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‘Prediction and Prevention’ – The Theme for 2016
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Prof Viktor
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The theme running through the core of the 2016 programme will be Prediction and Prevention, and we are delighted to announce that Prof Viktor Mayer-Schönberger (pictured left) will deliver this year’s Opening Ceremony Keynote Speech, entitled ‘Big data: a big deal for cardiology?’. Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University’s Internet Institute, Prof Mayer-Schönberger’s research focuses on the role of information in a networked economy. |
| This year’s BCS Lecture (Elucidating the genetic basis of coronary artery disease; implications for prediction, prevention and treatment) will be delivered by Prof Sir Nilesh Samani. He holds the BHF Chair of Cardiology at the University of Leicester and was knighted in the 2015 New Year Honours list for services to medicine and medical research. Over the last few years, Professor Samani’s group has led large-scale studies that have identified multiple genetic loci that affect risk of coronary artery disease. This presentation will present the current state of the discovery process, discuss what we have learnt and illustrate the clinical potential of the findings. |
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Prediction and prevention in acute coronary syndromes is the title of this year’s BHF Bench-to-Bedside session, which will focus on the work of the BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh. The Bench to Bedside format session consists of a series of presentations (basic, translational or clinical) on a particular clinical condition given by members of a single unit, the aim being to give an insight into the vision and organisation of a successful clinical research department. |
| Over the last 30 years, this Edinburgh unit has led the way in describing new underlying causes of coronary heart disease, improving the identification of those at greatest risk, and ultimately demonstrating several innovative ways to treat coronary heart disease. The session will be facilitated by Prof David Newby and will feature presentations by Drs Mark Dweck, Dr Anoop Shah, Prof Nicholas Mills and Prof Keith Fox. |
The Sir Thomas Lewis Lecture was founded by Dr Samuel A Levine of Boston in gratitude for the training and friendship which he and other American physicians had received from Sir Thomas, and to commemorate his great influence on cardiology. This year’s lecture Prediction and prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young will be delivered by Professor Michael Ackerman from the Mayo Clinic. Prof Ackerman is an active clinician who studies genomics and genotype-phenotype relationships in heritable cardiovascular diseases predisposing to sudden death. He is widely considered as the world’s foremost authority in this area. |
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Prof Michael
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Scientific Programme Highlights
Clinical anatomist, author and broadcaster Prof Alice Roberts (right) will discuss what embryology of the heart and other organs has taught us about our evolutionary origins, followed by a talk from Prof Robert Anderson on the relevance of cardiac development to patterns of congenital heart disease
Regular attenders at the BCS Annual Conference over the last few years will be aware that we try and deliver “something completely different” in the Auditorium on the Tuesday afternoon. Last year it was the very successful “Music and the Cardiovascular System” and this year it will be “Photography and the Heart”. The power of an image to convey a message or brand has never been greater, given our age of instant communications and social media news dissemination. We’ve all heard the cliché, “a picture tells a thousand words”, but there is real value in using images to promote scientific content. Images help us learn, grab attention, explain difficult concepts, and inspire. In this session we hope to explore the use of photographic imagery to attract attention and inspire with a multi-media presentation from Andy Rouse, one of the most successful |
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| wildlife photographers around, followed by short presentations from the finalists in this year’s BHF “Reflections of Research” competition. |
Comprehensive coverage of all the new developments in cardiology and cardiovascular science:
- National Training Day: including SAC session, ECG interpretation with Drs Fynn and Rowland and MDT-Live on cardiac assessment prior to non-cardiac surgery.
- Imaging: dedicated imaging track; abstract poster sessions; integrated imaging content in the highlight sessions of the programme; sessions on pericardial disease, mitral valve disease and investigation of dilated cardiomyopathy; many imaging hot topics.
- Arrhythmias: sessions on AF ablation and on first –line management of cardiac arrhythmias: arrhythmia abstract sessions; discussion of arrhythmia clinical cases; the Sir Thomas Lewis lecture; modern management of syncope; ESC guidelines on ventricular arrhythmias with Karl-Heinz Kuck and John Camm, and whole track of arrhythmia hot topics throughout the 3 days
- Intervention: BHF bench to bedside session on acute coronary syndromes; BCIS sessions on myocardial infarction and percutaneous management of structural heart disease; sessions on refractory angina and assessment of patients with suspected stable angina; BHVS session on intervention in valve disease: abstract sessions; discussion of interventional clinical cases (MDT-Live); a joint session with the British Association of Stroke Physicians on Thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke: a new role for the cardiologist? and a whole track of interventional hot topics throughout the 3 days.
- Heart Failure: sessions on new approaches to heart failure therapy, UK clinical trials in heart failure, acute cardiomyopathies and investigation of dilated cardiomyopathy: cardio-oncology; discussion of heart failure clinical cases (MDT-Live); and a whole track of heart failure hot topics throughout the 3 days
- Adult congenital heart disease: highlight session with Alice Roberts and Bob Anderson, sessions on ESC guidelines on pulmonary hypertension with Nazzareno Galie and Simon Gibbs; a BCCA session on congenital left ventricular outflow tract obstruction; obstetric cardiology; Kawasaki disease; genetic syndromes in ACHD, together with abstracts and hot topics
- Clinical Science and Translational Research in the Innovations in Clinical Cardiology track including the Michael Davies Early Career Award. A highlight session on Novel concepts in cholesterol lowering - How to target PCSK9 to improve patient outcomes, organised jointly by BCS, BSCR and BAS.
- Basic Science: the BAS/BSCR Spring Meeting focusing on New frontiers in Cardiovascular Science with sessions including 1) What is the best way to target inflammation in cardiovascular disease?; 2) Exosomes and cardiovascular disease; 3) Embryonic programming of cardiovascular disease; 4) Non-coding RNAs in basic and translational cardiovascular science. Also basic science abstract poster sessions, the John French lecture and the new basic science “hot topics”.
- Young Investigators Prize. The new combined prize administered by BCS, BSCR and BAS.
- "Hypertension for cardiologists" featuring the British Hypertension Society with a line-up of international-quality speakers.
- Resuscitation. Highlight session on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest including Ten steps to improving outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from Prof Thomas Rea (Seattle, US) and patient scenarios from the Resuscitation Council UK.
- Education for Revalidation (E4R) sessions including ‘Top 10 Trials’ and ‘Life Long Learning’ and the ever-popular BCS Quiz hosted by Rod Stables.
- Multisession tracks dedicated to BHF Alliance Healthcare Professionals, BACPR/BANCC/BSH members, Patients (CCPUK) and Healthcare Scientists. Includes keynote lecture on Maximising quality and safety of care for people with heart failure by Prof Sandra Dunbar, Emory University, US.
- International sessions in association with the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology.
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Education Hall
The 2016 Annual Conference will feature a dedicated area for interactive education provided by the BCS, the BHF and industry colleagues. This year’s Education Hall will feature:
- 100+ Hot Topic sessions
- Poster sessions
- Simulator Training: 2016 will see a variety of technical simulators available with supervised training by experienced consultants (Booking opens 2016)
- Imaging Village: Interactive, supervised work stations for CT, MRI, echo and nuclear imaging. (Booking opens 2016)
- MRI scanner on site: volunteers will undergo scans and delegates can get involved in post processing and interpretation (Booking opens 2016)
Annual Dinner- Tuesday 7th June 2016
Do not miss the opportunity to relax and socialise at the Annual Dinner. |
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The British Heart Foundation is a key supporter of the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Annual Conference |
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