Program
Australasian Paediatric and Congenital
Echocardiography Conference (APCEC)
2 – 3 April 2027 | Perth, Western Australia
The full scientific program is currently being finalised and may be subject to change.
Friday, 2 April 2027
08.00
Registration
08.30
Welcome and opening remarks
Deane Yim, Perth
Session I: Sequential segmental analysis and paediatric measurements Chairs: Luc Mertens & Steve Shipton
08.40
The segmental approach to cardiac morphology
Andrew Cook, London
09.00
A practical approach to segmental analysis and situs anomalies
Jan Marek, London
09.20
Paediatric measurements: To Z or not to Z?
Leo Lopez, Stanford
Session II: Atrial septal defects and pulmonary venous anomalies Chairs: Luc Mertens & Steve Shipton
09.40
Morphology of the atrial septum and atrial septal defects
Andrew Cook, London
10.00
Assessment of atrial septal defects: Pre- and post-closure
Sundar Veerappan, Perth
10.20
Anomalous pulmonary venous connections
Bryn Jones, Melbourne
10.40
Q&A
10.50
Morning tea
Session III: Ventricular and atrioventricular septal defects Chairs: Jan Marek & Jim Ramsay
11.10
Morphology of ventricular septal defects
Andrew Cook, London
11.30
Echocardiography of VSDs: Geography & borders
Leo Lopez, Stanford
11.50
Morphology of atrioventricular septal defects
Andrew Cook, London
12.10
Echocardiography of AVSDs: Valve anatomy and ventricular balance
Tom Gentles, Auckland
12.30
Surgical repair of atrioventricular septal defects
David Andrews, Perth
12.50
Q&A
13.00 – 13.50
Lunch
13.15 – 13.45
PHILIPs Lunch Symposium: Practical 3D echocardiography
Jelena Saundankar, Perth
Session IV: Tetralogy of Fallot across the lifespan Chairs: Julian Ayer & Ching Kit Chen
13.50
Morphology of tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia/VSD
Andrew Cook, London
14.10
Echocardiography of tetralogy of Fallot
Deane Yim, Perth
14.30
Multimodality imaging in tetralogy of Fallot
Bryn Jones, Melbourne
14.50
Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement: selection and imaging
Cam Seaman, Perth
15.10
Q&A
15.20
Afternoon tea
Session V: Echocardiography in the unstable neonate Chairs: Tim Colen & Jelena Saundankar
15.50
Neonatal assessment of pulmonary hypertension
Luc Mertens, Ottawa
16.05
Critical lesions affecting systemic perfusion
Piers Barker, Durham
16.20
Critical lesions affecting pulmonary perfusion
Zoë Vetten, Perth
16.35
Q&A
Live Scanning Session I: Systematic approach to simple CHD
16.45 – 17.30
PHILIPS Live Scanning Session
16.40
Standard views and a systematic approach to simple CHD
Jan Marek, London
17.00
Hands-on scanning: VSD, post-operative TGA, TOF, DORV
Luc Mertens, Ottawa
17.30
Close of Day 1
17.30 – 18.30
NETWORKING EVENT
All faculty and delegates
Saturday, 3 April 2027
Session VI: Transposition and congenitally corrected TGA Chairs: Tom Gentles & Adrian Tarca
08.30
TGA: pre-operative assessment and follow-up after arterial switch
Jelena Saundankar, Perth
08.50
ccTGA: To band or not to band, that is truly the question
Leo Lopez, Stanford
Session VII: Double outlet right ventricle Chairs: Tom Gentles & Adrian Tarca
09.10
Morphology of double outlet right ventricle
Andrew Cook, London
09.30
DORV: is echocardiography enough for surgical planning?
Piers Barker, Durham
09.50
DORV: multimodality imaging for surgical planning
Julian Ayer, Sydney
10.10
Q&A
10.20
Morning tea
Session VIII: Single ventricle pathways and the borderline ventricle Chairs: Leo Lopez & Darshan Kothari
10.50
Morphology of functionally univentricular hearts
Andrew Cook, London
11.10
Imaging the spectrum of staged univentricular palliation
Tim Colen, Brisbane
11.30
Surgical strategies in staged univentricular palliation
Tyson Fricke, Perth
11.50
The borderline left ventricle: navigating treatment decisions
Jan Marek, London
12.05
The borderline right ventricle: navigating treatment decisions
Piers Barker, Durham
12.20
Q&A
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
12.45 – 13.15
GE Lunchtime Symposium: Advanced LV and RV function
Luc Mertens, Ottawa
Session IX: Advanced functional assessment (case based) Chairs: Bryn Jones & Piers Barker
13.30
Assessment of left ventricular function: practical approach
Ching Kit Chen, Singapore
13.45
Assessment of right ventricular function: practical approach
Luc Mertens, Ottawa
14.00
Assessment of single ventricle function: practical approach
Tom Gentles, Auckland
14.15
Electro-mechanical dyssynchrony: practical approach
Jan Marek, London
14.30
Q&A
Session X: Echocardiography in CHD – back to the future Chairs: Bryn Jones & Piers Barker
14.40
Advances in three-dimensional echocardiography in CHD
Tim Colen, Brisbane
14.55
Advances in multimodality imaging techniques in CHD
Julian Ayer, Sydney
15.10
Artificial intelligence in echocardiography: help or hindrance?
Ching Kit Chen, Singapore
15.25
Q&A
15.35
Afternoon tea
Live Scanning Session II: Complex CHD
16.05 – 17.00
GE Live Scanning Session
16.05
Approach to a complex patient
Jan Marek, London
16.25
Hands-on scanning: post-op DORV, Fontan circulation, ccTGA
Luc Mertens, Ottawa
17.00
Closing remarks and adjourn
Jan Marek, Luc Mertens
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