Clare O'Donnell
Clare is a paediatric and adult congenital cardiologist based at Starship/Auckland City Hospital. She began medical school training in Dunedin with clinical and house officer time in Wellington and then moved to Auckland to embark on paediatrics. Her paediatric cardiac training started at Green Lane Hospital in the late 1990s before four years in Boston at Boston Childrens Hospital (with later attachment to the Brigham and Women’s) as a Fellow, Senior Fellow and Junior Consultant. During that time she developed interests in pulmonary hypertension, congenital interventional cardiology and adult congenital heart disease. In 2003 she returned to join the Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital cardiac team in Auckland. The team, now based at Starship Hospital, provide a specialist national service for paediatric cardiology and the growing number of adults with congenital heart disease.
The Innocent Murmur Main Session  Saturday, 14 June 2014 Start 8:15am Duration: 15mins Baytrust Innocent murmurs are very common in childhood – some studies suggest 50% of children will have at least an intermittent murmur detectable. To make life as a GP even more complex, murmurs often are more prominent with stress and fever which can be frequent occurrences when kids attend the GP surgery. This talk will cover pointers toward pathology in this population and findings that should prompt referral for review. We will also briefly review the common presenting features of and useful “flags” for congenital heart disease at different ages. Adult Congenital Heart Disease Concurrent Workshop Repeated Saturday, 14 June 2014 Start 2:00pm Duration: 55mins Room 8 Start 3:05pm Duration: 55mins Room 8 With major advances in the treatment, particularly surgical, available for children with congenital heart disease over the last 50 to 60 years, the number of adults surviving with congenital heart disease is growing rapidly. In fact, in New Zealand and a number of developed countries, the number of adults with congenital heart disease now exceeds the paediatric congenital heart population. As the population grows, these individuals are being seen more frequently in general practice and after hours care and are clearly different from the usual adult presenting with ischemic or acquired heart conditions. This talk will review in a straightforward way some of common types of congenital heart disease seen in the adult to help translate the terminology and acronyms to something a bit more tangible. Our second goal will be also to review practical management pointers such as who needs endocarditis prophylaxis? when is pregnancy is a particular concern ? who should be in specialist follow up and why? where should we be particular about contraceptive choice? what do we know (and not know) about length and quality of life for these individuals? if the heart is a problem is the rest of them likely to be okay? Rheumatic Fever Alert Nurses Programme Saturday, 14 June 2014 Start 5:00pm Duration: 30mins Sportsdrome