Tuesday, May 11, 2021
All times indicated in the program are CEST (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Session I: Cardiovascular diseases – part 1
Is physical examination of the cardiovascular system still important?
Prof. Andrew Elder
University of Edinburgh, UK
Management of chronic coronary syndromes according to the latest practice guidelines
Prof. David Hasdai
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Acute coronary syndromes: from a chest pain to an intervention. Key practical messages from current ESC practice guidelines
Prof. Christian Mueller
University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland
What's new in the management of chronic heart failure
Prof. Harriette Van Spall
McMaster University, Canada
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Session II: Cardiovascular diseases – part 2
Management of atrial fibrillation according to the latest practice guidelines: which strategy to choose and what are the consequences
Prof. Tatjana Potpara
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Acute pulmonary embolism: how to diagnose quickly and treat effectively
Prof. Adam Torbicki
Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Poland
Aortic aneurism: when to call a vascular surgeon and what to expect from invasive treatment
Prof. Stephan Haulon
Surgical Centre Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France
COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system
Prof. Reinhold Kreutz
Charité – Medical University Berlin, Germany
Thursday, May 13, 2021
“Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice”
Panel discussion and Q&A session I: Cardiovascular diseases – part 1
Prof. Andrew Elder
University of Edinburgh, UK
Prof. David Hasdai
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Prof. Christian Mueller
University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland
Prof. Harriette Van Spall
McMaster University, Canada
Panel discussion and Q&A session II: Cardiovascular diseases – part 2
Prof. Tatjana Potpara
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Adam Torbicki
Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Poland
Prof. Stephan Haulon
Surgical Centre Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France
Prof. Reinhold Kreutz
Charité – Medical University Berlin, Germany
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
All times indicated in the program are CEST (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Session III: Infectious diseases
Session of the International Society of Internal Medicine (ISIM)
Battling COVID-19 in South Africa: a firsthand experience
Dr. Adri Kok
President of ISIM, South Africa
Battling COVID-19: from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Precision Medicine Center of Excellence
Prof. Brian Garibaldi
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
COVID-19: an update on treatment options
Prof. Zain Chagla
McMaster University, Canada
Community acquired pneumonia: an update on diagnosis and treatment during COVID-19 pandemic
Prof. Mark Loeb
McMaster University, Canada
Challenges in diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Prof. Jyotirmoy Pal
R.G. Kar Medical College, India
Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever
Dr. Somia Iqtadar
King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Session IV: Intensive care
Oliguria in ICU patients
Prof. Jean-Louis Vincent
Free University of Brussels, Belgium
Intravenous fluid therapy in hospitalized patients
Prof. Bram Rochwerg
McMaster University, Canada
Managing critically ill patients with sepsis in the COVID-19 era
Prof. Waleed Alhazzani
McMaster University, Canada
Prevention and treatment of venous thrombosis in critically ill patients
Prof. Yaseen Arabi
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
How to make dying in a hospital ICU more humane: Three Wishes project
Prof. Deborah Cook
McMaster University, Canada
Thursday, May 20, 2021
“Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice”
Panel discussion and Q&A session III: Infectious diseases
Session of the International Society of Internal Medicine (ISIM)
Dr. Adri Kok
President of ISIM, South Africa
Prof. Brian Garibaldi
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Prof. Zain Chagla
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Mark Loeb
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Jyotirmoy Pal
R.G. Kar Medical College, India
Dr. Somia Iqtadar
King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
Panel discussion and Q&A session IV: Intensive care
Prof. Jean-Louis Vincent
Free University of Brussels, Belgium
Prof. Bram Rochwerg
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Waleed Alhazzani
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Yaseen Arabi
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Deborah Cook
McMaster University, Canada
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
All times indicated in the program are CEST (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Session V: Pneumonology
Treating COPD in 2021: key messages for everyday practice
Prof. Jadwiga Wedzicha
Imperial College London, UK
Bronchiectasis in adults: causes and current treatment
Prof. John Kolbe
President-Elect of ISIM, New Zealand
Pleural fluid on a Chest X-Ray: how to reach a diagnosis
Prof. Najib Rahman
University of Oxford, UK
Treatment of respiratory failure outside intensive care unit
Prof. Bram Rochwerg
McMaster University, Canada
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Session VI: Palliative care
Assessment and pharmacological treatment of chronic breathlessness
Prof. David Currow
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Holistic breathlessness services: improving mastery and reducing distress caused by breathlessness
Prof. Irene Higginson
Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, UK
Management of cancer pain: challenging the evidence of the recent palliative care opioid guidelines
Prof. Per Sjogren
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Spiritual care in physician’s everyday practice
Prof. Megan Best
University of Notre Dame, Australia
Thursday, May 27, 2021
“Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice”
Panel discussion and Q&A session V: Pneumonology
Prof. Jadwiga Wedzicha
Imperial College London, UK
Prof. John Kolbe
President-Elect of ISIM, New Zealand
Prof. Najib Rahman
University of Oxford, UK
Prof. Bram Rochwerg
McMaster University, Canada
Panel discussion and Q&A session VI: Palliative care
Prof. David Currow
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Prof. Irene Higginson
Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, UK
Prof. Per Sjogren
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Megan Best
University of Notre Dame, Australia
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
All times indicated in the program are CEST (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Session VII: Gastroenterology
Current management of gastroparesis
Prof. Irene Sarosiek
Texas Tech University, USA
Irritable bowel syndrome diagnosis and management: a simplified algorithm for clinical practice
Prof. Paul Moayyedi
McMaster University, Canada
Evaluating obscure overt gastrointestinal bleeding: what every internist needs to know
Prof. Ian Gralnek
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Acute-on-chronic liver failure: current management
Prof. Pere Gines
University of Barcelona, Spain
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Session VIII: Endocrinology
Challenges in choosing a medication for type 2 diabetes
Prof. René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Diabetes care is preventive care: end-organ protection in patients with diabetes
Prof. Hertzel Gerstein
McMaster University, Canada
Do we have a target value for weight loss in obesity disease?
Dr. Dror Dicker
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Current management of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and other hypothyroid states
Prof. Leonard Wartofsky
Georgetown University, USA
When supplementation of vitamin D is justified
Prof. Bess Dawson-Hughes
Tufts University School of Medicine, USA
Thursday, June 3, 2021
“Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice”
Panel discussion and Q&A session VII: Gastroenterology
Prof. Irene Sarosiek
Texas Tech University, USA
Prof. Paul Moayyedi
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Ian Gralnek
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Prof. Pere Gines
University of Barcelona, Spain
Panel discussion and Q&A session VIII: Endocrinology
Prof. René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Prof. Hertzel Gerstein
McMaster University, Canada
Dr. Dror Dicker
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Prof. Leonard Wartofsky
Georgetown University, USA
Prof. Bess Dawson-Hughes
Tufts University School of Medicine, USA
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
All times indicated in the program are CEST (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Session IX: Nephrology
Nephrological emergencies
Prof. Jürgen Floege
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Food as a medicine: the role of diet in the treatment of chronic kidney disease
Prof. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, USA
Patient with chronic kidney disease: when to refer to nephrology and when not to worry
Prof. Alistaire Ingram
McMaster University, Canada
COVID-19 and the kidney
Prof. Samira Farouk
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Session X: Rheumatology
Management of antiphospholipid syndrome according to the latest practice guidelines
Prof. Kim Legault
McMaster University, Canada
Muscle pain, muscle weakness and muscle inflammation: from symptoms to diagnosis
Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta
Southend University Hospital, UK
Early arthritis: how to manage in general practice
Prof. Daniel Aletaha
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases
Prof. Robert BM Landewé
Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Thursday, June 10, 2021
“Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice”
Panel discussion and Q&A session IX: Nephrology
Prof. Jürgen Floege
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, USA
Prof. Alistaire Ingram
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Samira Farouk
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Panel discussion and Q&A session X: Rheumatology
Prof. Kim Legault
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta
Southend University Hospital, UK
Prof. Daniel Aletaha
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Robert BM Landewé
Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Friday, June 11, 2021
Best Case Report Contest 2021
During this live online session 20 selected case reports submitted to the Best Case Report Contest will be presented by the authors and discussed by experts recognized worldwide.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
All times indicated in the program are CEST (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Session XI: Hematology
Hemoglobinopathies: when to worry
Prof. Madeleine Verhovsek
McMaster University, Canada
Von Willebrand disease: the most common bleeding disorder
Prof. Mark Crowther
McMaster University, Canada
New oral anticoagulants: when and how to use
Prof. James Douketis
McMaster University, Canada
COVID-19 and thrombosis
Prof. Menaka Pai
McMaster University, Canada
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Session XII: Evidence Based Medicine: where is the patient
Session of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM)
An evidence-based practitioner’s experience of careful and kind care
Prof. Gordon Guyatt
McMaster University, Canada
A patient revolution for careful and kind care
Prof. Victor Montori
Mayo Clinic, USA
It’s time for shared decision making and person-centered care
Prof. Martin Härter
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Clinically important, patient important or human important outcomes: which one should prevail in medical practice
Prof. Roman Jaeschke
McMaster University, Canada
Narrative medicine: is there a place for it in today’s healthcare systems?
Prof. Małgorzata Nowaczyk
McMaster University, Canada
Thursday, June 17, 2021
“Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice”
Panel discussion and Q&A session XI: Hematology
Prof. Madeleine Verhovsek
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Mark Crowther
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. James Douketis
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Menaka Pai
McMaster University, Canada
Best Case Report Contest award ceremony
Panel discussion and Q&A session XII: Evidence Based Medicine: where is the patient
Session of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM)
Prof. Gordon Guyatt
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Victor Montori
Mayo Clinic, USA
Prof. Martin Härter
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Prof. Roman Jaeschke
McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Małgorzata Nowaczyk
McMaster University, Canada
