Morning Tea and Exhibition
1015 - 1100 Concurrent Sessions: Paper Presentations
 

Concurrent
Session 1A

Lake Nyanza

Concurrent
Session 1B

Lake Huron

Concurrent
Session 1C

Lake Superior

 
Best Practice and Publication
Psychosocial Factors
Outcomes in Cardiac Rehab
1015 - 1030 Health Coaching Interventions for people with Chronic Disease: Are they effective?
Dr Stephen Bunker
Evaluating a cognitive behavioural intervention for cardiac patients: a randomised controlled trial
Dr Rosemary Higgins*, Dr Barbara Murphy, Dr Marian Worcester, Dr Peter Elliott, Dr Alan Goble

 

Does Cardiac rehabilitation program attendance facilitate return to work? Results of a longitudinal study
Dr Alyna Turner*, Dr Marian Worcester, Dr Alan Goble, Kate Middleton, Dr Peter Elliott
1030 - 1045 Five years of ACRA presentation and publication record
Dr Ritin Fernandez
The Collaborative Methodology can assist in developing capacity for depression screening and management in cardiac rehabilitation
Kerrie Goldston*, Patricia Davidson, Cate Ferry, Lara Keogh, Phillip Newton, Michelle DiGiacomo, John Rolley, Ian Hickie

 

Does Mild depression predict long-term mortality? A 25 year follow up study
Dr Marian Worcester*, Dr Alan Goble, Dr Peter Elliott, Dr Barbara Murphy, Professor David Hare
1045 - 1100 Medication Adherence in patients following Acute Coronary Syndrome 90 day follow up
Christine Montafia*, Dr Ritin Fernandez, Dr Rohan Rajaratnam, Karen Warren
Bowral Depression Education Intervention Project
Diane Jacobs*, Anthea Young-Whitford, John Rolley, Nerida Campbell
Long Term Outcomes of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Dr Frances Wise*, Lynn O'Neill, Jennifer Patrick

 

1100 - 1230 Concurrent Sessions: Workshops

 

 

 

 

Indigenous Health:
How to achieve change

Lake Superior

Health Coaching

Lake Huron

GP within an Aboriginal Medical Service
Dr Penny Abbott, Joyce Davidson
Health Coaching - an introduction to a new approach for behaviour change: focus on CVH
Kerrie Goldston
Metropolitan tertiary care to rural Alice Springs
Glynis Cacavas
1230 - 1330 Lunch
1245 - 1330 ACRA Annual General Meeting
1330 - 1430

Plenary Session - Professor Andrew Coats
The need for multidisciplinary intervention in chronic heart failure

1430 - 1530 Concurrent Sessions - Paper Presentations
 

Concurrent
Session 2A
Lake Huron

Concurrent
Session 2B

Lake Superior

Concurrent
Session 2C

Lake Nyanza

 
Resources Development
Innovative Models
of Care
Outcomes in Cardiac Rehabilitation
1430 - 1445 Chest Pain - Patient education DVD
Kellie Thompson
Implementing a Culturally Appropriate Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Aboriginal Australians
Andrew Maiorana, Lyn Dimer, Ted Dowling, Jane Jones, Tyra Thomas, Craig Cheetham, Alexandra McManus
Discharge Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome (DMACS). The Experience of a Rural Hospital
Diane Jacobs

1445 - 1500

Cardiac Resource Nurse Program - empowering "front-line" nurses to educate patients with heart disease - a review of the first 15 years
Kathryn Kelly
Ipswich Cardiac Rehabilitation Hub and Spoke Continuum of Care Model
Robby Williams*, Steve Woodruffe*, Steve Bartlett, Dr Johannes Moolman, Melanie McAndrew, Jillian Grice, Michelle Bales
NSW Cardiac Rehabilitation Survey
Bridie Carr
1500 - 1515 Motivation action - a professional development kit for health practitioners
Clare Fowler*, Carrie Toohey
Take the HeLM-A contemporary cardiac rehabilitation program following an acute cardiac event
Dr Ritin Fernandez*, Professor Rhonda Griffiths, A/Prof Yenna Salamonson, A/Prof Craig Juergens, Professor Patricia Davidson
Closing the loops... opening eyes - a Cardiac Rehabilitation Quality Improvement Project
Narelle Wilson*, Julie Smith, Helen McLean, Jennifer Coupland, Dr Andrew Maiorana
1515 - 1530

Presented Poster Session

Teams Working Together To Improve Screening For Depression in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Kerrie Goldston

Incorporating CPR into cardiac rehabilitation
Anna Sullivan, Vicki Anderson

The Contribution Of Clinical Factors Including In-Hospital Complications And Left Ventricular Dysfunction On Cardiac Rehabilitation Uptake Among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Who Underwent Urgent Coronary Interventions
Shuet Min Lai, Lean See Ooi*, Yi Jun Loy*, Dr Chi Hang Lee, Dr Raymond Wong

Supporting our Aboriginal patients at Royal Perth Hospital along their cardiac journey
Dallas Yarran*, Julie Smith, Narelle Wilson, Helen McLean

Understanding the utility and sustainability of an innovative model for secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation: The Electronic Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation program (eOCR) proof of concept testing in the South East and Riverland Regions of South Australia
Dr Robyn Clark*, Professor Kerry Mummery, Dr Phil Tideman, Dr Rosie Tirimacco, Dr Corneel Vandelanotte, Vanessa Poulsen
 
1530 - 1600 Afternoon Tea and Mediated Poster viewing
1600 - 1700 Plenary Session - Dr Doa El-Ansary
The Management of Musculoskeletal Pain Following Cardiothoracic Surgery
1700 Sessions conclude
1700 - 1800 ACRA Executive Management Committee Incoming Meeting
   
1900 - Midnight Conference Dinner
Old Parliament House
   
  Saturday 14 August 2010
0800 Registration
0800 - 0900 Presidents Breakfast (Invitation Only)
0900 - 0950 Keynote Address - Dr Neil Oldridge
Outcome measures in Cardiac Rehabilitation; What to measure and its potential value
0950 - 1000 National Heart Foundation Australia
Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – Heart Foundation Call to action
Colleen Bichel
1000 - 1030 Morning Tea and Exhibition
1030 - 1130 Concurrent Sessions - Paper Presentations
 

Concurrent
Session 3A

Lake Superior

Concurrent
Session 3B

Lake Huron

Concurrent
Session 3C

Lake Nyanza

 
Physical Activity / Nutrition
Psychosocial Factors
Heart Failure
1030 - 1045 The effect of self-paced walking on anxiety and confidence in Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients
Dr James Faulkner*, Jacques Rousseau, Dr Sally Lark
Electronic screening of depression in patients with cardiovascular disease
Dr Alyna Turner*, Dr Kerri Clover, Dr Gregory Carter, Dr John Hambridge, Dr Jennifer White
Betablocker commencement and titration is possible in the elderly population who have Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) and a high proportion of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
Emily Godfrey*, Peita Price, Margaret Ryan, Dr Leeanne Grigg, Dr Dominica Zentner
1045 - 1100 Do foods containing antioxidants improve cardiovascular outcomes?
Barbara Eden*, T Udell, T Letcher
Cardiac Coach - Shining a light on low mood post discharge HARP Partnerships in Health (PIH)
Natalie Gibson*, Voula Koufariotis, Treena Mossop, Dr Leeanne Grigg
Repeated Six Minute Walk Tests in Patients with Chronic Heath Failure
Julie Adsett*, Robert Mullins, Dr Alison Mudge, Rita Hwang, Amy Hogden
1100 - 1115 Validation of simple screening tool for assessment of nutritional status in coronary patients
Lis Neubeck*, Anna Jackson, Professor Adrian Bauman, Dr Julie Redfern

What predicts change in health behaviours after PCI?
Dr Rosemary Higgins*, Dr Barbara Murphy, Dr Elizabeth Hardie, Dr Marian Worcester
Heart failure
Dr Walter Abhayaratna, Staff Specialist, Consultant Cardiologist
1115 - 1130 How do we measure up? Are we walking the walk & talking the talk?
Gregg McDougall*, Chloe Mckenna*, Helen Callum, Kerri Clarke
Illness Perception in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Dr Frances Wise*, Lynn O'Neill, Jennifer Patrick
 
1130 - 1230

Plenary Session - Professor Anne Keogh
Pulmonary Hypertension: It's management and implications

1230 - 1330 Lunch
1245 - 1330 CRA NSW ACT Annual General Meeting
1330 - 1430

Facilitated Case Studies - Professor Andrew Coats
Facilitating the review of case studies with a multidisciplinary panel

1430 - 1530

Plenary Session - Professor David Thompson
Cardiac Rehabilitation in multicultural populations

  ACRA 2011 Promotion
1530 - 1600 Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
1600 - 1630

Presentation of Awards & ACRA President's Closing Address

Poster Listing

Supporting our Aboriginal patients at Royal Perth Hospital along their cardiac journey
Dallas Yarran*, Julie Smith, Narelle Wilson, Helen McLean

Preoperative Pulmonary Program in Prevention of Pulmonary Complications on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients
Wilawan Thirapatarapong

Incorporating CPR into cardiac rehabilitation
Anna Sullivan, Vicki Anderson

Spatial Modelling of Accessibility to Phase 2 Cardiac Rehabilitation in Australia.
Deborah van Gaans*, Prof Graeme Hugo, Prof Andrew Tonkin, Dr John Biggins, Dr Rosemary Higgins

“NEXT STEP BEYOND REHABILITATION” Improving the journey for cardiac clients
Janine Gray*, Georgie Shoebridge, Edmond Wong

The Contribution Of Clinical Factors Including In-Hospital Complications And Left Ventricular Dysfunction On Cardiac Rehabilitation Uptake Among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Who Underwent Urgent Coronary Interventions
Shuet Min Lai, Lean See Ooi*, Yi Jun Loy*, Dr Chi Hang Lee, Dr Raymond Wong

Angioplasty Service improvement initiative to improve patient flow and enhance morning patient discharge post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Suzie Bigalla*, Julia Eddy*

Cost savings resulting from Cardiac Rehabilitation
Wendy Mulloooly*, Alison Parker, Lorraine Falecki

Out patient clinical nurse consultant service in management of heart failure significantly reduces hospital admissions
Linda Gardiner, Krishna Kadappa, Rohan Rajaratnam

A unique collaborative approach to a patient education resource
Shelley McRae

Teams Working Together To Improve Screening For Depression in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Kerrie Goldston*, Patricia Davidson, Cate Ferry, Lara Keogh, Phillip Newton, Michelle DiGiacomo, John Rolley, Ian Hickie

Management of Angina Pectoris - a review
Celine Gallagher*, Kathryn O'Toole

Improvement in Six Minute Walk Distance after Phase Two Cardiac Rehabilitation
Stephen Woodruffe*, Anne Shannon

"Exercise in Pulmonary Hypertension - Is it safe?
Anwar Hassan