2009 Schulich Heart Program Research Day
State of the Art Cardiac Disease Management
Highlights include assessment of acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pharmaceutical management and electrophysiology/minimally invasive interventions.
Along with researchers in the Schulich Heart Research Program, guest speakers include Dr. A. Michael Lincoff (Cleveland Clinic), Dr. Guy Amit (Ben -Gurion University) and Dr. Marie Schroeder (Oxford).
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Time: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave.,
Harrison Hall, Room EG 21 (E wing, ground floor)
Toronto, ON
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Registration
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Program Outline
| 7:30–8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00–8:10 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks Barry McLellan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Michael Julius, Vice-President, Research, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Brian Gilbert, Chief, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
| 8:10–8:15 a.m. | Overview Graham Wright, Research Director, Heart and Circulation Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
| 8:15–8:45 a.m. | Opening Keynote Lecture: National Trends in Cardiovascular Deaths, Hospitalizations and Risk Factors Jack Tu |
| 8:45–8:50 a.m. | Myocardial Pathophysiology in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart FailureModerator: Chuck Cunningham |
| 8:50–9:10 a.m. 9:10–9:15 a.m. |
Microvascular Obstruction after Acute Myocardial Infarction Brad Strauss Discussion |
| 9:15–09:27 a.m. 9:27–9:30 a.m. |
Imaging of Myocardial Response to Acute Myocardial Infarction in Preclinical Models Nilesh Ghugre Discussion |
| 9:30–9:42 a.m. 9:42–9:45 a.m. |
Imaging of Myocardial Response to Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Mohammad Zia Discussion |
| 9:45–10:05 a.m. 10:05–10:10 a.m. |
Keynote Lecture: Metabolic Characterization in the Heart with Carbon-13 Marie Schroeder, Oxford Discussion |
| 10:10–10:25 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 10:25–10:30 a.m. | Pharmaceutical Management of Myocardial PathologyModerator: Brad Strauss |
| 10:30–10:50 a.m. 10:50–10:55 a.m. |
Pharmacotherapy for Acute Myocardial Infarctions Mina Madan Discussion |
| 10:55–11:25 a.m. 11:25–11:30 a.m. |
Keynote Lecture: Adjunct Pharmacotherapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction A. Michael Lincoff, Cleveland Clinic Discussion |
| 11:30–11:45 a.m. 11:45–11:50 a.m. |
Pharmacotherapy Around Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction Harindra Wijeysundera Discussion |
| 11:50 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00–1:05 p.m. | Electrophysiology/Minimally Invasive InterventionsModerator: Eugene Crystal |
| 1:05–1:30 p.m. 1:30–1:35 p.m. |
Keynote Lecture: T-wave Alternans in Arrhythmia Assessment Guy Amit, Ben-Gurion University Discussion |
| 1:35–1:50 p.m. 1:50–1:55 p.m. |
Imaging and Modeling Sources of Arrhythmia Mihaela Pop Discussion |
| 1:55–2:20 p.m. 2:20–2:25 p.m. |
Ablations for Treatment of Arrhythmias Ilan Lashevsky Discussion |
| 2:25–2:45 p.m. 2:45–2:50 p.m. |
Off-Pump Surgery Fuad Moussa Discussion |
| 2:50–3:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks Graham Wright Research Director, Heart and Circulation Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
Downloads
- Program outline (PDF, 32 KB)
- Poster (PDF, 372 KB)
Contact
For any questions, please contact Sylvia Leane at sylvia.leane@sri.utoronto.ca or call 416-480-4975.
