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Scientific Program

 13:00 – 13:30

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Foyer Level -1)

WELCOME REFRESHMENT

  13:30 – 14:00

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

PRE-CONFERENCE INDUSTRY SESSION

Industry session not included in the main event CME/CPD credit.

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(14:00 – 14:10) short technical break

  14:10 – 14:20

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE

The CaReMe-O Conference – goals and structure 

Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel  
Mikhail Kosiborod, Saint Luke’s Health System, USA

  14:20 – 15:55

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

SESSION 1: CENTRAL ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IN CAREME-O PATIENT TREATMENT

Moderators: Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Mikhail Kosiborod, Saint Luke’s Health System, USA 

14:20 – 14:35
The
opportunity for PCP in implementing novel therapies in the CaReMe-O field

Shlomo Vinker
, WONCA Europe, Israel

14:35 – 15:00
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4 State of the art disease modifying therapy in the CaReMe-O patient

Per-Henrik Groop
, University of Helsinki, Finland

15:00 – 15:20
Challenges for the primary care physicians in treating the CaReMe-O patients

Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – Central Catalonia University, Spain

15:20 – 15:40
The collaborative, team-based, coordinated care of patients with cardio-renal-metabolic disease: transforming quality of care and outcomes

Mikhail Kosiborod, Saint Luke’s Health System, USA

15:40 – 15:55
Panel Discussion

 15:55 – 16:25

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Foyer Level -1)

COFFEE BREAK

 16:25 – 17:55

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

Industry session not included in the main event CME/CPD credit.

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(17:55 – 18:05) short technical break

 18:05 – 20:00

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

SESSION 2: OPTIONS FOR MEDICAL THERAPY AND EARLY INTERVENTION IN THE CARDIORENAL METABOLIC SYNDROME – IN WHAT POPULATIONS, WHEN AND HOW?

Moderator: Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel

18:05 – 18:25
Obesity and novel anti-obesity medication as a pivot to the
CaReMe-O patient

Lee M. Kaplan
, Dartmouth Health, USA

Case presentations and discussion  

Case A: Asymptomatic Patients with Diabetes
Gabriel Cuatrecasas, EAP Sarrià, Primary Care Center, Barcelona, Spain

Case B: Management of HFpEF in a Patient with Comorbid Conditions
Mikhail Kosiborod, Saint Luke’s Health System, USA

Case C: Management of CKD in a Patient with Cardiometabolic Obesity
Ana Cebrián, Murcian Health Service, Spain

Case D: Management of Atrial Fibrillation in the Context of Obesity and Early Diabetes
Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – Central Catalonia University, Spain

 20:00 – 20:45

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Foyer Level -1)

WELCOME RECEPTION AND NETWORKING

  08:30 – 09:30

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

WORKSHOP: HEART FAILURE IN 3D: INTERPRETING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE PCP CLINIC

Moderator: Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel

08:30 – 08:45
HF – Classification, diagnosis, and recent treatment options
Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel

08:45 – 09:30
Seeing Through the Echo: Practical Approach to Echocardiographic Interpretation in Heart Failure
Nir Flint
, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

(09:30 – 09:40) short technical break

  09:40 – 10:55

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

SESSION 3: TOWARDS LEADERSHIP OF THE FAMILY PHYSICIANS IN TREATING THE CAREME-O PATIENT


Moderators: Ana Cebrián,
Murcian Health Service, Spain
Geert Goderis,
KU Leuven, Belgium

Best practice examples

09:40 – 09:55
The Israeli experience in the PCP leadership in CaReMe-O treatment

Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel

09:55 – 10:10
The Spanish experience in the PCP leadership in CaReMe-O treatment

Ana Cebrián, Murcian Health Service, Spain

From theory to practice

10:10 – 10:25
Tools for the family physician in CKD and Heart failure

Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel 

10:25 – 10:40
Evaluation and treatment of the obese patient by the PCP

Xavier Martínez Regada, International University of Catalonia, Spain 

10:40 – 10:55
Increasing awareness for screening and therapy of CaReMe-O patient in the community

Geert Goderis, KU Leuven, Belgium

  10:55 – 11:25

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Foyer Level -1)

COFFEE BREAK

  11:25 – 12:10

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

SESSION 3: PANEL DISCUSSION ON TOWARDS LEADERSHIP OF THE FAMILY PHYSICIANS IN TREATING THE CAREME-O PATIENT 

Moderator: Mikhail Kosiborod, Saint Luke’s Health System, USA

Panelists

Ana Cebrián, Murcian Health Service, Spain
Geert Goderis, KU Leuven, Belgium
Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel
Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Xavier Martínez Regada, International University of Catalonia, Spain
Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – Central Catalonia University, Spain
Shlomo Vinker, WONCA Europe, Israel

(12:10 – 12:20) short technical break

  12:20 – 13:30

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

INDUSTRY SESSION

Industry session not included in the main event CME/CPD credit.

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(13:30 – 13:40) short technical break

  13:40 – 14:10

Plenary Hall (Ramblas A+B)

SUMMARY OF THE MEETING AND ACTION ITEMS. CONFERENCE CLOSURE BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE.

Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Mikhail Kosiborod, Saint Luke’s Health System, USA
Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel
Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – Central Catalonia University, Spain
Mariam de la Poza, SEMG, Spain
Alfonso Pérez Jiménez, SEMG, Spain 

  14:10 – 15:00

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Foyer Level -1)

LUNCH AND NETWORKING