Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

Overview

• Number of members: > 2500
• Year of foundation: 1952
• Year of ESC affiliation: 2008

Activities

The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand is the professional body for cardiologists and those working in area of cardiology including researchers, scientists, cardiovascular nurses, allied health professionals and other healthcare workers in our region.

The Society’s main activities involve:

• Promotion of excellence in cardiology of education, training, research and practice in cardiovascular medicine and surgery in Australia and New Zealand.
• Development of position statements and guidelines for practice and maintenance of professional standards.
• To provide advice to the Government on the development and descriptors for new item numbers and to advise on issues related to cardiology.
• Organisation of the largest annual scientific meetings held in our region (> 3,000 delegates).
• Funding and mentoring of research scholarships and travelling fellowships to encourage young investigators.

Our vision is to promote good fellowship among those whose primary interest is in the practice of cardiovascular medicine, surgery and allied areas and our activities seek to improve cardiovascular practice and promote the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease.

Congress

The 74th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Heart Research (Australasian Section), will be held at ICC Sydney from 6 - 9 August 2026.

The Scientific Program will include Named Lectures and concurrent sessions presented by world-renowned speakers across all cardiology themes including imaging, electrophysiology, genetics, heart failure, prevention, basic science, paediatrics and digital health.

Publications

Journal

The Society’s journal is Heart Lung and Circulation published by Elsevier. Since 2010, the journal is published monthly, and available online in full text.

More information

Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand:   Suite 13.02, 234 George Street 2000 Sydney, Australia

Australia

+61 2 9256 7900