7.50–8.00

Welcome and introductions

Prof. Akbar Panju, Prof. Paul O’Byrne, Dr Piotr Gajewski

 

8.00–8.20

Acute coronary syndrome: how to maximize improved outcomes

Prof. Shamir Mehta

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

 

8.20–8.40

Cardiac arrhythmias: when should you refer a patient for invasive treatment?

Prof. Carlos Morillo

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

 

8.40–9.00

Chronic heart failure: which interventions should be used to improve survival?

Prof. John McMurray

University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

 

9.00–9.20

Cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery

Prof. P.J. Devereaux

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

 

9.20–9.40

How to manage a patient with resistant hypertension

Prof. Paolo Verdecchia

Hospital of Assisi, Assisi, Italy

 

9.40–10.00

Panel discussion

 

10.00–10.20

Refreshment break

 

10.20–10.40

What is optimal glycemic control in type 2 diabetes and when should insulin be started?

Prof. Leszek Czupryniak

Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

 

10.40–11.00

New drugs for type 2  diabetes: where do they fit in the treatment algorithm

Prof. Maciej Małecki

Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

 

11.00–11.20

Management of a patient with acute kidney injury

Prof. Norbert Lameire

Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

 

11.20–11.40

What could be done to prevent the progression of chronic kidney disease?

Prof. Giovanni Strippoli

University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

 

11.40–12.00

Panel discussion

 

12.00–13.20

Lunch break

 

13.20–13.40

Update on vasculitis

Prof. Raashid Luqmani

Oxford University, Oxford, UK

 

13.40–14.00

Current management of asthma

Prof. Paul O’Byrne

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

 

14.00–14.20

How to prevent COPD exacerbations

Prof. Leonardo Fabbri

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

 

14.20–14.40

Approach to a patient with a pulmonary nodule

Prof. Yaron Shargall

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

 

14.40–15.00

Panel discussion

 

15.00-15.20

Refreshment break

 

15.20–15.40

New therapies for hepatitis C

Prof. Shariq Haider

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

 

15.40–16.00

New and re-emerging infectious diseases

Prof. Mark Loeb

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

 

16.00-16.20

Fever in the returning traveller

Prof. Shariq Haider

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

 

16.20–16.40

Update on adult immunization

Prof. Serhat Unal

Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey