| 8.00–8.10 | Welcome and introductions Prof. Akbar Panju, Prof. Paul O’Byrne, Dr. Piotr Gajewski, Prof. Serhat Unal |
| 8.10–8.30 | How to avoid being misled by the medical literature Prof. Gordon Guyatt (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 8.30–8.50 | Dual and triple antithrombotic therapies: current patterns of practice and controversies Prof. John Eikelboom (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 8.50–9.10 | Anticoagulation after a VTE episode: when is it necessary, for how long and which drug to use Prof. Jeffrey Weitz (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 9.10–9.30 | When to restart anticoagulants after a bleeding event Prof. James Douketis (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 9.30–9.50 | McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine for course participants Prof. Roman Jaeschke (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 9.50–10.20 | Panel discussion |
| 10.20–10.40 | Refreshment break |
| 10.40–11.00 | Giant cell arteritis and other large vessel vasculitis Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta (Southend University Hospital, UK) |
| 11.00–11.20 | Extra-articular manifestations in spondyloarthritis Prof. Filip Van den Bosch (Ghent University, Belgium) |
| 11.20–11.40 | Current management of gout Prof. George Nuki (University of Edinburgh, UK) |
| 11.40–12.00 | Opioids in the treatment of chronic pain Prof. Jenny Legassie (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 12.00–12.30 | Panel discussion Chair: Prof. Dr. Servet Akar |
| 12.30–13.30 | Lunch break |
| 13.30–13.50 | How can we improve survival after cardiac arrest: focus on postresuscitation care Prof. Bernd W. Böttiger (University Hospital of Cologne, Germany) |
| 13.50–14.10 | New approach to perioperative cardiovascular care: a task for internists
Prof. P.J. Devereaux (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 14.10–14.30 | Management of chronic heart failure: what should we change in our practice Prof. Piotr Ponikowski (Wroclaw Medical University, Poland) |
| 14.30–14.50 | Current treatment of dyslipidemia Prof. Ian Graham (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) |
| 14.50–15.20 | Panel discussion |
| 15.20–15.40 | Refreshment break |
| 15.40–16.00 | How to treat arterial hypertension in elderly people Prof. Franz H. Messerli (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA) |
| 16.00–16.20 | Monoclonal gammopathies: when and how to investigate Prof. Mark Crowther (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 16.20–16.40 | Nephrotic syndrome in adults: current management Prof. Jürgen Floege (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) |
| 16.40–17.00 | Prevention and management of diabetic foot: can we do more to limit amputations Prof. Andrew Boulton (University of Manchester, UK) |
| 17.00–17.30 | Panel discussion |
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