CONFERENCE TIMETABLE

Sunday 23rd May 2004
Time  
14:00 - 18:00 Registration of conference delegates at the Main Hall of the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
18:00 - 19:30
Official Opening & wine & canapé reception at the RDS

 

Monday 24th May 2004
Time Session A Session B Session C Session D Session E
07:00 Registration open
08.00 Plenary Session: Philip Poole Wilson (London, UK) Prevention of Heart Disease: Who are the victims and who are the health providers?
09.00

A1:Invited Symposium:The evidence base for cardiac rehabilitation B1: Invited Symposium: Creating environments to support heart healthy lifestyles: the role of governmental and other agencies I C1: Invited Symposium: Employment, return to work and cardiovascular disease D1: Oral Presentations: Ageing and cardiac rehabilitation E1: Oral Presentations: Service provision & requirements
10.30
    Coffee and poster session
11.00
A2: Invited Symposium: Models of delivery of cardiac rehabilitation: what will services look like in the future? B2: Invited Symposium: Creating environments to support heart healthy lifestyles: the role of governmental and other agencies II C2: Invited Symposium:Professional development in cardiac rehabilitation D2: Invited Symposium: Adherence to secondary prevention recommendations E2: Oral Presentations: Home-based cardiac rehabilitation
12.30
    LUNCH
12.45 - 13.45
Satellite symposium sponsored by Boehringer Ingleheim
14.00
A3: Invited Symposium: Does exercise training have a role in contemporary cardiology? B3: Invited Symposium: European prevention guidelines, EuroAspire and EuroAction C3: Invited Symposium: Stress & heart disease D3: Invited Symposium: The 'high risk isles': can we learn from each other E3: Oral Presentations: Delivery systems
15.30
    Coffee and poster session
16.00 – 17.30 A4: Invited Symposium: Exercise testing: special needs for special groups B4: Invited Symposium: Guidelines: are they a waste of time? C4: Invited Symposium: Stress management D4: Invited symposium: Sexual dysfunction and cardiovascular disease E4: Oral Presentations: Cardiac transplantation and rehabilitation post surgery
17.30 - 16.30 Satellite symposium sponsored by Solvay Healthcare

 

Tuesday 25th May, 2004 
Time Session A Session B Session C Session D Session E
07:00 Registration open
08.00 F.Mendis (Geneva, CH) Overcoming the challenge of secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
09.00

A5: Invited Symposium: Exercise: how much is enough? B5: Invited Symposium: Developments in cardiology: implications for cardiac rehabilitation 1

C5: Invited Symposium: Depression and cardiovascular disease

D5: Oral Presentations: Staff challenges in cardiac rehabilitation E5: Oral Presentations: Heart failure rehabilitation
09.30-
12.30
Panoramic tour of Dublin City for Registered Accompanying Guests - Departing from the RDS at 09:30am, finishing at aprrox 12.30. Full details in General Information
10.30
    Coffee and poster session
11.00
A6: Invited Symposium: Exercise: can it be bad for your health? B6: Invited Symposium: Developments in cardiology: implications for cardiac rehabilitation 11

C6: Abstract Session: Employment and cardiac rehabilitation

D6: Oral Presentations: Participation & adherence E6: Oral Presentations: Heart failure & muscle training
12.30
    LUNCH
12.45 - 1.45 Workshop: Get tough on Angina, K. Berra & B. Fletcher
14.00
A7: Invited Symposium: Genetic contributions to maximal exercise capacity and training effects B7: Invited Symposium: Lipid disorders and their management C7: Invited Symposium: The role of national heart foundations in secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation I D7: Oral Presentations: Psychosocial methodologies E7: Oral Presentations: Interval training
15.30
    Coffee and poster session
16.00 – 17.30 A8: Invited Symposium: New cardiac populations: the cardiac rehabilitation challenges B8: Invited Symposium: Diabetes: a cardiovascular risk factor? C8: Invited Symposium: The role of national heart foundations in secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation II D8: Patients beliefs and cardiac rehabilitation E8: Oral Presentations: Exercice & immune response

Wednesday 26th May, 2004 
Time Session A Session B Session C Session D Session E
07:00 Registration open
08.00 Plenary Session: K. Srinath Reddy (New Dehli, IN) Cardiovascular disease in developing countries: the challenges for secondary prevention.
09.00

A9: Invited Symposium: Corporate Wellness – from prevention to rehabilitation B9: Invited Symposium: Pharmacological advances and cardiac rehabilitation C9: Invited Symposium: Demographic, social and psychological influences in cardiovascular disease: implications for cardiac rehabilitation 1 D9: Oral Presentations: Depression E9: Oral Presentations: Challenging environments and novel methods
10.30
    Coffee and poster session
11.00
A10: Invited Symposium: Heart failure: the rehabilitation challenge B10: Invited Symposium: Challenges in delivering secondary prevention C10: Invited Symposium: Demographic, social and psychological influences in cardiovascular disease: implications for cardiac rehabilitation 11 D10: Oral Presentations: Cardiovascular risk E10: Oral Presentations: Management strategies: new developments
12.30
    LUNCH
14.00
A11: Invited Symposium: Challenges in the rehabilitation of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients B11: Invited Symposium: The international challenge of obesity C11: Invited Symposium: Quality of life outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation D11: Oral Presentations: Nutrition E11: Oral Presentations: Gender and cardiac rehabilitation 1
15.30
    Coffee and poster session
16.00 – 17.30 A12: Invited Symposium: Residential vs ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation B12: Invited Symposium: Reducing cardiovascular risk through dietary intervention C12: Invited Symposium: Smoking: the challenge for cardiac rehabilitation D12: Oral Presentations: Secondary prevention – primary care E12: Oral Presentations: Gender and cardiac rehabilitation 11