Manuja Premaratne MBBS FRACP FSCCT FCSANZ CBCCT

Head of Cardiac Imaging @PeninsulaHealth. Believer in Appropriate Use. 'Every modality has it's place'. Striving to address disparities in Cardiology.

[Benoy Shah MD @dr_benoy_n_shah]

When I saw this it got me thinking about phone use in medical conferences too

At a recent meeting, of 12 people in the FRONT row, 5 were on their mobiles instead of listening to the speaker. 3 were fellow speakers!

When did we become so uninterested? So distracted?

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[Manuja Premaratne MBBS FRACP FSCCT FCSANZ CBCCT @appropriateuse]

@RonBlankstein @MichaelJBlaha Congratulations 🙌 !

[Bogdan Enache @bogdienache]

Strong slide #HRS2026

[peterkistler MBBS PhD FHRS @peterkistler3]

FlecaED: safety & efficacy of IV FLEC in selected AF pts with stable CAD EF > 35% in RCT vs Amio #EHRA2026

[Benoy Shah MD @dr_benoy_n_shah]

There's a reason why certain papers ask Drs old enough to be a grandparent to current resident doctors to write these pieces

Difficult to describe just how much has changed over the years

Why I Support the Junior Doctors’ Strike https://t.co/sJDlb6t7ea https://t.co/D4FGcTF8rA

[João Cavalcante @JoaoLCavalcante]

So many valuable wisdom pearls here by @SVRaoMD! Understanding what leadership truly means, its ups and downs and tradeoffs.

[Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 @DrMarthaGulati]

#CAC was NEVER intended guide downstream testing in asymptomatic people. The CAC score and even the location should not influence testing.

The use of #CAC to help identify people who need more intensive preventive strategies is the intention. I also think the opportunistic identification of CAC is one that we need far more of

[Baker Institute @BakerResearchAu]

👏 Big congrats to Xiaowei Wang, who has been awarded a University of Melbourne 2025 Strategic Grant for Outstanding Women.

Xiaowei has also announced this week that she's just completed a Senior Executive MBA with the Melbourne Business School.

https://t.co/j3MneLe5ps

[João Cavalcante @JoaoLCavalcante]

🔥Unexpected opening for our 2026 Advanced CV Imaging Fellowship. Unfortunately applicants need US cardiology training and unable to support J1 visa. Let’s learn together with stellar faculty, volume and dedicated equipment! Application link below, message me if interested. 🤩

[Ron Blankstein @RonBlankstein]

Great start to #ACCLegConf with friends and colleagues from across different state chapters, member sections, and councils who are all passionate about advocacy
👏 @DrEugeneYang @drdavemd #ACCPrevention #ACCImaging @ACCMass

[Julia Grapsa @JGrapsa]

On our latest publication together with @argulian and senior lead of diastolic dysfunction guidelines @OttoSmiseth we do a side by side comparison of the latest 3 #guidelines documents #EHJCVI
➡️ https://t.co/ByekTCOD9E

@EHJCVIEiC @bernhard_gerber @EACVIPresident @escardio @ESC_Journals @ShehabAnwer @BWHCVImaging @BrighamWomens @MassGenBrigham @pabloplopez_ @iamritu @rafavidalperez @justvick @EZancanaroMD @alessia_gimelli @Hragy @AnastasiaSMihai @JRodriPalomares @EchoProsto @saramoscatelli7 @AnnaKateBarton @BenekiEirini

[Manuja Premaratne MBBS FRACP FSCCT FCSANZ CBCCT @appropriateuse]

@thaiscoutinhoCV @stanhenkin @OuzounianMD @MayoCVFellows @MayoClinicCV @kylalaraMD @JoshuaBeckmanMD @EACTS @pomyers @RMankadMD @purviparwani I would love to with a link!

[Jose Luis Merino @joselmerino]

The EHRA Antiarrhythmic Drug Compendium is now published in full
A practical, comprehensive resource for the safe and effective use of AADs in daily practice.

[louise @drlouisesegan]

Grateful to Dr. John Mandrola for highlighting our withdrawal-AF RCT in this week’s This Week in Cardiology podcast 🎧🫀
Clear, thoughtful, and refreshingly nuanced commentary
🎙️ https://t.co/IKgmL2BHKy
📄 Now online in European Heart Journal: https://t.co/gTqc2vYx1J
@drjohnm

[Baker Institute @BakerResearchAu]

Scammers are using AI to create fake videos of trusted doctors, including those who work at the Baker Institute, to promote ‘miracle cures’ for conditions like diabetes. These scams endanger lives. Discuss any treatment changes with your GP or specialist. https://t.co/VX3Vae7Ui7

[João Cavalcante @JoaoLCavalcante]

Are you ready to take your cardiovascular expertise to the next level? Join our Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship and get hands-on training in state-of-the-art imaging technologies with world-class faculty. 🌟
https://t.co/FoqrgQYuEI

[Manuja Premaratne MBBS FRACP FSCCT FCSANZ CBCCT @appropriateuse]

@PatrycjaGalazka @RonBlankstein @Heart_SCCT @Bweber04 He’s one of a kind

[Manuja Premaratne MBBS FRACP FSCCT FCSANZ CBCCT @appropriateuse]

@HeartOTXHeartMD @JohnDeere Gosh he’s growing up fast!

[Brian with the Good Dictations @ghoshhajra]

You’re standing there, staring at the monitor. Your name’s Raymond, right? Raymond K. Hessel. I’ve seen your initials on the reports, the timestamps, the endless queue of scans stacking up like a deck of cards dealt by a cruel hand. You’re 28, maybe 29, drowning in the glow of PACS screens, and tonight—tonight, you hit zero. The Cardiovascular Radiology worklist. Cleared. No more backlog. Cardiac CTs, Cardiac MRIs, Vascular CTs, MRIs, Doppler US cases—all gone. Done.

You didn’t think this day would come, did you, Ray? You thought it’d be eternal—slice after slice, vessel after vessel, a tidal wave of contrast and calcium scores crashing over you. But here we are. You burned through it. The slate’s clean. How’s it feel? That last case signed off, that empty queue staring back at you like a miracle?

What’s next, huh? You gonna sit there, refresh the system, wait for the next flood of stat orders to roll in? Or are you gonna feel this? You’re alive right now, Ray. The weight’s off. No more 3 a.m. calls about TAVR measurements, no more juggling five modalities at once. You beat the backlog. You stared into the heart of the beast—literally—and you won. What do you want to do with that?
Tomorrow, when the new cases drop—and they will, Ray, they always do—what’s gonna keep you going? You’ve seen the end of the line. You’ve tasted the air on the other side. Don’t forget it. Don’t let the grind bury you again. Take this victory. Run with it. Make it mean something—a coffee break that’s actually a break, a breath that’s not interrupted by a page.

Now go. Get out of here. The Cardiovascular Imaging worklist is yours to reclaim. You’ve got a clean slate. Don’t waste it.

[Manuja Premaratne MBBS FRACP FSCCT FCSANZ CBCCT @appropriateuse]

@peterkistler3 @AlfredHealth @healthgovau @PrashSanders Like #VCOR? Great news