Cardio Diabetes Master Class. Asian chapter
Held on April 20-21, 2013 Hanoi, Vietnam
3rd Cardio Diabetes Master Class – Asian Chapter
Exploring new risk management strategies for Asia: Focus on Hypertension & Diabetes
TheCardio Diabetes Master Class was a dynamic meeting with state of the art lectures, clinical debates and practical workshops. Participants are part of an ongoing educational initiative that support clinicians in their daily clinical management of cardiovascular risk and diabetes. As an educational service teaching slides developed and presented by faculty are available to view and download for participants.
The educational objectives of the program were:
- To summarise the epidemiology and pathophysiology of patients at increased cardiovascular risk and diabetes
- To explore mechanisms and common pathways underlying the development of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
- To review and discuss the importance of glucose management and the rationale for early intervention strategies in patients with diabetes
- To discuss the role of anti-diabetic therapy, in particular the use of TZD’s, in a risk-based intervention strategy that targets glucose control and cardiovascular risk factors
- To provide an expert perspective on the expanding role of RAS blockade in multiple organs in the treatment of patients at increased CV risk
- To provide an expert perspective in the ongoing debate on the role of TZD’s in the treatment of patients with diabetes
- To discuss current and future strategies for practical management and interventions to prevent cardiovascular events in multirisk patients
Webcasts
Watch short interviews with faculty members recorded during the Cardio Diabetes Master Class in Hanoi where they provide updates on recent developments
Burden of CV disease in developing countries: Need for investment
Prof John Deanfield with a call for action to address the growing burden of CV disease in developing countries and the need or a coordinated effort to tackle this
HPS2-THRIVE and the future of clinical endpoint trials
Prof. John Betteridge with a critical appraisal of the results of the HPS2-THRIVE trial and the relevance for clinical practice and design of future outcome trials
Preview on new hypertension guidelines
Prof Michael Weber provides his expectations on the right level of blood pressure targets, the elderly patients and optimal therapies
Controversial issues in glycemic control
Prof. Mark Cooper, Melbourne, about the relationship between glucose control and cardiovascular outcomes and expected results of large trials with newer agents
Prevalence of hypertension set to increase in Asia
Prof. Bernhard Cheung, Hong Kong emphasizes the need to look for undetected hypertension in Asia as the prevalence is expected to rise in the next decade
Type 2 diabetes: The role of incretin based therapies
Prof Richard Pratley reviews new incretin based therapies for the management of type 2 diabetes
Teaching slides as presented by faculty during the master class

Call for action to Prevent CV disease & diabetes in Asia: New strategies for intervention
Key-slides prepared and presented at CDMC on April 20, 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam, by prof John E Deanfield, MD UCL, London, United Kingdom
Hypertension management in Asia: What are the current issues and unmet needs
Key-slides prepared and presented at CDMC on April 20, 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam, by prof Bernhard Cheung, MD, University of Hong Kong
Diabetes & macrovascular disease:Current views on the role of glucose control
Key-slides prepared and presented at CDMC on April 20, 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam by Mark Cooper, MD Melbourne, Australia
Insulin resistance & glycemic control: The role of incretin based therapies
Key-slides prepared and presented at CDMC on April 20, 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam by Dr Richard E. Pratley, MD, Florida Hospital and Sanford-Burnham, USA
High Blood Pressure, towards optimal control:What are the current opportunities?
Key-slides prepared and presented at CDMC on April 20, 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam by Prof Michael Weber, MD, State University of New York, USAE-Learning • Webcasts; April 20-21, 2013, Hanoi
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