Ms Cathy West | Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Cathy is a cardiac sonographer accredited in adult and congenital echocardiography with international experience in the clinical, education and management aspects of the field. She has served on Boards of Directors for professional societies in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and is passionate about delivering high quality echo services.

Assoc Prof Sandhir B Prasad | RBWH A/Prof Sandhir B Prasadis a senior staff cardiologist and clinical lead in echocardiography at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. He is a Monash medical graduate, completed his training in cardiology at Wellington Hospital (NZ), and then completed research and clinical fellowships at Westmead Hospital (Sydney), MonashHeart (Melbourne) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (Brisbane). He has been awarded research fellowships from the National Heart Foundation (NZ), Centres of Health Research (Qld) and Metro North (Clinician Research Fellowship). He is the recipient of Awards of Excellence from ASUM (Australasian Sonologist of the Year) and Metro North Hospital and Health Service (Clinical Research Award). His PhD focussed on the pathophysiology of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with publications in JASE, Heart and JACC: CV Imaging. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland and Griffith University. He is the current president of the Queensland branch of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Alex Kaethner | Strong Hearts Alex is an experienced Cardiac Physiologist with a passion for quality cardiac care and improving accessibility in healthcare for those who need it most. He has been working as a Cardiac Sonographer for 18 years and in the Northern Territory for the past 15. As well as his clinical and managerial roles, he has contributed to many research projects within Australia, Timor-Leste and across the Pacific focusing on early detection of Rheumatic Heart Disease.