We believe that the national commitment of the ACvA membership to harnessing the excellence of the cardiovascular sector and the preparedness of our members to work collaboratively to deliver a thriving, sustainable and world class CVD ecosystem will drive both health and economic outcomes in Australia.
Read more about Gemma here.
Kerry stepped across from the Heart Foundation where she has been the Chief Executive Officer at the NSW Division, and played a huge role in strategy development. She also has immense experience in working with state and federal government- from both internally and in advocacy, having previously been the Executive Director of NSW Government’s Industry, Innovation & Investment Division. Kerry has interests that span from fundamental discovery and innovation through to public health.
Read more about Kerry here.
The ACvA’s structure, strategy and commitment to building capacity in our sector means that our very best research leaders and teams are now strategically placed to work as closely as possible with the health system and industry towards prioritised health problems, providing greater value for money from government investments and greater impact for the Australian community and economy.
Six strategic Flagships have been established in the ACvA to help drive impact. These are the Implementation and Policy, Big Data, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Bioengineering and Precision Medicine Flagships. These Flagships cut across the major clinical challenges where critical need is matched by scientific expertise, such as atherosclerosis, heart muscle disease, arrhythmia and stroke.
The Flagship structure brings together the entire cardiovascular research community and promotes a whole-ofnation approach along a bi-directional translational pipeline to ensure that Australian CVD researchers are aligned to the most urgent clinical challenges and that discoveries and innovative approaches to care are translated to the bedside in an accelerated manner.
Read more at the ACvA website.
To create and support a nationwide sustainable ecosystem of drug discovery and translation in Australia that results in a pipeline of therapies to treat cardiac disease, vascular disease and stroke.
Read more on the Drug Discovery Flagship here.
Professor Rebecca Richie – Monash University Read more.
Professor Grant Drummond – La Trobe University Read more.
To improve and advance the understanding of the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease to deliver practical solutions through the development of new technologies and devices leading to health improvement for individuals, communities and populations.
Read more on the Bioengineering Flagship here.
Professor Peter Barlis – University of Melbourne Read more.
To identify the best evidence-based prevention and treatment regimes and programs for implementation and access for all Australians.
Read more on the Precision Medicine Flagship here.
Co-Directors
Professor Alicia Jenkins – University of Sydney Read more.
Professor Peter Meikle – Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute Read more.
To build a coordinated national cardiovascular ‘big data’ platform to drive improvements in health and identify gaps and health inequities in cardiovascular health.
Read more on the Big Data Flagship here.
Dominique Cadilhac – Monash University Read more.
Louisa Jorm – University of NSW Read more.
To deliver the best cardiovascular care for all Australians, from prevention and primary care through to surgical interventions and to reduce overall healthcare costs to patients and the healthcare system.
Read more on the Implementation and Policy Flagship here.
Julie Redfern – Charles Perkins Centre Read more.
Garry Jennings – Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute/Heart Foundation Read more.
Our Emerging Leaders Committee (ELC) was established to provide Early- and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRs) with greater experience and opportunity in the cardiovascular sector.
They advise and recommend priorities for support, engagement and development of ACvA’s EMCRs through a variety of targeted capacity building programs.
Chair: Anna Calkin – Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Read more
Co-Chair: Niamh Chapman – Menzies Institute for Medical Research Read more
