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The official language of this live educational conference will be English.
Debora Urbinelli
c/o Meridiano Congress International
T +39 06 88 595 232 - F +39 06 88595 234
This fee includes:
One of the biggest problems in modern patient care is to correctly manage “complexity”. In medicine the term “complexity” refers not only to difficult cases, but quite often to co morbidities. Hypertension, diabetes and thyroid disorders represent the most common pathologies in our daily clinical practice. According to the Global Burden of Disease study (Lancet 2012), high blood pressure is still the leading cause of death in the world and remains an unsolved problem in cardiovascular medicine despite the effort of scientific societies. Diabetes Mellitus, especially type 2, is a growing epidemic in Asia, as the population is increasingly adopting western life styles. A particular genetic predisposition in these populations is also present. The 6th Edition of the International Diabetes Federation Atlas indicates that 8.2% of the population (75 million people) in South-East Asia countries and 8.5% of the population (138 million people) in Western Pacific countries have diabetes. Management of this disease and its complications and co morbidities are big challenges, especially for the healthcare community, especially when considering the low level of funding dedicated to diabetes. Finally, thyroid disorders are also very common in Asia Pacific countries, mostly due to iodine deficiency combined with genetic factors.
EXCEMED is involved in a comprehensive educational programme to increase knowledge in hypertension, diabetes and thyroid disorder, and is proud to organize the 2015 APAC conference on cardiometabolic diseases management. This meeting will address the most recent advancements of research in these three areas of cardiometabolic medicine and, in particular, will discuss the best approaches for clinical management of such diseases in daily practice. Possibility for the exchange of ideas and knowledge will be facilitated by direct interaction with participants through the use of clinical case studies.
By attending this live educational symposium, learners will be able to:
Legend: L : Lecture; WS : Workshop; D : Debate
09.00 Welcome and introduction, Chair: J.J. Dalal (India); A.J. Manolis (Greece)
09.15 L1: Pre-hypertension, C. Borghi (Italy)
09.35 L2: High heart rate and the CV risk in Hypertension, P. Palatini (Italy)
09.55 L3: Coronary artery disease, A.J. Manolis (Greece)
10.15 Questions and answers
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 Parallel workshops*
WS1: Hypertension management, S.M.S. Hiremath (India)
WS2: Coronary heart disease, P. Sritara (Thailand)
12.30 Take home message from clinical cases (plenary room)
12.45 Lunch
Chair: P. Palatini (Italy); B. Tomlinson (Hong Kong, China)
13.45 L4: Hypertension and risk of heart failure, B. Tomlinson (Hong Kong, China)
14.05 L5: Diabetes as a promoter of heart failure, S.M. Bandukwala (India)
14.25 L6: Heart failure and co-morbidities, S. Taddei (Italy)
15.45 Questions and answers
16.00 Coffee break
16.30 - 18.00 Parallel workshops*
WS3: Heart failure management, B. Tomlinson (Hong Kong, China)
WS4: Heart rate management, J.J. Dalal (India)
18.00 Take home messages and concluding remarks (plenary room)
End of the first day
*The workshops will involve participants in an interactive discussion, giving them the chance to share opinions and test their understanding of different topics based on clinical cases presentations. There will be two parallel workshops, each lasting 45 minutes. The audience will be divided into two groups and each participant will attend both workshops in rotation. Take- home messages from the speakers will be delivered at the end of the session in the plenary room.
Chair: C. Borghi (Italy); M. Chadha (India)
09.00 L7: International guidelines for the management of diabetes: evidence based medicine vs personalized medicine, M. Mafauzy (Malaysia)
09.20 L8: Thyroid nodules in clinical practice: from medical therapy to ultrasonically-guide intervention, N.A. Nicodemus (Philippines)
09.40 Questions and answers
10.00 Coffee break
Chair: S. Joshi (India); N.A. Nicodemus (Philippines)
10.30 L9: Management of pre-diabetes: lifestyle vs drug therapy
D1:
Lifestyle S. Shah (India)
Drug therapy P. Gatbonton (Philippines)
11.10 L10: Subclinical hypothyroidism: to treat or not to treat?
D2:
To treat S. Yu Gan (Philippines)
Not to treat M. Chadha (India)
12.00 Lunch
Chair: S. Yu Gan (Philippines); S. Taddei (Italy)
13.00 L11: Diabetes in pregnancy, B. Sethi (India)
13.20 L12: Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in pregnancy, M. Mafauzy (Malaysia)
13.40 L13: Hypertension in pregnancy, J.J. Dalal (India)
14.00 L14: Thyroid cancer guidelines, S. Joshi (India)
14.20 Take home message
14.30 Closing remarks from the scientific organizer
End of the conference
Salita di San Nicola da Tolentino, 1/b - 00187 Rome, Italy
Associate Programme Manager: Francesca Cucciolla
T +39 06 420413 315 - F +39 06 420413 677
EXCEMED is a Swiss Foundation with headquarters in 14, Rue du Rhône, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Via Sapri, 6 - 00185 Rome, Italy
Congress Coordinator: Debora Urbinelli
T +39 06 88 595 232 - F +39 06 88595 234
