Satellite Symposiums

Filed under: 2008 Sponsors, Conference Updates on February 26, 2008

ACC Lake Louise’s corporate sponsors wish to invite conference attendees to their satellite symposiums, which are listed below. You’ll find these corporate events are scheduled prior to and concurrently with regular ACC Lake Louise scientific programming.

ACC Lake Louise is grateful for the generosity of contributors in supporting our success. For a full listing of our corporate sponsors this year, please visit our sponsors page.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Merck Frosst Satellite Symposium and Breakfast
“Comprehensive Lipid Management (CLM) – Can We Do Better?”
Mount Temple Ballroom

7:00 AM Light Breakfast

7:30 AM Welcome Reception and Introduction
What Level of Cardiovascular Risk Remains After Aggressive LDL-C Reduction?
Jacques Genest, MD

7:55 AM Current & Future Evidence from Outcomes Trials in CLM
John Kastelein, MD

8:20 AM The Canadian Context & Current Therapeutic Options for CLM
Gordon Francis, MD

8:45 AM Putting Science into Practice – Comprehensive Patient Lipid Management
Robert Hegele, MD

9:10 AM Q & A

9:25 AM Closing Remarks
Jacques Genest, MD

Monday, March 17, 2008

Sanofi-Aventis / Bristol-Myers Squibb Symposium and Dinner
“New Developments in ACS Management: Where Do We Stand Today?”
Mount Temple Ballroom

7:00 PM Buffet Dinner

7:30 PM Welcome Reception and Introduction from the Chair
The Canadian Care Gap in ACS Management: Is it Widening?
Robert C. Welsh, MD

7:40 PM Overview of Key Changes in the 2007 ACC/AHA Guidelines for non-ST Elevation ACS
Pierre Théroux, MD

7:55 PM Q & A

8:00 PM Seamless Integration of Anticoagulation Therapy Throughout the Spectrum of CAD
Robert C. Welsh, MD

8:15 PM Q & A

8:20 PM Risks and Benefits of Early Clopidogrel Therapy in ACS: What is the Evidence?
David Fitchett, MD

8:35 PM Q & A

8:40 PM Looking Ahead: Trials and Tribulations in ACS Care
Paul W. Armstrong, MD

8:55 PM Q & A

9:00 PM Case Presentations

9:20 PM Q & A

9:30 PM Closing Remarks
Robert C. Welsh, MD