Bio:

Sadie brings more than 20 years of experience in cardiology, with a particular passion for education, heart failure management, and patient wellbeing. Since 2022, she has led the national Heart Failure Special Interest Group (HFSIG) and is a regular presenter at Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and GP CME conferences. She has also been delivering a cardiac exercise and wellness programme since 2021. Having worked across both hospital and general practice settings as a Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sadie has a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges within each environment. She currently works as a Cardiac Clinical Nurse Specialist at South Island Heart in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Presentation topics include:

• Heart Failure
• General Practice Heart failure management
• 4Pillars/Foundational Medical Therapy (FMT) ESC guidelines 2026
• Update of Heart failure guidelines 2026
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Heart Failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction
• Nurse led heart failure clinics.