Presentation Synopsis

The epidemic of heart failure continues to accelerate in both the developed and developing world, with the incidence doubling every 10 years. Approximately 800,000 people vie for the 3-4000 available donor organs worldwide. Hence the mismatch between patients requiring transplantation and the number of donor hearts grows. Despite the Australian Government's $150 million to improve the number of organ donors, over 99% of patients die without receiving a heart transplant. Mechanical support is therefore required to address this discrepancy, both as bridge to transplantation for those awaiting transplant, and also as destination therapy for those deemed ineligible for transplantation.More

Background

John graduated in Medicine at the University of Glasgow in 1991 and travelled overland across Russia, Mongolia and China in a second hand kilt. His interest in ICU was inspired as it was the only air conditioned ward at the time in the Gold Coast Hospital, where his high point was being lead singer in the hospital band. More

Presentation Synopsis

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Background

Associate Professor Peter Haertsch has a special interest in burn surgery, gender reassignment surgery, humanitarian surgery as well as general plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Through his efforts as founding Chairman of the NSW Severe Burn Injury Services Group, an academic chair in burns and reconstructive surgery has been established at Sydney University, the only such chair in the Southern Hemisphere and one of three in the world. He is also founding Chairman of the Sydney Burn Institute, a division of the Post Graduate Medical Foundation of Sydney University. More