Imperial College COVID-19 Cardiovascular Conference

Endorsed by the British Heart Foundation and convened by BHF Alumnus Dr Ramzi Khamis, the Imperial College COVID-19 Cardiovascular Conference live webinar took place on Thursday 2 April 2020. The aim of this webinar is to share current knowledge and key experiences of managing COVID-19 related Cardiovascular manifestations as well as key issues in team preparedness, prevention and command and control.

4 sessions are available to watch on YouTube:

Session 1 - A Cumulative Clinical Experience of COVID-19 >

Chaired by BHF Alumni Professor Jamil Mayet and Dr Ramzi Khamis, featuring:

• Dr Alfonso Ielasi, Italy
• Dr Ajay Kirtane, USA
• Professor Richard Schilling, UK (BHF Alumnus)

Session 2 - The Science Behind COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease and Therapeutic Possibilities >

Chaired by BHF Alumni Professor Justin Mason and Adam Hartley, featuring:

• Professor Peter Openshaw
• Dr Joe Boyle (BHF Alumnus)
• Dr Graham Cole (BHF Alumnus)
• Professor Dorian Haskard (BHF Alumnus)
• Dr Taryn Youngstein
• Dr Amir Lerman

Session 3 - Prevention, Equipment and Information Technology >

Chaired by BHF Alumni Professor Simon Ray, President, British Cardiovascular Society and Dr Amanda Varnava, featuring:

• Dr Ricardo Petraco (BHF Alumnus) and Dr Sayan Sen
• Dr Bushra Rana
• Dr Sukh Nijjer and Dr Ahran Arnold
• Dr Boon Lim

Session 4 - Team Work and Adaption >

Chaired by BHF Alumni Professor Jamil Mayet and Mr Andy Chukwuemeka, featuring:

• Dr Ricardo Petraco (BHF Alumnus)
• Dr Nick Linton (BHF Alumnus)
• Dr Christopher Baker (BHF Alumnus)
• Dr Iqbal Malik (BHF Alumnus)
• Dr Ghada Mikhail (BHF Alumna)
• Dr David Lefroy and Dr Daniel Keene (BHF Alumni)
• Dr Punam Pabari (BHF Alumna)
• Dr Sunthar Kanaganayagam
• Mr Jon Anderson (BHF Alumnus)
• Dr Rasha Al-Lamee
• Dr Amanda Varnava