BICCS Programme 2026

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DAY 1

08:30 - BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION

Welcome from BICCS President Prof Gerry Carr-white​

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BICCS SESSION - Panel: Dr Eleanor Wicks and Dr Rachel Bastiaenen 

• BICCS Updates 2026 - Prof Gerry Carr-White​​

• Setting Up a Spoke ICC Service - Dr Thomas Alway & Ms Jo McQueen​

• NHS Genomic Medicine Service 2026: Cardiovascular Priorities - Dr Francis Elmslie 

• Reducing Time To Genetic Testing for ICCs - Dr Ruth McGowen

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CORE TRAINING SESSIONS - Panel: Dr William Bradlow and Ms Gemma Bassindale

• How to... Identify And Manage Obesity Cardiomyopathy ​- Dr Zohya Khalique

• How to... Investigate Suspected Cardiac Amyloid - Dr Will Moody

• How to... Manage Non-Obstructive HCM - Dr Massimiliano Lorenzini

• How to... Interpret a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test - Dr James Howard

• How to... Give Advice To A Patient With ARVC - Dr Shane Purcell

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SESSION: Cardiomyopathy Across the Lifespan - Panel: Dr Julian Ormerod and Dr Maraisa Fachini Spada

• Early Onset Noonan Syndrome: MEK Inhibitors, A New Hope For Sever RASopathy-Associated HCM? - Prof Juan Kaski

• Paediatric Transition For Cardiomyopathy Patients - Ms Rachel Mackay

• Cardiomyopathy Risk Scores: Pros and Cons - Dr Brian Halliday

• Patient Perspective (ARVC) - C/o Dr Julian Ormerod

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SESSION: Clinical Case Presentations - Panel: Dr Noor Sharrack and Dr Greg Mellor

SESSION: Abstract Showcase - Panel: Prof Tom Lumbers and Ms Rabeea Siddiqui

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SESSION: Sudden Death And Cardiac Arrest  Panel: Dr Rachel Bastiaenen and Ms Chloe Ferguson

• The NHS-BHF Sudden Death and Cardiac Arrest Pathway National Rollout - Prof Elijah Behr

• Counselling Families After Sudden Death - Ms Georgiana Neculau

• Pathology Cases That Changed Management  - Dr Kathryn Griffin

• How To Investigate Unexplained Cardiac Arrest - Dr Greg Mellor

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CORE TRAINING SESSIONS - Panel: Dr Nora Shannon and Ms Bethan Cowley

• How to... Recognise 10 Key ICC ECGs - Dr Alison Muir

• How to... Navigate A Cardiac Genetics Report - Mr Mat Edwards 

• How to... Approach Reproductive Counselling With An ICC Patient - Ms Catrina Williams

• How to... Approach Cardiac Risk Assessment For Pregnancy - Dr Sara Thorne

• How to... Use Genetics To Personalise Aortopathy Management - Dr Deborah Osio  

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KEYNOTE: The William McKenna Keynote Lecture

Genetics Coming of Age: Genetic Therapies For Cardiomyopathy - Prof Hugh Watkins

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DAY 2

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08:15 - BICCS Annual General Meeting - BICCS President, Prof Gerry Carr-White

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SESSION Cardiomyopathies - Panel: Dr Eleanor Wicks and Prof Gerry Carr-White

• Cardiac Myosin Inhibitors in HCM: Clinical Trials and Real World Data - Prof Andrew Crean

• Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Dr John Whitaker

• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Digital Screening Pathway - Dr Will Bradlow

• AI Assisted MRI Phenotyping in Inherited Cardiomyopathy - Dr Lara Curran

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SESSION Paediatric ICC - Panel: Dr Jan Till and Dr Leema Robert

• Molecular Autopsy Following Unexplained Death in Infancy or Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood - Dr Matina Prapa

• Fetal Cardiomyopathy - Prof Julene Carvalho

• Right Ventricle in Focus: Unmasking Paediatric ARVC - Dr Maraisa Fachini Spada

• Cardiac Transplantation in Paediatric Cardiomyopathy: Bridging to Transplant and Transplant Outcomes - Dr Barbara Cardoso

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SESSION: Inherited Arrhythmias - Panel: Prof Julene Carvalho and Dr Stephen Page

• Fetal Bradycardia and Diagnosis of Long QT Syndrome - Prof John Simpson

• Managing Arrhythmias in Pregnancy - Prof Andrea Sarkozy

• CPVT in Children and Adults - Dr Jan Till​

• Digital Twins For Modelling Arrhythmias in ICCs - Prof Martin Bishop

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SESSION: BICCS Genomic Counsellors Network - Panel: Mr David Walker 

• Genomic Counsellor Experiences in a Mainstream Setting - Ms Ellie Quinn and Ms Emma O'Malley

• Group Counselling for Predictive Genetic Testing - Ms Anna Lehmann

• Clinical Psychology for ICC - Dr Laurence Palfreyman

• Updates from the Genomic Counsellors Network - Mr David Walker

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SESSION Genomics - Panel: Dr Claire Turner and Ms Debbie Mackin

• Debate: Should We Offer ICC Predictive Testing for Children? - For: Dr Richard Ferguson, Against: Tessa Homfray

• Whole Genome Sequencing: Overview for Cardiologists - Dr Kate Richardson

• Variant Interpretation in 2026: What is still a VUS? - Dr James Eden

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SESSION: BICCS Nursing & Midwifery Network - Panel: Ms Bethan Cowley

• Excellence In Action: Redefining ICC Nursing Practice - Ms Keri Anderson-Bazan 

• Building Capability: Education, Competence and the Future ICC Nursing Workforce  - Ms Amy Hardy-Wallace

• From Clinical Questions To Better Care: Nursing Research and Innovation in ICC - Ms Catherine Renwick​

• Courage, Influence and Impact: The ICC Nurse as Leader - Ms Lucy Martin

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SESSION Aortopathy - Panel: Dr Katie Johnson and Dr Verity Hartill

• FBN1 Variant Reinterpretation - Dr Leema Robert

• PMEP1A and Aortopathy: New Gene on the Block - Dr Mo Wafik

• Follow Up For Patients With Aortic Dilatation - Dr Katie Francis​

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PRIZE-GIVING SESSION​

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