ACC Lake Louise is committed to supporting and encouraging case-based clinical research among cardiology and cardiac surgery residents and fellows. The 16th Annual Residents’ Research Competition will be held Sunday, March 13, 2011.
Email to a colleague
The final agenda is now available. Read more…
Email to a colleague
We are delighted to introduce the ACC Lake Louise Educational Support Program, offering cardiology residents and fellows enrolled in Canadian training programs complimentary tuition to the 2010 ACC Lake Louise Conference. The objective of this Program is to assist fellows and residents in their ongoing educational development. To learn more, click here to download the Educational Support Program information letter.
Email to a colleague
The preliminary agenda is now available. Read more…
Email to a colleague
Thanks to all the residents and fellows who submitted abstracts to the 2010 Residents’ Research Competition! After reviewing the many excellent submissions from across the country, the panel of judges have selected 3 finalists for the 2010 Competition. We are also very pleased to announce the first Poster Competition. Read more…
Email to a colleague
The 2010 Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) National Workshop Initiative, under the auspices of the CCS Heart Failure Guidelines Program, is pleased to present its 4th annual heart failure workshop at ACC Lake Louise. Details on this workshop will be available shortly.
Email to a colleague
Below is the list of faculty presentations for ACC Lake Louise 2009. For faculty info, abstract(s), supplemental slides and/or podcasts, please click on the physician’s name.
Paul W. Armstrong, MD FRCPC
- Do ACS Guidelines Change Clinical Practice?
Podcast available.
Heidi Maria Connolly, MD FACC
- Update on Infectious Endocarditis Prophylaxis
- Evaluation of Cardiac Masses
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Ralph Damiano, Jr., MD FACC
- Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
- CABG vs. PCI for Left Main and Three-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease: The Great Debate
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Justin Ezekowitz, MBBCh MSc FRCPC
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Workshop:
The Many Different Faces of Heart Failure
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Paul W. M. Fedak, MD PhD FRCSC
- Bigger Is Not Better: How to Shrink a Failing Heart
Podcast available.
Matthias G. Friedrich, MD FESC
- New Approaches to Imaging in Acute Infarction: The Role of CT and MRI
Podcast and notes available.
Bernard J. Gersh, MB ChB DPhil FRCP FACC
- From Darwin to Tilt Table Testing: Pathophysiology and Management of Vasovagal Syncope
- The Natural History of Atrial Fibrillation: Is It a Vascular Disease?
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Chris Granger, MD FACC
- Reorganizing Acute MI Care: What Next in Canada and the United States
- Clinical Trials: Why They Fail to Meet Expectations
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Jonathan Howlett, MD FRCPC
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Workshop
The Many Different Faces of Heart Failure
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Debra Lynn Isaac, BN MD FRCPC
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Workshop
The Many Different Faces of Heart Failure
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Peter Liu, MD FRCPC FACC
- Ronnie Campbell Memorial Lecture Heart Failure Lost and Found - Discoveries over 25 Years
- Looking Forward: Are We Ready for Cardiovascular Vaccines?
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Allan M. Ross, MD FACC FAHA
- The Treatment of AMI: What Have We Learned in 50 Years?
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Erik Schampaert, MD FRCPC
- CABG vs. PCI for Left Main and Three-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease: The Great Debate
- Antithrombotics in Post-PCI Care
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Reginald E. Smith, PharmD ACPR
- Knowledge Translation Workshops
Case-Based Interactive Exercises with Faculty
- Canadian Cardiovascular Pharmacists Network (CCPN) Pharmacotherapy Workshop
Mario Talajic, MD FRCPC
- Pulmonary Vein Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
- Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Alexander Turpie, MD FRCPC
- Venous Thromboembolic Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Novel Anticoagulants: Goodbye, Warfarin!
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
David D. Waters, MD FACC
- Newer Indications and Limitations of Statin Therapy
- The Metabolic Syndrome: What Every Cardiologist Should Know
Presentation notes and podcasts available.
Email to a colleague
The 25th Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Lake Louise will be March 1-5, 2009. ACC Lake Louise has been reviewed and approved by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and is also associated with American College of Cardiology. Participants can claim up to 21 credit hours.
Sunday — Monday — Tuesday — Wednesday — Thursday
Please note that program details provided here are subject to change.
Download the Program Agenda & Syllabus.
[100-page PDF, 7.91MB]
Download the Program Agenda.
[4-page PDF, 228KB]
The conference is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Read the conference information on meeting objectives and accreditation. You may also be interested in the Advance Program Brochure.
Sunday, March 1
– Registrant Check-In –
2:30 PM 14th Annual Residents’ Research Competition
Sponsored by Novartis
4:00 Introduction and Welcome from the Conference Director
Dr. W. Peter Klinke
Presiding: Dr. W. Peter Klinke
4:30 The Treatment of AMI: What Have We Learned in 50 Years?
Dr. Allan Ross
5:00 Do ACS Guidelines Change Clinical Practice?
Dr. Paul Armstrong
5:30 Reorganizing Acute MI Care: What Next in Canada and the United States
Dr. Chris Granger
6:00 Ronnie Campbell Memorial Lecture
Heart Failure Lost and Found—Discoveries over 25 Years
Dr. Peter Liu
6:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
7:00 Adjourn
Monday, March 2
Presiding: Dr. W. Peter Klinke
7:30 AM Newer Indications and Limitations of Statin Therapy
Dr. David Waters
8:00 Venous Thromboembolic Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Alexander Turpie
8:30 From Darwin to Tilt Table Testing: Pathophysiology and Management of Vasovagal Syncope
Dr. Bernard Gersh
9:00 Looking Forward: Are We Ready for Cardiovascular Vaccines?
Dr. Peter Liu
9:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
10:00 Adjourn
Presiding: Dr. J. Wayne Warnica
4:30 PM The Natural History of Atrial Fibrillation: Is It a Vascular Disease?
Dr. Bernard Gersh
5:00 Pulmonary Vein Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Mario Talajic
5:30 Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Ralph Damiano, Jr.
6:00 Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure
Dr. Mario Talajic
6:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
7:00 Adjourn
Tuesday, March 3
Presiding: Dr. Jacques Genest
7:30 AM Update on Infectious Endocarditis Prophylaxis
Dr. Heidi Connolly
8:00 Novel Anticoagulants: Goodbye, Warfarin!
Dr. Alexander Turpie
8:30 Targeting Inflammation As a Predictor of Risk
Dr. Paul Ridker
9:00 Evaluation of Cardiac Masses
Dr. Heidi Connolly
9:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
10:00 Adjourn
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Workshop
The Many Different Faces of Heart Failure
4:00 Reception
4:30 - 6:00 PM Vignette Presentations
- Chair: Dr. Jonathan Howlett
- Vignette 1: Third Lead or Third Wheel? Should we ‘Synchronize’ my ICD?
Dr. Debra Isaac
- Vignette 2: I wish I had taken my anti-hypertension medications. Now what do I do? “Treat me like it’s 1974.”
Dr. Justin Ezekowitz
- Vignette 3: What do you mean I have heart failure?
Dr. Justin Ezekowitz
- Vignette 4: I only had the flu… what is the big deal?
Dr. Debra Isaac
Wednesday, March 4
Presiding: Dr. Robert Welsh
7:30 AM CABG vs. PCI for Left Main and Three-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease: The Great Debate
Dr. Ralph Damiano, Jr., and Dr. Erick Schampaert
8:00 Clinical Trials: Why They Fail to Meet Expectations
Dr. Chris Granger
8:30 New Approaches to Imaging in Acute Infarction: The Role of CT and MRI
Dr. Matthias Friedrich
9:00 Antithrombotics in Post-PCI Care
Dr. Erick Schampaert
9:30 Winning Entry from the Novartis Residents’ Research Competition
Winner TBA
9:45 Faculty Panel Discussion
10:00 Adjourn
4:00 - 6:00 PM Knowledge Translation Workshops
Case-Based Interactive Exercises with Faculty
- Acute Coronary Syndromes
Dr. Robert Welsh
Dr. Allan Ross
- Challenging Cases
Dr. Paul Fedak
Dr. Debra Isaac
- Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Mario Talajic
Dr. Bernard Gersh
- Canadian Cardiovascular Pharmacists Network (CCPN) Pharmacotherapy Workshop
Dr. Alexander Turpie
Dr. Reginald Smith
– Gala Dinner with illusionist Brian Michaels –
Thursday, March 5
Presiding: Dr. W. Peter Klinke
7:30 AM The Metabolic Syndrome: What Every Cardiologist Should Know
Dr. David Waters
8:00 Prognosis of Patients with ICDs
Dr. Derek Exner
8:30 Bigger Is Not Better: How to Shrink a Failing Heart
Dr. Paul Fedak
9:00 New Cardiovascular Risk Scoring: The Reynolds Risk Score
Dr. Paul Ridker
9:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
– Closing Remarks and Evaluations –
Email to a colleague
Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb have recently joined in supporting the 25th Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Lake Louise.
Our thanks to Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb for making this 2009 international cardiology event possible. As a Platinum Sponsor, Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb are invited to hold a Satellite Symposium as well as an advisory or consultation meeting at Lake Louise. The companies will also enjoy additional credit, branding and promotional opportunities before and during the conference itself.
Here’s to a successful partnership in furthering heart research and continuing medical education!


——
For a current listing of corporate sponsors and sponsorship information, please visit our page on sponsors.
Email to a colleague

Download presentation (PDF)
Residents' Research Competition Part 1:
Play in Popup |
Download
Residents' Research Competition Part 2:
Play in Popup |
Download
Residents' Research Competition Part 3:
Play in Popup |
Download
ACC Lake Louise aims to support and encourage case-based clinical research among cardiology and cardiac surgery residents and fellows. The 14th Annual Residents’ Research Competition will be held Sunday, March 1, 2009, at the Fairmont Château Lake Louise.
This year’s competition is funded in part by an educational grant from Novartis.
The competition is open to all residents and fellows in their core years of training programs in Canada.
Deadline for Abstracts: January 31, 2009
Pre-Conference Competition: 2:30 PM on Sunday, March 1, 2009
Presentation of Winning Research: 9:30 AM on Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Guidelines for Abstracts
Each applicant is invited to submit a one-page abstract that identifies a case-based clinical question. The question can be addressed through basic research, clinical research, or review of evidenced-based medicine. The abstract should explain the research hypothesis and resultant work completed to test the hypothesis.
Submissions & Inquiries
J. Wayne Warnica, MD FRCPC FACC
Co-Director of the Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Lake Louise
c/o Foothills Medical Centre
C849-1403 29 St NW
Calgary AB T2N 2T9
P +1 403 944 1020
F +1 403 944 1592
wwarnica@ucalgary.ca
Download the print-friendly version of the competition announcement.
[2-page PDF, 390KB]
Awards
Four competition finalists will be selected to deliver 20-minute presentations regarding their research before a distinguished panel of ACC Lake Louise faculty on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Each finalist will receive funds from a restricted grant to cover travel, accommodation, and conference registration fees. The winning competition presentation will also be delivered during a conference plenary session on Wednesday, March 4, 2009.
Residents who have previously participated in the competion have found it a rewarding and interesting experience. Many have gone on to active roles in academic and clinical cardiology in Canada.
Previous Winners
2008 – Dr. Jonathan Afilalo, McGill University
2007 – Dr. Francois-Pierre Mongeon, CHU Montreal
2006 – Dr. E. Marc Jolicoeur, Montreal
2005 – Dr. Jean-Francois Sarrazin, Quebec City
2004 – Dr. Justin Ezekowitz, U of Alberta
2003 – Dr. Subodh Verma, U of Calgary, U of Toronto
2000 – Dr. P. J. Devereaux, Dalhousie
1998 – Dr. Satish Raj, Queen’s U, Ontario
1997 – Dr. Chris Simpson, Queen’s U, Ontario
1996 – Dr. Derek Exner, U of Calgary
Email to a colleague
Below is the list of faculty presentations for ACC Lake Louise 2008. For faculty info, abstract(s), references and/or supplemental slides, please click on the physician’s name.
MP3 Audio Files are also available at the 2008 Conference Program.
Paul W. Armstrong, MD FRCPC
Recent ACS Guidelines and Implications for Practice
- abstract, references, online article links and slides available
Renzo Cecere, MD FRCPC
Ventricular Assist Devices and Transplantation for End Stage Heart Failure
- abstract and slides available
Eric A. Cohen, MD FRCPC
The Efficacy and Safety of Drug Eluting Stents
The Importance and Prevention of Bleeding Complications Following PCI
- slides available
Heidi Connolly and Martha Grogan, MDs
PFO and Stroke: Guilt by Association
- abstract, references and slides available
Atrial & Ventricular Septal Defects: Identification & Management in the Adult
- abstract and slides available
Derek Exner, MD MPH FRCPC
Resynchronization Therapy for Severe Heart Failure
- slides available
David Fitchett, MD FRCPC FACC
The Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Diabetics
- abstract, references and slides available
Tailored Anti-Thrombotic and Anti-Platelet Therapy for the Patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome
- abstract available
Jacques Genest, Jr., MD FRCPC FACC
2008 Ronnie Campbell Lecture–Statins at 21: A Brief Look Back and Long Look Forward
- abstract and slides available
Alcohol and Heart Disease: In Vino Veritas (Are you MADD?)
- abstract and slides available
Bernard J. Gersh, MB ChB DPhil FRCP FACC
Management of Chronic Stable Angina: Do We Have the COURAGE?
- abstract and slides available
The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
- abstract and slides available
John J.P. Kastelein, MD PhD
Why Have HDL Raising Drugs Failed to Demonstrate Improved Patient Outcomes?
- abstract and slides available
David C.W. Lau, MD PhD FRCPC
Management of Obesity-Related Cardiometabolic Risk
- abstract and slides available
Controversies in the Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Diabetes
- abstract and slides available
Peter Liu, MD FRCPC FACC
Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy for Regeneration: Re-Building a Castle in the Air or True Homecoming?
- abstract and references available
Renin Angiotensin System In Cardiovascular Disease: Are We at the End or the Beginning?
- abstract and references available
Allan M. Ross, MD FACC FAHA
Rescue PCI in STEMI: Outcomes and Evidence Revisited
- slides available
Jean Rouleau, MD FRCPC
Studies that Impact Medical Therapy of CHF from Now to 2010
- abstract and slides available
Peter Sleight, MD FACC
Music, Mantras, Prayer & Biological Rhythms
- abstract and slides available
Why Do We Need Clinical Trials?
- abstract and slides available
Reginald E. Smith, PharmD
Anticoagulation Bridging for Surgical Procedures: Practical Solutions
- abstract and slides available
Robert Welsh, MD FRCPC FACC
Systems Approach to STEMI
- abstract and slides available
Email to a colleague
The 24th Annual Cardiovascular Conference is now only two weeks away.
In preparation for March 16-20, below is info about key aspects of the event, as well as some practical details and just plain interesting news:
- CME Scientific Programming
The Sunday through Thursday schedule and a downloadable pre-conference version of the ACC Lake Louise Program Agenda & Syllabus are available online. The Program Agenda & Syllabus offers more than 50 pages of abstracts and slide images, faculty bios, and much more.
There’s probably not enough time to enjoy all that beautiful Lake Louise has to offer — plus learn about everything that’s available, plus relax!
If you have any questions about conference registration, you may contact Carol Cox by phone (905) 814-1112 or e-mail carol151@sympatico.ca. You can also register yourself online.
If you’ve already registered for the conference and requested a room at the Fairmont Château, your reservation has been made according to preferences you supplied during your conference registration process.
So, here’s sending you best wishes. Enjoy the rest of your conference preparations, and thank you for your part this year in making ACC Lake Louise a success. See you soon!
Sincerely,
W. Peter Klinke, MD
ACC Lake Louise Program Director
Email to a colleague
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) returns to participate in the ACC Lake Louise community!
The 2008 CCS National Workshop Initiative, under the auspices of the CCS Heart Failure Consensus Conference Program, will be at ACC Lake Louise for a third consecutive year. Lake Louise provides the venue for the first of six case-based and highly interactive CCS workshop presentations in 2008. This year’s Lake Louise workshop is titled:
Clinical Conundrums in Heart Failure

Download the CCS Workshop Invitation [3.63 MB PDF].
CCS Workshop Schedule at Lake Louise
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
4:00 PM Welcome Reception and Introduction from the Chair
Robert McKelvie, MD PhD
4:35 Case 1: (Part One) Is It Myocarditis? Does It Matter?
(Part Two) Heart Failure: Restored Function, Now What?
Debra Lynne Isaac, BN MD
5:15 Case 2: The Sparkling Is for Champagne, Not the Myocardium: Managing Amyloid Heart Disease
Anique Ducharme, MD MSc
5:35 Case 3: Doxi Toxi, and Dropsy, HER-2 New: HF and Cancer Drugs
Justin Ezekowitz, MB
5:55 Closing Remarks from the Chair
The focus of the Clinical Conundrums in Heart Failure Workshop is on establishing benchmarks and ongoing improvements in the complex care of heart failure patients. CCS will also present its newly released 2008 Heart Failure Recommendations at Lake Louise.
CCS workshops are specially designed for health care professionals, physicians, trainees, nurses and pharmacists. Contributions by workshop participants have been–and continue to be–instrumental to CCS’s commitment to establishing, promoting and assessing evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of heart failure in Canada.
Please plan to participate in the CCS workshop at Lake Louise on Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
The complete conference program agenda is also available online.
Email to a colleague
The 24th Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Lake Louise is March 16-20, 2008.
Mornings and late afternoons involve scientific lectures and interactive workshops, while afternoons and evenings provide ample opportunities for networking and recreation. Program details are provided here according to the daily schedule.
Sunday — Monday — Tuesday — Wednesday — Thursday
[April 2008 update: faculty slides and conference audio are now available below.]
You may also access easy-print PDFs of program materials:
Download the Program Agenda & Syllabus [14.82 MB PDF].
Download the Advance Program Brochure [460.39 KB PDF].

View photos of ACC Lake Louise, past and present [13.15 MB PDF Download].
Sunday, March 16
– Registrant Check-In –
3:00 PM 13th Annual Pfizer/Novartis Residents’ Research Competition
4:15 Introduction and Welcome from the Conference Director
Dr. W. Peter Klinke
Presiding: Dr. W. Peter Klinke
Download MP3 Audio Files from
The Ronnie Campbell Memorial Lecture & Faculty Panel Discussion
Part 1 [6.86 MB] — Part 2 [6.86 MB] — Part 3 [6.86 MB]
Part 4 [6.86 MB] — Part 5 [561 KB]
4:30 Recent ACS Guidelines and Implications for Practice
Dr. Paul Armstrong (bio, abstract, references, links and slides)
5:00 Systems Approach to STEMI
Dr. Robert Welsh (bio, abstract and slides)
5:30 Rescue PCI in STEMI: Outcomes and Evidence Revisited
Dr. Allan Ross (bio and slides)
6:00 Ronnie Campbell Memorial Lecture
Statins at 21: A Brief Look Back and Long Look Forward
Dr. Jacques Genest (bio, abstract and slides)
6:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
Monday, March 17
Presiding: Dr. W. Peter Klinke
Download MP3 Audio Files from the Session
Part 1[13.7 MB] — Part 2 [13.7 MB] — Part 3 [13.7 MB]
Part 4 [12.2 MB]
7:30 AM Music, Mantras, Prayer & Biological Rhythms
Dr. Peter Sleight (bio, abstract and slides)
8:00 Ventricular Assist Devices and Transplantation for End Stage Heart Failure
Dr. Renzo Cecere (bio, abstract and slides)
8:30 Studies that Impact Medical Therapy of CHF from Now to 2010
Dr. Jean Rouleau (bio, abstract and slides)
9:00 Why Have HDL Raising Drugs Failed to Demonstrate Improved Patient Outcomes?
Dr. John Kastelein (bio, abstract and slides)
9:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
Presiding: Dr. J. Wayne Warnica
Download MP3 Audio Files from the Session
Part 1 [13.7 MB] — Part 2 [13.7 MB] — Part 3 [13.7 MB]
Part 4 [13.7 MB] — Part 5 [1.97 MB]
4:30 PM Management of Chronic Stable Angina: Do We Have the COURAGE?
Dr. Bernard Gersh (bio, abstract and slides)
5:00 Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy for Regeneration: Re-Building a Castle in the Air or True Homecoming?
Dr. Peter Liu (bio, abstract and references)
5:30 Resynchronization Therapy for Severe Heart Failure
Dr. Derek Exner (bio and slides)
6:00 The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
Dr. Bernard Gersh (bio, abstract and slides)
6:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
Tuesday, March 18
Presiding: Dr. Jacques Genest
Download MP3 Audio Files from the Session
Part 1 [13.7 MB] — Part 2 [13.7 MB] — Part 3 [13.7 MB]
Part 4 [13.7 MB] — Part 5 [9.78 MB]
7:30 AM PFO and Stroke: Guilt by Association
Dr. Heidi Connolly/Dr. Martha Grogan (bio, abstract, references and slides)
8:00 The Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Diabetics
Dr. David Fitchett (bio, abstract, references and slides)
8:30 Atrial & Ventricular Septal Defects: Identification & Management in the Adult
Dr. Heidi Connolly/Dr. Martha Grogan (bio, abstract, references and slides)
9:00 Renin Angiotensin System in Cardiovascular Disease: Are We at the End or the Beginning?
Dr. Peter Liu (bio, abstract and references)
9:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Workshop
Clinical Conundrums in Heart Failure
Download the CCS Workshop Invitation [3.63 MB PDF].
Download MP3 Audio Files from the Session
Part 1 [13.7 MB] — Part 2 [13.7 MB] — Part 3 [8.26 MB]
4:00 PM Welcome Reception and Introduction
Dr. Robert McKelvie
4:35 Case 1: (Part One) Is It Myocarditis? Does It Matter?
(Part Two) Heart Failure: Restored Function, Now What?
Dr. Debra Isaac
5:15 Case 2: The Sparkling Is for Champagne, Not the Myocardium: Managing Amyloid Heart Disease
Dr. Anique Ducharme
5:35 Case 3: Doxi Toxi, and Dropsy, HER-2 New: HF and Cancer Drugs
Dr. Justin Ezekowitz
5:55 Closing Remarks
Dr. Robert McKelvie
Wednesday, March 19
Presiding: Dr. Robert Welsh
Download MP3 Audio Files from the Session
Part 1 [13.7 MB] — Part 2 [13.7 MB] — Part 3 [13.7 MB]
Part 4 [13.7 MB] — Part 5 [13.7 MB]
7:30 AM Alcohol and Heart Disease
Dr. Jacques Genest (bio, abstract and slides)
8:00 Why Do We Need Clinical Trials?
Dr. Peter Sleight (bio, abstract and slides)
8:30 Tailored Anti-Thrombotic and Anti-Platelet Therapy for the Patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Dr. David Fitchett (bio and abstract)
9:00 Management of Obesity-Related Cardiometabolic Risk
Dr. David Lau (bio, abstract and slides)
9:30 Winning Entry from the Pfizer/Novartis Residents’ Research Competition
9:45 Faculty Panel Discussion
Knowledge Translation Workshops
Case-Based Interactive Exercises with Faculty
4:30 - 6:00 PM
- Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Challenging Cases
- Risk Factor Modification and Coronary Disease
- Treatment of Heart Failure: Medical and Surgical
- Update in Advanced Cardiac Imaging: MRI, CT & Nuclear
- “Take This Pill or Die”: Recognizing the Importance of Medication Adherence
– Gala Dinner with Guest Speaker Will Gadd –
Thursday, March 20
Presiding: Dr. W. Peter Klinke
Download MP3 Audio Files from the Session
Part 1 [13.7 MB] — Part 2 [13.7 MB] — Part 3 [13.7 MB]
Part 4 [13.7 MB] — Part 5 [6.71 MB]
7:30 AM Controversies in the Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Diabetes
Dr. David Lau (bio, abstract and slides)
8:00 The Efficacy and Safety of Drug Eluting Stents
Dr. Eric Cohen (bio and slides)
8:30 Anticoagulation Bridging for Surgical Procedures: Practical Solutions
Dr. Reginald Smith (bio, abstract and slides)
9:00 The Importance and Prevention of Bleeding Complications Following PCI
Dr. Eric Cohen (bio and slides)
9:30 Faculty Panel Discussion
– Closing Remarks and Evaluations –
Email to a colleague
We are pleased to announce the 13th Annual Cardiovascular Residents’ Research Competition, co-sponsored this year by Pfizer and Novartis.
Cardiology program directors from across Canada are specially invited to advertise the competition to the widest possible eligible audience and attend the Lake Louise presentations. Previous participants have found the Residents’ Research Competition rewarding and interesting — and have gone on to an active role in academic and clinical cardiology in Canada.
Deadline for Abstracts: Thursday, January 31
Pre-Conference Competition: 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, at Lake Louise
Awards: Wednesday, March 19, during ACC Lake Louise 2008
Eligibility and Submission
The competition is open to all cardiology and cardiac surgery residents and fellows in training programs in Canada. Submissions must be based upon work carried out within the three core years of cardiology training. In the case of collaborative research projects, the applicant must be the principle investigator and have personally carried out or directed the bulk of the work.
We strongly encourage the presentation of a personal research project designed and carried out to answer a clinical question. Applicants must submit a one-page abstract summarizing the case, the question, and the resultant research on or before January 31, 2008, to
J. Wayne Warnica, MD FRCP(C) FACC
Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Conference at Lake Louise
C849, Department of Cardiac Sciences
Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9
Phone (403) 944-1020
Fax (403) 944-1592
wwarnica@ucalgary.ca
Guidelines
Each applicant will identify a clinical problem (a case) that introduces or presents a clinical question. The case must trigger an hypothesis-driven research project designed to answer the clinical question, and the submitted abstract must clearly state the hypothesis upon which the project has been based.
Judging Procedures
From the submitted abstracts, a panel of judges will select the best four (4) submissions. The four winners will be invited to attend the conference at Lake Louise to present a 15 minute dissertation before an international panel of judges from among the Conference faculty and Canadian cardiovascular community.
Lake Louise Conference presentations will be judged on the quality of research carried out to answer a clinical question and the quality of the presentation itself. The research may include a detailed review of the relevant literature or a review of local or national experience relevant to the question raised.
Awards
The four competition finalists will receive grants from Pfizer and Novartis to cover transportation costs and registration fees to attend the Cardiovascular Conference at Lake Louise. The winning resident or fellow will be recognized appropriately at the conference and invited to present his or her work to all conference attendees on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
2008 Residents’ Research Competition Poster
Recent Winners
2007 – Dr. Francois-Pierre Mongeon, CHU Montreal
2006 – Dr. E. Marc Jolicoeur, Montreal
2005 – Dr. Jean-Francois Sarrazin, Quebec City
2004 – Dr. Justin Ezekowitz, U of Alberta
2003 – Dr. Subodh Verma, U of Calgary, U of Toronto
2002 – unavailable
2001 – unavailable
2000 – Dr. P. J. Devereaux, Dalhousie
1999 – unavailable
1998 – Dr. Satish Raj, Queen’s U, Ontario
1997 – Dr. Chris Simpson, Queen’s U, Ontario
1996 – Dr. Derek Exner, U of Calgary
╬ Supported by Pfizer Canada Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
Email to a colleague
The preliminary brochure for the 24th Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Lake Louise is now available online. It contains
- program description & educational objectives
Download the ACC Lake Louise Brochure for a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat.
The latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is available if you need it.
Email to a colleague