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Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons
Preliminary Program

  Saturday, October 25
     
  16:30 - 18:00 WELCOME RECEPTION AND OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY FORUM (with Poster Sessions)

  19:00 - 22:00 CSCS ANNUAL DINNER


  Sunday, October 26
     
  08:30 - 12:00 CSCS POSTGRADUATE COURSE

  12:00 - 14:00




CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Pulsus Group Incorporated
Presented in Collaboration with the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary


Risk Prediction in Cardiovascular Disease – Current Status and Future Challenges
Co-chairs: Eldon Smith and Todd Anderson


  12:00 - 13:30

12:00 - 13:30

12:30 - 14:00
SURGICAL WORKSHOP I

SURGERY ORAL SESSION I

Lunch, Poster Presentations and Exhibition


  14:00 - 16:00
CCC OPENING CEREMONIES AND HSFC LECTURE
The Gender Gap in Cardiovascular Disease
Susan Bennett
Washington, DC

  16:00 - 16:30 Refreshment Break, Poster Presentations and Exhibition


  Monday, October 27
     
  07:30 - 10:00 EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING

  09:00 - 10:00
STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE
Challenge in the 21st Century - From Treatment to Promotion of Cardiovascular Health
Valentin Fuster
New York, NY

  10:30 - 11:00 Refreshment Break, Poster Presentations and Exhibition

  11:00 - 12:00
CANADIAN HEART HEALTH STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN – UPDATE
Chair: Eldon Smith

  11:00 - 12:30

12:30 - 14:00
SURGERY ORAL SESSION II

CSCS BUSINESS LUNCHEON

  12:30 - 14:00

14:00 - 15:30
Lunch, Poster Presentations and Exhibition

SURGERY ORAL SESSION III
  15:30 - 16:00

16:00 - 17:30
Refreshment Break, Poster Presentations and Exhibition

SURGICAL WORKSHOP II
  19:30 - 23:00 Toronto City Night (Ticket Required)
Heritage Park, CNE grounds


  Tuesday, October 28
     
  09:00 - 09:45
JOHN KEITH LECTURE
Integrated Approach to Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Childhood
Stephen Daniels
Aurora, Colorado

  09:45 - 10:30
WILFRED G BIGELOW LECTURE
Cardiac Surgery - Retrospective and Prospective Views
Neil McKenzie

Followed by the Paul Cartier Award Presentation

  10:30 - 11:00

11:00 - 12:30
Refreshment Break, Poster Presentations and Exhibition

SURGERY ORAL SESSION IV

  11:00 - 12:30

12:30 - 14:00
CIHR/ICRH DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCES

Lunch, Poster Presentations and Exhibition

  14:00 - 15:30

15:00 - 15:30
SURGICAL WORKSHOP III

Refreshment Break, Poster Presentations and Exhibition
  15:30 - 17:00 SURGERY SIMULTANEOUS ORAL SESSIONS: V & VI


  Wednesday, October 29
     
  09:00 - 10:30

09:00 - 11:00
SURGICAL WORKSHOP IV

LATE BREAKING AND FEATURED CLINICAL TRIALS SESSION



  Learning Tracks
 

Atherosclerosis, Basic Vascular
Ischemic Heart Disease, ACS, PCI, Stroke
Pediatrics, Congenital Heart Disease
Electrophysiology, Sudden Cardiac Death, Arrhythmology
Heart Failure, Heart Function, Cardiomyopathy, Transplant
Hypertension, Vascular Biology
q Imaging Techniques, Nuclear Cardiology, MRI, Echo
q Prevention
q Cardiac Surgery, Anesthesia
Of Interest to All Tracks