18th Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors – East Meets West Symposium

Date : 1/10/2016 (Saturday) - 2/10/2016 (Sunday)
Venue : Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
Organiser : Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Association for the Study of Obesity
Remark : Lay Programme
Date: 1 October 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 14:00-17:30

Scientific Programme
Date: 2 October 2016 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00- 19:00
Topics:
Plenary Session 1
- Insulin deficiency and insulin resistance in diabetes (Professor Ele Ferrannini, Italy)
Symposium 1A
- Medical therapy for diabesity: GLP-1 versus SGLT-2 inhibitors (Dr. Jaime Davidson, U.S.A.)
- Updates on hypertension guidelines (Professor Brian Tomlinson, Hong Kong)
- Latest development in lipid management (Professor Steve Nicholls, Australia)
Symposium 1B
- Nursing care for patients with metabolic disease (Dr. Janet Sit, Hong Kong)
- Evidence based education tools to empower patients (Mr. Sum-ming Leung, Hong Kong)
- Emotional regulation in diabetes management (Professor Phoenix Mo, Hong Kong)
Plenary Session 2
- Personalized medicine in diabetes (Professor Mark McCarthy, U.K.)
Symposium 2A
- The impact of circadian rhythm on atherosclerosis (Dr. Xiaoyu Tian, Hong Kong)
- Overcoming barriers to injectable therapy (Professor Thomas Forst, Germany)
- Infection and diabetes (Dr. Andrea Luk, Hong Kong)
Symposium 2B
- Multi-morbidities and metabolic diseases (Dr. Jenny Lee, Hong Kong)
- Pros and cons on oral drugs in elderly (Dr. David Strain, U.K.)
- Injectable therapy in elderly (Dr. Timothy Bailey, U.S.A.)
Plenary Session 3
- Cardio-renal complications in dIabesity - what's new?
Symposium 3
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) and decision support in type 2 diabetes
- The role of clinical psychologist in bariatric surgery (Dr. Mike Wong, Hong Kong)
- Obesity and reproduction (Professor Ronald Ma, Hong Kong)
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Website : www.hkido.cuhk.edu.hk/EMW2016