The Queensland Heart Institute’s research funding aims to collaborate with international key opinion leaders, for the presentation of clinical data at international meetings in international meetings; stipend support for emerging Cardiology leaders in the field to train at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital (SAWMH) and research relating to trials of procedures where new devices are utilised to improve patient outcomes in interventional structural heart procedures.
Queensland Heart Institute (QHI)
The Queensland Heart Institute (“QHI”) is a not for profit organisation seeking to develop new advancements in structural heart disease. It is our goal to advocate for disease and therapy awareness in structural heart disease; research and future therapy in structural heart disease; and offer training for emerging leaders in the field of structural heart disease and improve patient outcomes. We invite you to join us on our pursuit of advancing structural heart disease.
Three Pillars For Achieving Excellence
The Queensland Heart Institute Founders
DR ALEXANDER INCANI, INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST
Dr Alexander Incani is an experienced interventional cardiologist with a special interest in TAVI, complex structural heart intervention and high-risk coronary stenting including the use of mechanical support devices. Dr Incani is an experienced TAVI proctor with Edwards Lifesciences, and has clinical expertise using multiple commercially available TAVI/R products in Australia.
DR KARL POON, INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST
Dr Karl Poon is an experienced interventional cardiologist with a special interest in structural heart disease intervention, particularly as a proctor and high volume operator in TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation).
Activities offered by QHI
RESEARCH
ONGOING MEDICAL EDUCATION
The Founders of Queensland Heart Institute will support ongoing medical education through GP education meetings, conference presentations, and GP directed online education videos as well as closed group physician Q&A meeting and specialists awareness meetings.
FUNDRAISING FOR CARDIAC RESEARCH
Our goal is to bring together generous benefactors and medical industry partners to work alongside to increase the for vital cardiac research. Many hospitals administrations already provide generous support for clinicians and patients. We aim to bring all groups together to achieve a common purpose, that is a true collaboration. Through this alternative funding model, patients may have access to new therapies or treatments currently not available within the medical system in Australia, increasing access to these new therapies and improving patient outcomes.
DONATE
Donate to Structural Heart Research
Raising general public and patient awareness will require significant financial input far exceeding the already generous input from hospital administration; hence funding from industry partners and benefactors will be needed.