| 8.00–8.20 | Management of acute deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism Prof. Jeffrey Weitz (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 8.20–8.40 | Management tips for use of the new oral anticoagulants Prof. James Douketis (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 8.40–9.00 | Managing bleeding complications of anticoagulants Prof. James Douketis (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 9.00–9.20 | Approach to a patient with anemia Prof. Mark Crowther (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 9.20–9.40 | When to transfuse blood Prof. Mark Crowther (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 9.40–10.00 | Panel discussion |
| 10.00–10.20 | Refreshment break |
| 10.20–10.40 | Update on the diagnosis and management of shock Prof. Roman Jaeschke (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 10.40–11.00 | How to approach incidental thyroid laboratory and imaging findings Prof. Wilmar Wiersinga (University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) |
| 11.00–11.20 | How to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis early enough for a treatment to be successful and how to start therapy Prof. Anthony Woolf (Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK) |
| 11.20–11.40 | How to prevent and treat osteoporosis Prof. Anthony Woolf (Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK) |
| 11.40–12.00 | Panel discussion |
| 12.00–13.20 | Lunch break |
| 13.20–13.40 | Approach to a patient with dyspepsia Prof. Paul Moayyedi (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 13.40–14.00 | Diagnosis and management of focal liver lesions Prof. Barry Lumb (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 14.00–14.20 | Current management of irritable bowel Prof. Paul Moayyedi (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 14.20–14.40 | Which cancers should we screen for? Prof. Mark Levine (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 14.40–15.00 | Panel discussion |
| 15.00–15.20 | Refreshment break |
| 15.20–15.40 | Clinical controversies in stroke management Prof. Robert Hart (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 15.40–16.00 | How to manage patients with acute alcohol intoxication Prof. Dan Perri (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 16.00–16.20 | Is this dementia or delirium? Prof. William Molloy (University College Cork, Cork, Ireland) |
| 16.20–16.40 | Medical challenges in the care of the seriously mentally ill: what internists should know Prof. Robert Zipursky (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) |
| 16.40–17.00 | Panel discussion |
| 17.00–17.10 | Closing remarks |
