Scientific Program

  08:00 – 09:00

Networking & Catering Area (Foyer)

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENT

  09:00 – 10:30

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

OPENING PLENARY SESSION: SETTING THE STAGE FOR CaReMeLO

Chair: Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel

09:00 – 09:10
CONFERENCE OPENING AND WELCOME
Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel

09:10 – 09:30
KEYNOTE: THE INTERCONNECTED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CaReMeLO
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Dirk Mueller-Wieland (University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany)

09:30 – 09:50
ADVANCING EXCELLENCE ALONG THE CAREMELO DISEASE CONTINUUM: PERSPECTIVES OF LIVING NATIONAL GUIDELINES AND THE USE OF AI

Oliver Schnell (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany)

9:50 – 10:10
RENAL RENAISSANCE: TRANSFORMING KIDNEY CARE

Christoph Wanner (University Hospital Würzburg, Germany)

10:10 – 10:30
THE INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CaReMeLO – THE role of the PRIMARY CARE Physician

Moderator: Thomas Frese (Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Germany)

Panelists:
Dirk Mueller-Wieland (University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany)
Oliver Schnell (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany)
Aleksander Biesiada (PTMR, Poland)
Christoph Wanner (University Hospital Würzburg, Germany)

  10:30 – 11:00

Networking & Catering Area (Foyer)

COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

  11:00 – 12:00

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

Industry session not included in the main event CME/CPD credit.

(12:00 – 12:10) Short technical break

  12:10 – 13:10

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

Session 1: MASTERING DIABETES AND PREDIABETES IN THE CaReMeLO PATIENT

Chair: Eberhard Standl (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany)
Andreas Birkenfeld (University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Tübingen, Germany)

12:10 – 12:30
OPPORTUNITIES IN DIABETES PREVENTION
Andreas Birkenfeld (University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Tübingen, Germany)

12:30 – 12:50
INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT
Aaron Novikoff (Institute for Diabetes and Obesity at Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany)

12:50 – 13:10
INTERACTIVE CASE PRESENTATION: COMPLEX DIABETES PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Arthur Grünerbel (Diabeteszentrum München Süd, Germany)
Aaron Novikoff (Institute for Diabetes and Obesity at Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany)
Aleksander Biesiada (PTMR, Poland)

  13:10 – 14:40

Hotel Restaurant

LUNCH AND NETWORKING

  14:40 – 15:40

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

SESSION 2: REAL-WORLD CASE STUDIES AND EXPERT INSIGHTS

Moderator: Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel

Case Discussions:

14:40 – 15:00
THE ASYMPTOMATIC DIABETIC PATIENT
Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – University of Central Catalonia, Spain

15:00 – 15:20
HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION
Katharina Marx-Schütt (University Medical Center Aachen, Germany

15:20 – 15:40
PROGRESSIVE RENAL INVOLVEMENT
Christoph Wanner (University Hospital Würzburg, Germany)

15:40 – 16:00
COMPLEX MULTIMORBIDITY MANAGEMENT
Robert Ritzel (München Klinik, Germany)

(16:00 – 16:10) Short technical break

16:10 – 17:00

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

SESSION 3: CaReMeLO SHIELD: KEY ESSENTIAL VACCINATIONS

CUTTING EDGE VACCINATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HIGH RISK CAREMELO PATIENTS

Chair:Joerg Schelling (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany)

16:10 – 16:25
VACCINATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES – FOCUS ON CARDIAC, RENAL DISEASE AND DIABETES
Joerg Schelling (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany)

16:25 – 16:35
TRAVEL MEDICINE AND VACCINATIONS FOR CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS
Markus Frühwein (Praxis Dr. Frühwein & Parther, Germany)

16:35 – 16:45
VACCINATIONS – FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
Martin Alberer (Praxis Dr. Frühwein & Parther, Germany)

16:45 – 17:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: POPULATION AT RISK: USING VACCINES – WHY, WHEN AND HOW?

Panelist:
Martin Alberer (Praxis Dr. Frühwein & Parther, Germany)
Markus Frühwein (Praxis Dr. Frühwein & Parther, Germany)
Joerg Schelling (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany)

  17:00 – 17:30

Networking & Catering Area (Foyer)

COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

  17:30 – 18:50

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

OBESITY CARE – A RISK FACTOR OR A CHRONIC DISEASE?

Chair:Dror Dicker(Rabin Medical Center Hasharon Hospital, Israel)

17:30 – 18:00
OBESITY CARE – A RISK FACTOR OR A CHRONIC DISEASE?
Karolina Kloda
(PTMR, Poland)

18:00 – 18:30
OBESITY PHARMACOTHERAPY 2026 – THE ROAD MAP FOR THE PCP
Dror Dicker
(Rabin Medical Center Hasharon Hospital, Israel)

18:30 – 18:50
CASE STUDY
Dror Dicker (Rabin Medical Center Hasharon Hospital, Israel)
Karolina Kloda (PTMR, Poland)

18:50 – 20:00

Networking & Catering Area (Foyer)
WELCOME RECEPTION & NETWORKING

09:00 – 10:20

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

SESSION 5: LIVER HEALTH IN CaReMeLO: INTEGRATING MODERN THERAPIES

Chairman: Oren Shibolet (Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel)

09:00 – 09:30
THE LIVER AS THE METABOLIC NEXUS IN CaReMeLO
Oren Shibolet (Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel)

09:30 – 09:50
CASE STUDY: CaReMeLO PATIENT WITH MASH AND MULTISYSTEM INVOLVEMENT

Oren Shibolet (Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel)
Jordi Hoyo (Catalan Institute of Health, Spain)

09:50 – 10:20
THE INTRICACIES OF LIPID DERANGEMENT IN FACE OF MULTIMORBIDITIES
With Case discussion
Niki Kutsiki (Aristotle University, Greece)
Alena Watmaher (Meuhedet, Israel)

10:20 – 10:50

Networking & Catering Area (Foyer)

COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

  10:50 – 12:00

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

SESSION 6: THE HEART AT THE CENTER OF CaReMeLO

Chair: Baruch Itzhak (Clalit Health Services, Israel)

10:50 – 11:30
DIABETIC MYOCARDIAL DISORDER: ITS CENTRAL ROLE IN TRANSFORMING CARDIAC OUTCOMES IN CaReMeLO PATIENTS

Eberhard Standl (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany)

11:30 – 12:00
HANDS-ON ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Nir Flint (Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel)
Baruch Itzhak (Clalit Health Services, Israel)
Format: Interactive workshop with case-based learning
Focus Areas:
– Essential echo skills for primary care
– Recognizing key pathology
– When to refer for advanced imaging
– Point-of-care ultrasound applications

(12:00 – 12:10) Short technical break

  12:10 – 13:10

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

Industry session not included in the main event CME/CPD credit.

13:10 – 14:30

Hotel Restaurant

LUNCH AND NETWOKING

14:30 – 15:30

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

Industry session not included in the main event CME/CPD credit.

(15:30 – 15:40) Short technical break

  15:40 – 16:30

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

SESSION 7: PANEL DISCUSSION: CaReMeLO AND PCP IN EUROPE

Joerg Schelling (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany)

Aleksander Biesiada (PTMR, Poland)

Thomas Frese (Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Germany)

Josep Vilaseca (University of Vic, Spain)

Christos Galanakis (ELEGEIA, Greece)

16:30 – 17:00

Plenary hall (RUBIN 1-2)

THE CLOSING SESSION: PATH FORWARD AND KEY TAKEAWAYS

Chair: Avraham Karasik (Tel Aviv University, Israel)

16:30 – 16:45
FUTURE DIRECTIONS: BUILDING INTEGRATED CARE MODELS

16:45 – 17:00
CONFERENCE SUMMARY AND ACTION ITEMS
• Key takeaways for clinical practice
• Implementation strategies for primary care
• Continuing education opportunities
• Research collaboration initiatives

*The program could be subject to changes.