Scientific Program

  09:00 – 10:00

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENT

  10:00 – 12:00

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

OPENING PLENARY SESSION: SETTING THE STAGE FOR CaReMeLO

Chair: Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel

10:00 – 10:10
WELCOME AND CONFERENCE GOALS
Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland

KEYNOTE LECTURES: 

10:10 – 10:30
 IS TREATING OBESITY FIRST THE RIGHT APPROACH IN CaReMeLO PATIENTS?
Karolina Kloda, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland

10:30 – 10:50
CUTTING-EDGE STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING AND MANAGING CARDIAC DISEASE IN CaReMeLO SYNDROME
Eberhard  Standl, Helmholtz Diabetes Centre, Germany

10:50 – 11:10
RENAL RENAISSANCE: TRANSFORMING KIDNEY CARE
Hiddo Heerspink,
University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands

11:10 – 11:30
OVERCOMING PRIMARY CARE CHALLENGES IN MANAGING CaReMeLO PATIENTS
Shlomo Vinker, Tel Aviv University, Israel

11:30 – 11:50
PRE-DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK – WHAT IS NEW?
Brij Mohan Makkar, Diabetes & Obesity Centre, India

11:50 – 12:00
Panel discussion

(12:00 – 12:10) Short technical break

  12:10 – 13:10

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

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

  13:10 – 14:10

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)

LUNCH, NETWORKING & ORAL PRESENTATIONS

  14:10 – 15:40

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

SESSION 1: REAL-WORLD CASE STUDIES AND EXPERT INSIGHTS

Moderator: Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel

Case Discussions:

14:10 – 14:30
Asymptomatic Patients with Diabetes
Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – University of Central Catalonia, Spain

14:30 – 14:50
Patient with HFpEF
Jan Biegus, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

14:50 – 15:10
Patient with Renal Involvement
Mateusz Szmidt, Medical University of Białystok, Poland

15:10 – 15:30
Patient with Obesity, Diabetes and Atrial Fibrillation
Alina Kuryłowicz, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Poland

15:30 -15:40
Panel discussion

  15:40 – 16:10

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)

COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

 

15:55 – 16:05
Shape the Future of Care: Join UNLOKall: Multidisciplinary Academy
Catarina Morais, UNLOK, Portugal

  16:10 – 17:10

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

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

(17:10 – 17:20) Short technical break

  17:20 – 18:50

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

TRANSFORMING CaReMeLO CARE: BREAKTHROUGHS FROM 2024 RCTs

Chair: Karolina Kloda, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland

17:20 – 17:50
EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THERAPEUTICS: GAME-CHANGING EVIDENCE
Lee Kaplan, Obesity and Metabolism Institute in Boston, USA

17:50 – 18:20
HEART DISEASE IN FOCUS: TRANSFORMING OUTCOMES IN THE CaReMeLO PATIENT
Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel

18:20 – 18:50
Panel Discussion: TURNING EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE FOR THE CaReMeLO PATIENT
Moderator: Lee Kaplan, Obesity and Metabolism Institute in Boston, USA

Panelists:
Karolina Kłoda, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
Mariusz Wyleżoł, Polish Society for Obesity Treatment, Poland
Aleksander Biesiada, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
Justyna Ledwoch, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland

  18:50 – 20:10

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)

WELCOME RECEPTION, ORAL PRESENTATIONS & NETWORKING

  08:30 – 09:30

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

SESSION 2: LEADING THE CHANGE – FAMILY PHYSICIANS IN CaReMeLO

Chairman: Thomas Frese, Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Germany

Best Practices and Innovations:

08:30 – 08:45
ISRAELI EXPERIENCE IN PCP LEADERSHIP
Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel

08:45 – 09:00
PCP ROLE IN CaReMeLO TREATMENT IN POLAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE
Aleksander Biesiada, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland

09:00 – 09:15
THE SPANISH EXPERIENCE
Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – University of Central Catalonia, Spain

09:15 – 09:30
THE APPROACH IN THE EMERGINING AND BROAD SCENE IN INDIA
Banshi Saboo,
Dia Care to Diabetes Care & Hormone Clinic at Ahmedabad, India

(09:30 – 09:40) Short technical break

  09:40 – 10:40

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

TRANSFORMATIVE TEAM-BASED CARE

Chair: Shlomo Vinker, Tel Aviv University, Israel

09:40 – 09:55
ENHANCING QUALITY OF CARE AND OUTCOMES
Ana Cebrián Cuenca, Murcian Health Service, Spain

09:55 – 10:40
Panel Discussion: EMPOWERING FAMILY PHYSICIANS
Moderators: Michalina Bou-Matar, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
Thomas Frese, Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Germany

Panelists:
Justyna Ledwoch, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel
Ana Cebrián Cuenca, Murcian Health Service, Spain

  10:40 – 11:10

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)

COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

  11:10 – 12:10

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

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

  12:10 – 13:30

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)

LUNCH AND ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS

Chairs:
Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

 13:30 – 15:00

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

THE HEART IN THE MIDDLE OF CaReMeLO

Chairs:
Magdalena Kędziora, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
Paweł Balsam, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

13:30 – 14:30
MASTERING THE BASICS INCLUDING ECHO WORKSHOP
Nir Flint, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel
Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel

14:30 – 15:00
PILLARS OF THERAPY IN HEART FAILURE
Jan Biegus, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

(15:00 – 15:10) Short technical break

  15:10 – 16:10

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

NAVIGATING LIVER CHALLENGES IN CaReMeLO: INTEGRATING MODERN THERAPIES

Chair: Joanna Szeląg, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland

15:10 – 15:30
THE LIVER AS THE NEXUS IN CAREMELO PATIENTS
Luisa Vonghia, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium

15:30 – 15:50
CASE STUDY: A CAREMELO PATIENT WITH MASH AND MULTISYSTEM INVOLVEMENT
Juan Mendive, Catalan Health Institute, Spain
Joanna Szeląg, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland

15:50 – 16:10
THE CROSSTALK BETWEEN THE PCP AND SPECIALIST IN THE CARE OF MASLD
Luisa Vonghia, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium
Juan Mendive, Catalan Health Institute, Spain

  16:10 – 16:40

Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)

COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

  16:40 – 18:10

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

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

(18:10 – 18:20) Short technical break

  18:20 – 19:10

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

THE KIDNEY IN THE MIDDLE OF CaReMeLO

18:20 – 18:50
WHY THE KIDNEY IS CENTRAL TO CaReMeLO CARE AND HOW TO APPROACH ITS CARE
David Wheeler, University College London, United Kingdom

18:50 – 19:10
CASE STUDY: MULTIDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT OF CKD IN CaReMeLO PATIENTS
David Wheeler, University College London, United Kingdom
Joanna Iskra-Trifunović, AGMED Medical Center Poland

  19:10 – 19:30

Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)

THE CLOSING SESSION: PATH FORWARD AND KEY TAKEAWAYS

*The program could be subject to changes.