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
WELCOME AND CONFERENCE GOALS
Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
10:10 – 10:30
KEYNOTE LECTURE: IS TREATING OBESITY FIRST THE RIGHT APPROACH IN CaReMeLO PATIENTS?
Karolina Kloda, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
10:30 – 10:50
KEYNOTE LECTURE: CUTTING-EDGE STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING AND MANAGING CARDIAC DISEASE IN CaReMeLO SYNDROME
TBA
10:50 – 11:10
KEYNOTE LECTURE: RENAL RENAISSANCE: TRANSFORMING KIDNEY CARE
Hiddo Heerspink, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands
11:10 – 11:30
KEYNOTE LECTURE: OVERCOMING PRIMARY CARE CHALLENGES IN MANAGING CaReMeLO PATIENTS
Shlomo Vinker, Tel Aviv University, Israel
11:30 – 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 AND NETWORKING
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
Discussants:
Alina Kuryłowicz, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education (CMKP), Poland
Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – University of Central Catalonia, Spain
Mateusz Szmidt, Przychodnia Rodzinna, Poland
TBA
Case Discussions:
Asymptomatic Patients with Diabetes
Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – University of Central Catalonia, Spain
Patient with HFpEF
TBA
Patient with Renal Involvement
Mateusz Szmidt, Przychodnia Rodzinna, Poland
Patient with Obesity, Diabetes and Atrial Fibrillation
Alina Kuryłowicz, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education (CMKP), Poland
15:40 – 16:10
Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
16:10 – 17:40
Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
Industry session not included in the main event CME/CPD credit.
(17:40 – 17:50) Short technical break
17:50 – 19:20
Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)
TRANSFORMING CaReMeLO CARE: BREAKTHROUGHS FROM 2024 RCTs
17:50 – 18:20
EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THERAPEUTICS: GAME-CHANGING EVIDENCE
Lee Kaplan, Obesity and Metabolism Institute in Boston, USA
18:20 – 18:50
HEART DISEASE IN FOCUS: TRANSFORMING OUTCOMES IN THE CaReMeLO PATIENT
Aleksander Biesiada, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
TBA
18:50 – 19:20
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
Aleksander Biesiada, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
Justyna Ledwoch, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
19:20 – 20:35
Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)
WELCOME RECEPTION AND NETWORKING
09:00 – 10:00
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:
ISRAELI EXPERIENCE IN PCP LEADERSHIP
Avraham Karasik, Tel Aviv University, Israel
PCP ROLE IN CaReMeLO TREATMENT IN POLAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE
Aleksander Biesiada, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
THE SPANISH EXPERIENCE
Josep Vilaseca, University of Vic – University of Central Catalonia, Spain
Discussion
(10:00 – 10:10) Short technical break
10:10 – 11:10
Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)
TRANSFORMATIVE TEAM-BASED CARE
ENHANCING QUALITY OF CARE AND OUTCOMES
Ana Cebrián Cuenca, Murcian Health Service, Spain
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
11:10 – 11:40
Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
11:40 – 12:40
Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
Industry session not included in the main event CME/CPD credit.
12:40 – 14:00
Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)
LUNCH AND ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS
Chairs:
Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
Małgorzata Koziarska-Rościszewska, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
14:00 – 15:30
Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)
THE HEART IN THE MIDDLE OF CaReMeLO
Chairs: TBA
14:00 – 15:00
MASTERING THE BASICS INCLUDING ECHO WORKSHOP
Nir Flint, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel
Baruch Itzhak, Clalit Health Services, Israel
15:00 – 15:30
PILLARS OF THERAPY IN HEART FAILURE
Paweł Balsam, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
TBA
(15:30 – 15:40) Short technical break
15:40 – 16:40
Plenary hall (Manhattan 1-9)
NAVIGATING LIVER CHALLENGES IN CaReMeLO: INTEGRATING MODERN THERAPIES
11:40 – 12:10
THE LIVER AS THE NEXUS IN CAREMELO PATIENTS
TBA
12:10 – 12:30
CASE STUDY: A CAREMELO PATIENT WITH MASH AND MULTISYSTEM INVOLVEMENT
Karolina Kłoda, Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR), Poland
Juan Mendive, Catalan Health Institute, Spain
12:30 – 12:40
THE CROSSTALK BETWEEN THE PCP AND SPECIALIST IN THE CARE OF MASLD
Juan Mendive, Catalan Health Institute, Spain
TBA
16:40 – 17:10
Exhibition, Networking & Catering Area (Manhattan 10-13)
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
17:10 – 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)