ACC Middle East Conference Presentation Slides

October 19-21, 2017
Intercontinental Dubai Festival City, Dubai, UAE

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AGENDA

Thursday, October 19

8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony (Location: Hilton Hall D)
8:35 a.m. -
9:35 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #1

Acute Coronary Syndromes
Contemporary Management of Patients in Cardiogenic Shock

Drs. Abdulmajid Al Zubaidi, Antonio Colombo, and Johannes Bonatti

Arrhythmias and Clinical EP
Atrial Fibrillation – Prevention, Detection and Management

Drs. Adel Khalifa Hamad, Salem Al Kaabi, Khalid Al Muti, and Behzad Pavri
9:40 a.m. -
10:40 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #2

Prevention
Assessing CV Risk: Defining the New Toolkit

Drs. Dilek Ural, Afzal Hussein Yusufali, and Abderrahim Oulhaj

Arrhythmias and Clinical EP
Contemporary Approach to Anticoagulation Management

Drs. Miguel Valderrabano and Alawi Alsheikh-Ali
11:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.
PLENARY #1

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease: Is Middle East Any Different?
Dr. Jagat Narula
1:45 p.m. -
2:45 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #3

Prevention
New Paradigms in the Management of Dyslipidemia
Drs. Meral Kayikcioglu, Luis Afonso, Khalid Al-Rasadi, and Amrish Agrawal

Arrhythmias and Clinical EP
Atrial Fibrillation – Stroke Prevention and LAA Management
Drs. Miguel Valderrabano and Hani Najm
2:50 p.m. -
3:50 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION #4

Prevention
Up in Smoke: The Perils of Tobacco Use and Effective Strategies for Cessation Up in Smoke: The Perils of Tobacco Use and Effective Strategies for Cessation
Drs. Georges Saade, Sherif Bakir, and Abdul Razzak Alkaddour

Special
5 in 50: The LBCT of 2017 (Rapid Fire LBCT)
Drs. Luis Afonso, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz, Michael Reardon, Antonio Colombo, and Dipti Itchhaporia
4:40 p.m. -
5:40 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION #5

Prevention
Get Moving! Exercise Prescription for the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease

Drs. Alison Bailey, Ahmed Gabroun, and Georges Saade

Arrhythmias and Clinical EP
Syncope Guidelines: What's New?

Drs. Mohammad Al Jabaari, Ahmed Hersi, and Behzad Pavri
5:40 p.m. Adjournment  

Friday, October 20

8:20 a.m. PLENARY #2

Emerging Concepts in Hypertension
Dr. Franz Messerli
9:25 a.m. -
10:25 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION #6

Acute Coronary Syndromes
Updates and Emerging Approaches to ACS Care
Drs. Mohamed Sobhy Aly, Ziyad Ghazzal, and Abdullah Shehab

Prevention
Diabetes Pharmacotherapy: A Primer for the Cardiologist
Drs. Bassam Atallah, Hani Sabbour, Samir Naim Assaad, and Iyad Ksseiry

Solutions for Every Day Problems
Utilizing Echo Guidelines for Everyday Practice
Drs. William Zoghbi, Juwiriah Tahir, and Julia Grapsa
10:55 a.m. -
11:55 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION #7

Acute Coronary Syndromes
STEMI Systems of Care

Drs. Dipti Itchhaporia, Khalid AlHabib, and Mohamed Zubaid

Special
Aortopathies and Congenital Defect Manifesting in Adults

Drs. Rima Bader, Zohair Al Halees, and Ghadeera Al Mansoori

Solutions for Every Day Problems
Choosing the Right Imaging Test in the Right Patient at the Right Time: A Case-based Approach

Drs. Mouaz Al-Mallah and Safa Al Mohdar
2:05 p.m. -
3:05 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION #8

Acute Coronary Syndromes
Essentials of DAPT: Agents, Timing, and Adding a Third Therapy

Drs. Adel Etriby, Samir Alam, and Antonio Colombo

Valve Disease
Contemporary Evaluation & Management of Mitral Regurgitation (MR)

Drs. William Zoghbi and Hatim Al Lawati

Solutions for Every Day Problems
Rapid Fire ECG Challenge: Putting Your Interpretation Skills to the Test

Drs. Mohamed Habbab and Mohammed Almehairi
3:10 p.m. -
4:10 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION #9

Heart Failure
Improving Chronic HF Therapy: Updates in light of the recent guidelines

Drs. Mahmoud Hassnein, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz, and Ammar Chaudhary

Valve Disease
Valvular Guidelines the Past, The Present, the Guidelines

Drs. Murat Tuczu, Zohair Halees, and Necla Ozer

Solutions for Every Day Problems
Common Dilemmas and Challenging Cases in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

Drs. Mohammed Sobhy Aly and Dipti Itchhaporia
4:30 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION #10

Heart Failure
The Growing Problem of Acute Heart Failure Syndromes

Drs. Feras Bader, Magdy Abdelhamid, and Randall Starling

Valve Disease
The New Evidence of TAVR and The Remaining Challenges

Drs. Mohammed Balghith, Michael Reardon, and Fahad Baslaib

Solutions for Every Day Problems
Common Dilemmas and Challenging Cases in STEMI

Drs. Mohammed Sobhy Aly and Dipti Itchhaporia
5:30 p.m. Course Adjournment

Saturday, October 21

8:15 a.m. -
9:15 a.m.

PLENARY #3

Global Epidemics of Heart Failure
Dr. Mary Norine Walsh
9:20 a.m. -
10:20 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #11

Heart Failure
Management Strategies for Advanced Heart Failure

Drs. Feras Bader, Randall Starling, and Mary Norine Walsh

Special
Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Guideline Update

Drs. Omar Hallak and Faisal Hasan
11:15 a.m. -
12:15 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION #12

Heart Failure
Special Cases of Heart Failure
Drs. Waleed Al Habeeb, Hadi Skouri, and Arif Almulla

Prevention
BMI is the New Vital Sign
Drs. Alison Bailey, Dilek Ural, and Pradeep Gupta