FH Summit 2023
The 2023 FH Summit aimed to identify ways to improve the management of FH and to coordinate the improved treatment of this condition throughout Australia.
A report may be viewed here.
FH Summit 2022
The Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Australasia Network (FHAN) brought together a panel of international and Australian experts for a virtual summit in October 2022. Video recordings are available via the links below. A report may be viewed here.
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New detection strategies: newborn screening |
Amy Peterson (USA) |
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Model of care for children and adolescents |
Ari Horton (VIC) |
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Consumer perspective |
Jenny Della-Vedova (WA) |
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Achieving treatment targets in general practice |
Nadeem Qureshi (UK) |
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Improving drug adherence |
Natalie Raffoul (NSW) |
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New drugs for FH |
Kausik Ray (UK) |
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Treatment of severe FH in children |
Shubha Srinivasan (NSW) |
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Practical application – Co-Chairs: Jan Radford/Dorothy Graham |
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Genomics for the general practitioner |
Sibel Saya (VIC) |
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Care pathways in general practice |
Luke Elias (NSW) |
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Family planning and management of pregnancy |
Jeanine Roeters van Lennep (Netherlands) |
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Implementing treatment guidelines |
Laney Jones (USA) |
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Sonic National FH Program |
Damon Bell (WA) |
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Role of Australian Genomics |
Tiffany Boughtwood (VIC) |
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The 10-P FH Implementation Program |
Mitchell Sarkies (NSW) |
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Workshops |
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Natalie Raffoul & Ann Carrigan (NSW) |
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Shubha Srinivasan & Carolyn Mazariego (NSW) |
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Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis & Mitchell Sarkies (NSW) |
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The FH Summit was presented as part of the AAS Atherosclerosis Education Program (AEP), with support from our AEP Partners Amgen, AstraZeneca, Novartis and Sanofi.
Familial hypercholesterolaemia in General Practice
8.5 minute video presented by Professor Alistair Vickery:
Familial hypercholesterolaemia What is it? Why does it matter? What can we do?
56 minute video presented by Winthrop Professor Gerald Watts and Associate Professor David Sullivan: