Hearts In and Out of Crisis: New perspectives on the heart

Thursday 2 November 2023

This event aims to bring together researchers across medicine, health, the humanities and the creative arts to explore new perspectives on the heart in and out of crisis. The symposium brings together a range of interdisciplinary researchers from across the humanities, arts, medicine and science. The symposium will facilitate transdisciplinary dialogue and engage not only researchers but a range of stakeholders interested in improving the heart health of Australians. The event will conclude with the official launch of the ANU Health Humanities Network.

Tuesday 7 November 2023, RSSS building
Symposium 1pm - 5.30pm, keynote presentation Dr Arnagretta Hunter
Official launch 5.30pm - 6.15pm, speaker Prof Kate Mitchell

Guests are welcome to register for both the Symposium (1pm-5.30pm) and the ANU Health Humanities Network launch (5.30pm onwards).

Symposium Programme

Time	Event
1pm	Tea and coffee \| Registration \| Heart age calculator
1.30pm	Welcome
1.40pm	New perspectives on the heart: ‘heartbeats’ roundtable Chair: Brett Scholz (College of Health and Medicine, ANU) and Keren Hammerschlag (School of Art and Design, ANU) Harry Schwarzrock (School of Art and Design, ANU) – ‘Transmutation and interconnectivity: Creating interactive artworks through Plasma Illumination of Blown Glass’ Angelo Condell (Canberra Clinical Genomics & John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU) – ‘In our genes, in our hearts’ Claire Hansen (School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU) – ‘Broken hearts in medicine and literature: Takotsubo syndrome in Shakespeare’ Andini Pramono (National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU) – Research from the heart: Social value of baby friendly hospitals Monique Rooney (School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU) – ‘Tell Tale Head, Heart’
3pm	Afternoon tea
3.30pm	Heart age calculator discussion Chair: Lauren Ford (Heart Foundation)
3.40pm	Chair: Lauren Ford (Heart Foundation) Rosemary Korda (National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU) – ‘Using big data to inform inequalities in cardiovascular disease’ Di Slade (Institute for Communication in Healthcare)
4.30pm	Chair: Katie Sutton Keynote presentation: Dr Arnagretta Hunter – heart health and climate change
5.30pm	ANU Health Humanities Network Launch Launch: Kate Mitchell