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((
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