Congress and Useful Information
About Helsinki
 
Preliminary Timetable (as of January 12, 2007)
Sunday,June 10,2007 - Monday,June 11,2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007

09:00-20:00 Registration

E. A. Nikkilä Hall
S. Eisenberg Hall

11:00-12:30

Pfizer Sponsored Educational Symposium:
Update in dyslipidemia mechanisms and management

12:30-13:00        Break

13:00-14:30

Kowa Sponsored Educational Symposium:
Pitavastatin: from bench to bedside-experiences with a new statin

14:30-15:00        Break

15:00-16:30

Genzyme Sponsored Educational Symposium:
MEDPED: New modalities in the management of familial hypercholesterolemia

18:00

Opening Ceremony followed by Keynote Lecture and Welcome Reception

 

Please note that the Pre Congress Helsinki and Turku Satellite Symposia will take place Friday, June 8, 2007 and Saturday, June 9, 2007



Monday,June 11,2007

 

 
E. A. Nikkilä Hall
 
S. Eisenberg Hall
 
D .W. Erkelens Hall
 
M. Davies Hall

09:00-11:00

HDL and Prevention of CHD

 

 

 

11:00-11:30             Coffee Break, Exhibition and Poster Viewing

11:30-13:00

Nutrition and nutriceuticals in prevention and management of CVD Role of fatty acids Atherosclerosis Novel approaches to study gene regulation in Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Diseases Plaque remodelling in Atherosclerosis

13:00-14:00             Lunch Break, Exhibition and Poster Viewing

14:00-15:00

ICCR/EAS Joint Workshop:
Global cardiometabolic risk
How to analyze vascular oxidative stress? Do genetic markers have any additional clinical relevance beyond traditional CVD risk factors? How to design pharmacogenetic studies using candidate genes?

15:00-15:30             Coffee Break, Exhibition and Poster Viewing

15:30-17:00

EASD/EAS Joint Workshop:
Insulin resistance and atherosclerosis
Nuclear receptors in lipid metabolism and atherogenesis Atherosclerosis and progenitor cells Novel genetic approaches to identify new genes

17:00-17:15               Break

17:15-18:45

 

AstraZeneca Sponsored Educational Symposium:
Conquering Atherosclerosis -
from science to clinical practice
Benecol Sponsored Educational Symposium:
Plant stanol ester -
an effective dietary tool for life-long cholesterol management

 

19:30

Young Scientists’ Night at the Old Sinebrychoff Brewery(Pre-Registration Required)


Key

 

 Educational Symposium

 

 Special Session

 

 Social Events

 

 Plenary Session

 

 Workshops

 

 Meet the Experts

   How To Sessions

 

Debate