7.50–8.00

Welcome and Introductions

 

8.00–8.20

Managing NSTE acute coronary syndromes in 2016

Prof. Sanjit Jolly (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

8.20–8.40

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care: key messages from new guidelines

Prof. Bernd W. Böttiger (University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany)

 

8.40–9.00

Infective endocarditis – current management and prophylaxis

to be announced

 

9.00–9.20

Atrial fibrillation – key decisions in everyday practice?

to be announced

 

9.20–9.40

How to prevent a cardiovascular event

Prof. Salim Yusuf (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

9.40–10.00

Panel Discussion

 

10.00–10.20

Refreshment Break

 

10.20–10.40

Update on the management of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism

Prof. Jeffrey Weitz (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

10.40–11.00

How to manage anticoagulation in patients undergoing invasive procedures

Prof. James Douketis (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

11.00–11.20

Thrombosis in women

Prof. Shannon Bates (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

11.20–11.40

A practical approach to a patient with thrombocytopenia

Prof. John Kelton (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

11.40–12.00

Panel Discussion

 

12.00–1.20

Lunch Break

 

13.20–13.40

Secondary arterial hypertension: when, who, and how to screen?

Prof. Franz H. Messerli (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA)

 

13.40–14.00

Glomerulonephritis: an update

Prof. Jurgen Floege (RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany)

 

14.00–14.20

How to manage anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease

Prof. Francesco Locatelli (Alessandro Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy)

 

14.20–14.40

Mineral and bone disorders in chronic kidney disease: what should the internist know

Prof. Jurgen Floege (RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany)

 

14.40–15.00

Panel Discussion

 

15.00–15.20

Refreshment Break

 

15.20–15.50

Managing type 2 diabetes: which drug(s) to add after metformin?

Prof. Hertzel Gerstein (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

15.50–16.20

Hashimoto thyroiditis and other autoimmune diseases of the thyroid gland

Prof. Luigi Bartalena (University of Insubria, Italy)

 

16.20–16.40

Bariatric surgery in diabetes and obesity

Prof. Maria Tiboni (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

16.40–17.00

Panel Discussion