The everyday challenge of prevention

Target audience

Cardiologists and other specialists in internal medicine, hypertension, lipids, diabetes and primary or secondary care with a practical interest in Cardiovascular Prevention

Programme Director :

H. Saner, FESC (Bern - CH)
D. Wood, FESC (London - UK)

Faculty :

U. Corra (Veruno - IT)
Z. Fras, FESC (Ljubljana – SL)
D. Gaita, FESC (Timisoara - RO)
S. Giampaoli, FESC (Rome - IT)
I. Graham, FESC (Dublin - IR)

This programme has been accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC) for 12 hours of External CME credits.

Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that have been actually spent in the educational activity.

Scientific Programme

Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 November

Course objectives

The overall aim of this course is to present a practical approach regarding ESC Guidelines implementation process in Cardiovascular Prevention:

• To use cardiovascular risk assessment tools
• To calculate the risk profile and to use it in clinical decision making
• To choose proper tools in screening asymptomatic disease
• To integrate epidemiological data into daily practice
• To implement strategies related to smoking cessation, optimal nutrition and physical activity
• To learn about new treatment targets for hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes
• To select the most appropriate drug treatment in conjunction with lifestyle changes
• To set up effective prevention programmes using practical models

Reinforcing the new objectives for cardiovascular disease prevention included in European Society of Cardiology Core Curriculum:

• To assess and treat patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
• To be able to recognize how different prevention methods work.
• To contribute to the global efforts in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by communicating the prevention message to the public
• To describe cardiovascular disease and risk factors in the local community.

Scientific Programme

EBAC works according to the quality standards of the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), which is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). In compliance with EBAC/EACCME guidelines, all speakers/chairpersons participating in this programme have disclosed or indicated potential conflicts of interest which might cause a bias in the presentations. The Organizing Committee/Course Director is responsible for ensuring that all potential conflicts of interest relevant to the event are declared to the audience prior to the CME activities.