Program
Please note: this program is subject to change. All timings are in Australian Eastern Standard Time.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
ECR/DEI joint symposium Registration desk open (Wednesday)
|
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Arrival tea and coffee & Light Breakfast meet and greet ECR Symposium attendees |
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
ECR/DEI joint symposium
|
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
HA Board meeting Invitation only meeting |
| 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
ASM Registration and information desk open (Wednesday)
|
| 12:50 PM - 1:00 PM |
ASM Welcome
|
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Plenary: RD Wright Lecture Prof Jean-Philippe Empana, INSERM Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre, Université Paris Cité |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Oral free session 1
|
| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
ECR Poster finalists
|
| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM |
Afternoon tea and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 3:10 PM - 4:10 PM | Symposium 1: Aldosterone and the Mineralcorticoid Receptor: Emerging Mechanisms and Expanding Clinical Impact |
| 4:10 PM - 5:10 PM |
Student Oral finalists
|
| 5:10 PM - 5:40 PM |
Plenary: Paul Korner Awardee Lecture Prof Garry Jennings AO, National Heart Foundation Of Australia |
| 5:40 PM - 6:40 PM |
Annual General Meeting
|
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
ECR/DEI joint symposium Registration desk open (Wednesday)
|
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Arrival tea and coffee & Light Breakfast meet and greet ECR Symposium attendees |
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
ECR/DEI joint symposium
|
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
HA Board meeting Invitation only meeting |
| 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
ASM Registration and information desk open (Wednesday)
|
| 12:50 PM - 1:00 PM |
ASM Welcome
|
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Plenary: RD Wright Lecture Prof Jean-Philippe Empana, INSERM Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre, Université Paris Cité |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Oral free session 1
|
| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
ECR Poster finalists
|
| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM |
Afternoon tea and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 3:10 PM - 4:10 PM | Symposium 1: Aldosterone and the Mineralcorticoid Receptor: Emerging Mechanisms and Expanding Clinical Impact |
| 4:10 PM - 5:10 PM |
Student Oral finalists
|
| 5:10 PM - 5:40 PM |
Plenary: Paul Korner Awardee Lecture Prof Garry Jennings AO, National Heart Foundation Of Australia |
| 5:40 PM - 6:40 PM |
Annual General Meeting
|
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
ECR/DEI joint symposium Registration desk open (Wednesday)
|
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Arrival tea and coffee & Light Breakfast meet and greet ECR Symposium attendees |
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
ECR/DEI joint symposium
|
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
HA Board meeting Invitation only meeting |
| 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
ASM Registration and information desk open (Wednesday)
|
| 12:50 PM - 1:00 PM |
ASM Welcome
|
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Plenary: RD Wright Lecture Prof Jean-Philippe Empana, INSERM Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre, Université Paris Cité |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Oral free session 1
|
| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
ECR Poster finalists
|
| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM |
Afternoon tea and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 3:10 PM - 4:10 PM | Symposium 1: Aldosterone and the Mineralcorticoid Receptor: Emerging Mechanisms and Expanding Clinical Impact |
| 4:10 PM - 5:10 PM |
Student Oral finalists
|
| 5:10 PM - 5:40 PM |
Plenary: Paul Korner Awardee Lecture Prof Garry Jennings AO, National Heart Foundation Of Australia |
| 5:40 PM - 6:40 PM |
Annual General Meeting
|
Thursday, December 3, 2026
| 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
Registration and information desk open (Thursday)
|
| 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM |
Arrival tea and coffee (Thursday)
|
| 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM |
Welcome day two
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Plenary: Colin Johnston Lecture Prof Martin Schultz, The University of Melbourne |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Oral free session 2
|
| 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM |
Student Poster finalists
|
| 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM |
Morning Tea and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM |
ECR Oral finalists
|
| 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM |
Plenary: BIHS Award Winner presentation Dr Emily Haseler, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London |
| 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM |
Lunch and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 1:40 PM - 2:40 PM | Symposium 2: Potassium-Enriched Salt in the new Australian Hypertension Guidelines: Evidence, Safety and Practice |
| 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM |
Oral free session 3
|
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon tea and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Symposium 3: Emerging cuffless technologies for hypertension detection and management |
| 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
HBPRCA ASM Awards Reception
|
| 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
Registration and information desk open (Thursday)
|
| 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM |
Arrival tea and coffee (Thursday)
|
| 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM |
Welcome day two
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Plenary: Colin Johnston Lecture Prof Martin Schultz, The University of Melbourne |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Oral free session 2
|
| 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM |
Student Poster finalists
|
| 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM |
Morning Tea and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM |
ECR Oral finalists
|
| 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM |
Plenary: BIHS Award Winner presentation Dr Emily Haseler, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London |
| 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM |
Lunch and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 1:40 PM - 2:40 PM | Symposium 2: Potassium-Enriched Salt in the new Australian Hypertension Guidelines: Evidence, Safety and Practice |
| 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM |
Oral free session 3
|
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon tea and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Symposium 3: Emerging cuffless technologies for hypertension detection and management |
| 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
HBPRCA ASM Awards Reception
|
| 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
Registration and information desk open (Thursday)
|
| 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM |
Arrival tea and coffee (Thursday)
|
| 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM |
Welcome day two
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Plenary: Colin Johnston Lecture Prof Martin Schultz, The University of Melbourne |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Oral free session 2
|
| 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM |
Student Poster finalists
|
| 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM |
Morning Tea and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM |
ECR Oral finalists
|
| 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM |
Plenary: BIHS Award Winner presentation Dr Emily Haseler, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London |
| 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM |
Lunch and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 1:40 PM - 2:40 PM | Symposium 2: Potassium-Enriched Salt in the new Australian Hypertension Guidelines: Evidence, Safety and Practice |
| 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM |
Oral free session 3
|
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon tea and Poster viewing (Thursday)
|
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Symposium 3: Emerging cuffless technologies for hypertension detection and management |
| 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
HBPRCA ASM Awards Reception
|
Friday, December 4, 2026
| 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Registration and information desk open (Friday)
|
| 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM |
Arrival tea and coffee (Friday)
|
| 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM |
Welcome day three
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Plenary: Austin Doyle Lecture Prof Amy Brodtmann, Cognitive Health Initiative at the School of Translational Medicine, Monash University |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Oral free session 4
|
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea and Poster viewing (Friday)
|
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Symposium 4: Neuroinflammation and blood brain barrier integrity in cardiovascular disease |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Oral free session 5
|
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch and Poster viewing (Friday)
|
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Oral free session 6
|
| 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
ASM meeting close
|
| 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Registration and information desk open (Friday)
|
| 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM |
Arrival tea and coffee (Friday)
|
| 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM |
Welcome day three
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Plenary: Austin Doyle Lecture Prof Amy Brodtmann, Cognitive Health Initiative at the School of Translational Medicine, Monash University |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Oral free session 4
|
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea and Poster viewing (Friday)
|
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Symposium 4: Neuroinflammation and blood brain barrier integrity in cardiovascular disease |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Oral free session 5
|
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch and Poster viewing (Friday)
|
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Oral free session 6
|
| 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
ASM meeting close
|
| 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Registration and information desk open (Friday)
|
| 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM |
Arrival tea and coffee (Friday)
|
| 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM |
Welcome day three
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Plenary: Austin Doyle Lecture Prof Amy Brodtmann, Cognitive Health Initiative at the School of Translational Medicine, Monash University |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Oral free session 4
|
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea and Poster viewing (Friday)
|
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Symposium 4: Neuroinflammation and blood brain barrier integrity in cardiovascular disease |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Oral free session 5
|
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch and Poster viewing (Friday)
|
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Oral free session 6
|
| 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
ASM meeting close
|
