Summary
The annual congress of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) will be held online from 20 to 23 October 2021.
More information on the online congress, CCC 2021 here:
Thursday, 21 October 2021
CCS/ESC Joint Plenary: Climate and CV medicine
Chairpersons
Simon Jackson (Canada), Victoria Delgado (Netherlands)
| 10:00‐11:15 EDT / 16:00‐17:15 CET | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:03 | Welcome and Introduction | Simon Jackson (Canada) & Victoria Delgado (Netherlands) |
| 10:03-10:18 | Health Care's impact on climate change | David Suzuki |
| 10:18-10:33 | Climate change's impact on cardiovascular health | Salim Yusuf (Canada) |
| 10:33-10:48 | What is the European Society of Cardiology doing to combat climate change | Thomas Munzel (Germany) |
| 10:48-10:55 | Call to action | Carolyn Pullen (Canada) & Matt Bennett (Canada) |
| 10:55-11:15 | Q&A | |
Friday, 22 October 2021
CCS/ESC JOINT WORKSHOP: Sports and the heart
Chairpersons
Marc Ruel (Canada), Victoria Delgado (The Netherlands)
| 10:00-11:00 EDT / 16:00-17:00 CET | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:02 | Welcome and Introduction | Marc Ruel (Canada) & Victoria Delgado (The Netherlands) |
| 10:02-10:12 | Evaluate the risk of arrhythmic death in competitive sports and prescribe the appropriate cardiac screening | James McKinney (Canada) |
| Provide an adequate exercise prescription for patients with known congenital or arrhythmic diseases | ||
| 10:12-10:22 | Provide an adequate exercise prescription for patients with known congenital | Julie De Backer (Belgium) |
| 10:22-10:32 | Provide an adequate exercise prescription for patients with known arrhythmic diseases | Paul Dorian (Canada) |
| 10:32-10:42 | Provide an adequate counselling and psychological support for parents of athlete children | Domenico Corrado (Italy) |
| 10:42-11:00 | Panel discussion and Q&A | |
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