Dr Manuja Premaratne - Monday 15 August at 12.30 pm

 Dr Manuja Premaratne, Cardiologist

Deducing and reducing the risk of heart disease – new insight

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Discuss the importance of coronary calcium in upgrading or downgrading risk for asymptomatic patients
• Describe sex-based differences in coronary artery disease
• Illustrate the importance of secondary prevention with targeting lipids and inflammation

SHORT BIO

Dr Manuja Premaratne is a general cardiologist and cardiac imaging specialist. He welcomes referrals for all cardiac conditions. He has a special interest in the management of chest pain, chest pain in women, inflammatory conditions of the heart and cardio-oncology.

Manuja is the head of cardiac imaging at Peninsula Health and one of only a few cardiologists with formal training in all cardiac imaging modalities (echocardiography, CT, MRI, and nuclear cardiology). He is passionate about the appropriate use of cardiac imaging and was invited to address the US Congress on “Appropriate Use Criteria in Cardiac Imaging” in 2014.

Manuja is actively involved in research, teaching and examining for the RACP physician exams and Monash University medical school. He holds an adjunct appointment at Monash University.

After registering you will receive a Zoom link via email and a reminder email on the day of the presentation.