Timetable

Plenary Poster

Wednesday, 1 September 2010
14:00	Registration Monash University Prato Centre Palazzo Vaj, Via Pugliesi, 26 Prato, Italy Ph: +39 0574 436922 www.ita.monash.edu Prato is a small Tuscan city, with a beautiful historic city centre enclosed by almost perfect preserved medieval walls, located just 30 minutes from Florence.
18:00	Welcome Cocktail Reception Palazzo Vaj Outdoor Terrace, Monash University, Prato
20:00

Thursday, 2 September 2010
08:15	Meeting Opening Professor Murray Esler, BakerIDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Head: Hypertension, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
08:30	Stress, Anxiety and Heart Disease Chair Professor Graham Burrows The Melbourne Clinic Australia Stress Cardiomyopathy in 2010 : Further Insights into the mechanism of stress induced myocardial stunning 40 minutes Dr Ilan Wittstein, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States Getting to the heart of sudden death 25 minutes Professor Chris Semsarian, University of Sydney, Australia Active projections to nucleus raphe pallidus during conditioned fear in the rat 15 minutes Dr Daniel M Vianna, University of New South Wales, Australia Early life stress blunts endothelial angiotensin (Ang) II signaling and enhances Ang II-induced vasoconstriction in adult male rats 15 minutes Dr Jennifer S Pollock, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, United States A sympathetic view of stress related illnesses 25 minutes Dr Gavin W Lambert, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
10:30	Morning Tea
11:00	Psychogenic Cardiovascular Disease: Experimental Models Chair Associate Professor Markus Schlaich BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Australia Coping styles in animals : individual variability, disease associations and underlying neurobiological mechanisms 25 minutes Professor Sietse de Boer, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Chronic stress and cardiovascular disorders : what can we learn from the animal models? 25 minutes Prof Eugene Nalivaiko, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy - University of Newcastle, Australia Social defeat and isolation: cardiac, adrenocortical and behavioral effects in rats 15 minutes Prof Andrea Sgoifo, Stress Physiology Lab - Dept. of Evolutionary & Functional Biology - University of Parma, Italy Sympathoadrenal system activity and gene expression in rats with paraventricular nucleus deafferentation after stress exposure 25 minutes Professor Richard Kvetnansky, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Republic
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Meet the Experts - Panel Discussion Chair Professor Don G Byrne Australian National University Australia Psychiatry for Medical Internists: Can we prevent people with schizophrenia dying so young? 30 minutes Professor David Castle, St. Vincents Health, Australia Cardiology for Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social Scientists 30 minutes Prof Murray Esler, BakerIDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Perceived Stress Predicts Increased B-type Natriuretic Peptide and One Year Hospitalizations in Heart Failure Patients 15 minutes Prof David S Krantz, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States Poor mental health, cortisol reactivity and risk of subclinical coronary calcification 15 minutes Ms Adrie Seldenrijk, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ambiguity Tolerance and Sensory Processing Style in women with Heart Disease 15 minutes Miss Tahereh Zamani, Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University Tehran, Iran Panel Discussion: Precision in Diagnosis: Psychiatry versus Cardiology 45 minutes Professor Graham Burrows, The Melbourne Clinic, Australia Professor Garry Jennings, Director, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia Professor Ernest Hunter, Queensland Govenment, Australia Dr Rosemary Schwarz, Foundation for the Survivors of Torture, Melbourne, Australia Dr Marlies Alvarenga, BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia Professor Bruce Singh, University of Melbourne, Australia
16:00	Poster Session with Wine and Cheese How do we heal the sick at heart? : a review of psychotherapy for stress dysregulation and depression to decrease cardiovascular risk minutes Dr Loyola M McLean, SWAHS; Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, RNSH, Sydney; Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School,University of Sydney, Australia Type A Behaviour and Cardiovascular disease: An Unfulfilled promise? Part II minutes Professor Geir A Espnes, Research Centre of Health Promotion and Resources HiST-NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Over Expression of Central ACE2 and Ang (1-7) Prevents Baroreflex Dysfunction in Chronic Heart Failure minutes Irving H Zucker, University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States Distressed personality in CABG patients in Northern Norway minutes Svein Bergvik, University of Tromsø, Norway Evidence that the dorsolateral periaqueductal grey in the midbrain is a key centre regulating the sympathetic and respiratory response to acute psychological stressors minutes Prof Roger A Dampney, The University of Sydney, Australia Blunted erectile response to hypothalamic stimulation in heart failure: Role of central nitric oxide in impotence minutes Prof Kaushik P Patel, University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States Equity and cardiovascular disease in Australian women minutes Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams, The Universirty of Newcastle, Australia The efficacy of group psychotherapy for coronary heart disease patients minutes Ghasem Naziry, Islamic Azad University- Fars science and research branch, Iran Use of the PHQ-9 for screening coronary heart disease (CHD) patients for depression in the cardiology inpatient setting minutes Ms Rosemary J French, Department of Psychiatry, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia Smoking, social position and ischaemic heart disease mortality in 23, 000 Norwegian adults: The HUNT Study minutes Linda Ernstsen, Faculty of Nursing Education, Sør-Trøndelag University College, Trondheim, Norway Uncontrollable stress associated with hyperglycaemic and vascular responses and a marker of left ventricular dysfunction: The SABPA Study minutes Prof Leoné Malan, Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), School for Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, North West University, South Africa Sex differences in vascular wall structure and self-perceived health in the young minutes Peter Friberg, Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska university hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden Cardiac misconceptions, Type D personality and physical activity in a sample of young adults minutes Dr Mike Murphy, School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland Dr David O'Sullivan, School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland Mr Jonathan Gallagher, Department of Psychology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Salivary cortisol waking response is higher in healthy girls than boys minutes MD, PhD Walter Osika, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm university, Sweden Vascular stress response in healthy children and adolescents minutes Dr Yun Chen, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy/hospital at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden Autonomic nervous system and its association with brain function in major depressive disorder minutes Dr Tye Dawood, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in Light of Attachment Theory minutes Ms Dragana Jovinov, University of Queensland, Australia Gender and age differences in peripheral vascular endothelial function in healthy children and adolescents minutes Ms Alexandra Brinkåker, Department of Melucular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy/Hospital at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden Prof Peter Friberg, Department of Melucular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy/Hospital at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden Dr Yun Chen, Department of Melucular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy/Hospital at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden Endothelin activation of reactive oxygen species mediates pressor response to acute stress in pre-hypertensive Dahl salt-sensitive rats minutes Dr David M Pollock, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, United States Trajectories of CVD risk factors and aggressive behaviour in childhood minutes Ms Sandra Louise, Australia Depression, Cardiovascular Symptom Reporting, and Hospitalization in Heart Failure Patients minutes Dr Andrew J Wawrzyniak, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States Carotid atherosclerosis is associated with late-onset depressive disorders minutes Ms Adrie Seldenrijk, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The association between mood and anxiety disorders with cardiovascular diseases and risk factors in a nationally-representative sample minutes Jess G Fiedorowicz, The University of Iowa, Departments of Psychiatry and Epidemiology, United States Do Mood Disorders Alter Vascular Function and Stiffness? minutes Jess G Fiedorowicz, The University of Iowa, Departments of Psychiatry and Epidemiology, United States Anxiety and Coronary Heart Disease in Indonesia minutes Hendy Ginting, Lecturer in Faculty of Psychology, Maranatha Christian University, Indonesia
18:00

Friday, 3 September 2010
08:30	Depressive Illness: Indigenous Populations, Social Disadvantage, Heart Risk Mechanisms Chair Professor Bruce Singh University of Melbourne Australia Going to the heart of the matter : What have we learned about the psychosocial determinants of heart disease? 40 minutes Professor Ichiro Kawachi, Harvard School of Public Health, United States Heart and Mind : Evolving understandings of chronic cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations 25 minutes Professor Ernest Hunter, Queensland Govenment, Australia The Cost of Disadvantage: Exploring the biopsychosocial correlates of cardiovascular risk and disease in Indigenous Australians 25 minutes Dr Alex Brown, BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia Controversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depressive Disorders 25 minutes Professor Graham Burrows, The Melbourne Clinic, Australia
10:30	Morning Tea
11:00	Psychogenic Cardiovascular Disease: Personality, Gender, Clinical Implementation Chair Dr Rosemary Schwarz Foundation for the Survivors of Torture, Melbourne Australia Type A behaviour and cardiovascular disease: A promise unfulfilled 25 minutes Professor Don G Byrne, Australian National University, Australia Stress, gender and heart disease. Opportunities for intervention 25 minutes Professor Kristina Orth-Gomer, Karolina Institute, Sweden Impact of two different extracorporeal circulation systems to the postoperative cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery 15 minutes Ms Kalliopi Megari, 1. School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Psychosocial factors and prevention of cardiovascular disease: Implementation of research findings 25 minutes Professor Prasuna Reddy, Deakin University, Australia
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Afternoon Free
16:00
18:00	Conference Banquet Villa Medicea La Ferdinanda, Viale Papa Giovanni XX111, 1 Artimino, Carmignano, 59015 Situated around 20 minutes away from Prato Phone: +39 055 875141 Fax: +39 0558751470 Buses will leave at 18:00 from Piazza Santa Maria delle Carceri (200 m from Monash Prato Centre) A spectacular event not to be missed. Surrounded by the magical landscape one finds only in Tuscany, the Villa is set next to the ancient Etruscan village of Artimino. We will be met with drinks on the terrace and be entertained by a medieval flag throwing demonstration and minstrels while enjoying drinks and sunset on the terrace overlooking the village. Entrée will be served in the original cellar and kitchen Dinner served in the Ballroom, with entertainment by soprano and pianist. Buses will return to Prato at approximately 11.00pm
23:00

Saturday, 4 September 2010
09:00	Depart from Prato A DAY IN AN EARLY 15TH CENTURY TUSCAN VILLA Today we move the conference to the spectacular Villa Castelletti, an elegant an imposing Villa which has always been the country dwelling of noble and wealthy families. Now beautifully restored, it has become a premier venue for events and conferences. The ancient Italian garden, centuries-old trees, the lake in the park, plus the incomparable view of the countryside looking towards the city of Florence are yours to enjoy today. Note: Accompanying Persons attending cooking class will leave at the same time with class commencing at 10.00 am Buses will leave at 9.00 am from Piazza Santa Maria delle Carceri (200 m from Monash Prato Centre) Villa Castelletti Via di Castelletti, 5 - 50058 Signa - Firenze Tel +39 055 873 5565 Fax +39 055 873 5073 Web: http://www.villacastelletti.it Email: villa@villacastelletti.it
09:45	Psychogenic Cardiovascular Disease: Neural, Molecular and Epigenetic Mechanisms Chair Prof Eugene Nalivaiko School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy - University of Newcastle Australia Sympathetic nerve activity in stress induced cardiomyopathy 25 minutes Professor Yrsa Sverrisdottir, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Epigenetic control of the norepinephrine transporter gene in depolarized neurons 25 minutes Professor Assam El-Osta, BakerIDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Australia Autonomic neurocardiac dysregulation in R6/1 transgenic models of Huntingdon's disease 25 minutes Associate Professor Xiao-Jun Du, BakerIDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Australia
11:00	Morning Tea
11:30	Depression, Stress and Hypertension Chair Dr Marlies Alvarenga BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Australia Stress and hypertension: integrating findings from population and experimental studies 40 minutes Professor Andrew Steptoe, University College London, United Kingdom Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Risk in Depressive Illness 20 minutes Dr David A Barton, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia The stress neural biology of essential hypertension 15 minutes Prof Murray Esler, BakerIDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Meeting Closes 15 minutes Professor Garry Jennings, Director, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
13:00	Lunch
14:00
14:45	Buses Depart for Prato
15:00

Convenors reserve the right to alter the program