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Session 7: Inherited arrhythmia syndromes and ICC services
Co-chairs: Rachel Bastiaenen and Stephanie Oates
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital

Tuesday, 12 September 2023

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CLICC 2023 (part 1) Inherited arrhythmia syndromes and ICC services

Session 1: Co-chairs - Rachel Bastiaenen (GSTT) and Stephanie Oates (GOSH)
LinkTopic / presenter
View recording Welcome and introductions - Co chairs Rachel Bastiaenen and Stephanie Oates
View recording Updates from the ESC guidelines: Ventricular arrhythmias and prevention of sudden cardiac death:
Dr Chiara Scrocco
St George’s Hospital
View recording Catheter ablation for ICC patients
Dr John Whitaker
Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals
View recording The BHF-NHS sudden cardiac death pilot
Ms Claire Kirkby
North Thames Genetic Medicine Service Alliance
View recording Sub-cut ICD vs transvenous ICD in ICC patients: Which device?
Dr Manish Kalla
University Hospital Birmingham
View recording Panel discussion (led by co-chairs)
View recording The AICC national service directory
Dr Stephen Page
Leeds General Infirmary
View recording ICC services in Scotland: NICCS
Dr Caroline Coats
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow
View recording Genetic testing in ICC: When to test and who should perform the counselling?
Ms Ellie Quinn
Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals
View recording Upskilling the ICC CNS team to provide genetic testing
Dr Tootie Bueser
South East GMSA Director of Nursing and Midwifery
View recording Embedding mental health screening into ICC clinics (IMPARTS)
Ms Liz Wilson
King’s College Hospital
View recording Panel discussion
(Led by co-chairs)

Rachel Bastiaenen

Rachel is a Consultant Cardiologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust where she is the Clinical Lead for Inherited Cardiac Conditions. She is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College London.

She studied at Peterhouse Cambridge and Imperial College London. She completed Cardiology training in the London Deanery and a fellowship in Vancouver. Her PhD was awarded from St George’s University of London and involved non-invasive risk stratification of patients with cardiomyopathy. Her clinical and research interests focus on inherited arrhythmia syndromes, cardiomyopathies and cardiac MRI.

Stephanie Oates, Cardiac Genetic Counsellor, GOSH

Steph is the current GC representative for the AICC Council. She has 15 years’ experience in cardiac genetics in Oxford and London, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. She is currently working at Great Ormond Street Hospital as the genetic counsellor for the paediatric cardiology department.

Steph has a wide range of experience in the clinical setting, research, teaching, adults and paediatrics as well as charity work. Her main focus is cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias, and promoting the unique contributions genetic counsellors can make in improving patient care, both pre and post genetic testing.