8.00–8.20

Community-acquired pneumonia: current management

Prof. Mark Woodhead (University of Manchester, Manchester, UK)

 

8.20–8.40

Current management of tuberculosis: key messages for clinical practice

to be announced

 

8.40–9.00

Common interstitial lung diseases: practical tips for non-specialists

Prof. Luca Richeldi (University of Southampton, Southampton, UK)

 

9.00–9.20

Non-invasive ventilation: what non-intensivists should know

Prof. Andreas Freitag (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

9.20–9.40

Asthma COPD overlap syndrome

Prof. Paul O’Byrne (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

9.40–10.00

Panel Discussion

 

10.00–10.20

Refreshment Break

 

10.20–10.40

Maastricht V: what is new in the management of H. pylori

Prof. Peter Maltfertheiner (Otto v. Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany)

 

10.40–11.00

Celiac disease and other forms of gluten intolerance in adults

Prof. Paul Moayyedi (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

11.00–11.20

Changing approaches to inflammatory bowel disease management

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

 

11.20–11.40

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – current management

Prof. Barry Lumb (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

11.40–12.00

Panel Discussion

 

12.00–13.20

Lunch Break

 

13.20–13.40

Osteoporosis prevention and treatment – when pharmacologic intervention is justified

Prof. Jonathan Adachi (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

13.40–14.00

Polymyalgia rheumatica – current management

Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta (Southend University Hospital, Southend, United Kingdom)

 

14.00–14.20

Tailoring therapy in spondyloarthropaties

to be announced

 

14.20–14.40

Should I start using point of care ultrasound in my clinical practice

Prof. Khalid Azzam (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

14.40–15.00

Panel Discussion

 

15.00–15.20

Refreshment Break

 

15.20–15.40

Diagnosis and prognosis in cancer of unknown primary origin

Prof. Nicolas Pavlidis (University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece)

 

15.40–16.00

Antibiotic resistance – how to handle in clinical practice

Prof. Mark Loeb (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

16.00–16.20

Headache – when to worry

Prof. Wieslaw Oczkowski (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

16.20–16.40

Past, Present, and Future of Evidence Based Medicine – A tribute to Dr. David Sackett

Prof. Holger Schunemann (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

 

16.40–17.00

Panel Discussion

 

17.00–17.10

Closing Remarks