PCCS Annual Meeting and AGM

PCCS ANNUAL MEETING AND AGM
Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Hotel
Thursday 5 th – Saturday 7 th October 2006
Prevention and Management of CVD

PROGRAMME

Thursday 5 th October 2006
10.00 hours		GPSI Group
13.00 hours		Lunch
14.00 hours		Anticoagulation Group
14.00 hours		CVNL Group Launch
17.00 hours		Tea
17.15 hours		Achieving Goals in Primary Care		Chairman Dr Mark Davis Sponsored by MSD/Schering-Plough
20.00 hours		Dinner		Sponsored by MSD/Schering-Plough
Friday 6 th October 2006
09.00 hours		Registration, Coffee and Exhibition
09.30 hours		Welcome and Introduction by Session Chairs:		Dr Terry McCormack Dr Ahmet Fuat
09.35 hours		Balloon Debate – ‘Metabolic Syndrome Chairman The Gathering Storm		Prof Richard Hobbs Sponsored by AstraZeneca
10.40 hours		Cardiometabolic Risk Unravelled		Chairman Dr Fran Sivers Sponsored by sanofi-aventis
11.45 hours		AGM		Full Members Only
12.30 hours		LUNCH & EXHIBITION
13.30 Hours		New Perspectives of Cardiovascular Disease (Short Presentations and Discussion) Stroke Diabetes Chronic Kidney Disease		Prof John Potter Dr Marc Evans Dr Donal O’Donaghue
14.45 hours		Management of Problem Cases		Dr Kathryn Griffith
15.20 hours		TEA & EXHIBITION
15.45 hours		Postbox – Delegates presentation		All
16.30 hours		Debate : The Cardiovascular Specialist Primary or Secondary Care – Who’s Role is it?		Dr Michael Norton Dr Jim McLenachan (tbc)
17.00 hours		The Diabetes Tidal Wave: Tackling Treating & preventing the Epidemic		Chairman Dr Terry McCormack Sponsored by Glaxo SmithKline
18.00 hours		Meeting close
19.30 hours		Reception
20.00 hours		Dinner
Saturday 7th October 2006
08.30 hours		COFFEE & EXHIBITION
09.00 hours		Welcome and Introduction by Session Chairs:		Dr Stewart Findlay Dr Fran Sivers
09.05 hours		Latest Advances in the Management of Stable Angina		Chairman Dr Ahmet Fuat Sponsored by Servier Pharmaceuticals
10.00 hours		CVD Management - Where are we now		Prof Roger Boyle
10.15 hours		Prevention & Care the BHF Perspective		Dr Mike Knapton
10.40 hours		Euroaction Results		Dr Jonathan Morrell
11.05 hours		COFFEE, EXHIBITION & POSTERS
11.30 hours		Workshop I (Choice of 4)
12.05 hours		Workshop II (Choice of 4)
12.40 hours		Final Remarks and Meeting Close
12.45 hours		LUNCH & Depart

 

Workshop Sessions  

1. – Motivating Behavioural Change- Dr Richard Williams
2. – Life Style Management – Professor Mike Kirby
3. – Interpreting ECG’s – Dr Kevin Barraclough
4. – JBS2 – can it be implemented – Ms Cheryl Harding

 Sponsored Plenary Sessions

We are grateful for the sponsorship provided by pharmaceutical companies for our meeting without which it would not be financially viable. In accordance with our member’s wishes and the new ABPI code of practice the sessions are intended to be non-promotional. The session chairs are appointed by the PCCS and are not paid honorariums by the sponsoring companies. The chairs are responsible for ensuring that the speakers do not promote any specific products. All chairs and speakers must declare any conflict of interest at the start of their sessions

We would like to thank the following companies for supporting this meeting:

• AstraZeneca
• Boehringer Ingleheim
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Medtronic UK
• Merck Pharmacueticals
• MSD/Schering Plough
• Pfizer Ltd
• Roche Diagnostics
• sanofi aventis
• Servier
• Takeda