Sunday, October 23, 2011
7:55 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Ballroom B
Vancouver Convention Centre
West Building
Vancouver, British Columbia

Beyond 2000 Syllabus

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Host City

On April 6, 1886, the rough-and-tumble west coast timber outpost of Granville was officially incorporated as the City of Vancouver. Two months later, an inferno sparked by a brush fire burned the new city to the ground in 30 minutes. The very next year, the first transcontinental train in the country chugged into the Vancouver terminus, launching a wave of development. The aboriginal population was fueled by immigration and the city grew over the next century from a logging and fishing town into the cosmopolitan world capital it is today.

The year 2011 marks Vancouver's 125th birthday. Surrounded by water on three sides and nestled alongside the Coast Mountain Range, Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia with over half a million residents and one of the mildest climates in Canada. Home to spectacular natural scenery and a bustling metropolitan core, Vancouver was host city to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Visitors, meeting attendees and locals alike can enjoy everything from city pursuits to outdoor thrills and more.

Educational Objectives

This program will be comprehensive and explore broad and novel concepts relating to the large cross section of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Specifically, it will evaluate the changing epidemiology of ACS, the impact of novel advances in molecular medicine, and the extent to which these are clinically applicable. Insight into the key role of a “systems-approach” to the management of acute coronary disease will be emphasized. The implications of diabetes, sex differences, and the increasingly important consequences of bleeding in ACS will be discussed. The changing role of electrical devices as it applies to the spectrum of patients with acute coronary disease will be undertaken. Finally, the key role of a general internist in secondary prevention of acute cardiovascular disease will be provided. These topics will be ”brought to life” with focused case presentations designed to enrich the audience’s understanding of these clinically relevant topics.

After attending this symposium, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the changing epidemiology of acute coronary syndromes.
  • Differentiate the challenges and opportunities of molecular medicine as it applies to patients with acute coronary disease.
  • Realize the importance of a “systems-approach” to acute coronary disease.
  • Identify the importance of sex differences and the occurrence of diabetes.
  • Recognize the subtle balance between efficacy and safety as it relates to interventions and the importance of bleeding as a consequence of novel therapies.
  • Evaluate the role of electrical devices, new indications, timing, and contributions to care.
  • Review the challenges in comprehensive secondary prevention from the perspective of a general internist.