The WCPD 2008 Congress included two official Satellite Symposia provided by Bayer Schering Pharma and MSD

PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE - IS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES CHANGING
Provided by MSD

Sunday, June 1st 2008, 12:00 - 14:00
Congress venue, Helsinki Fair Centre, Hall 3 DE
Messuaukio 1, FI-00520 Helsinki

Chairman:  M Laakso, Finland 

Programme:

12:00 - 12:10 Welcome & Introduction
M Laakso, Finland

12:10 - 12:35 Lifestyle and Pharmacological Intervention Studies in Type 2 Diabetes
J Eriksson, Finland

12:35 - 13:00 Incretin Based Therapies in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
C Deacon, Denmark

13:00 - 13:25 Achieving Therapeutic Goals with Sitagliptin - Clinical Data Update
R Carr, Denmark

13:25 - 13:55 Panel Discussion: Prospects for the Future - Is Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Changing

13:55-14:00 Concluding Remarks
M Laakso, Finland

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PREVENTING DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - ENTERING A NEW ERA WITH ACARBOSE
Provided by Bayer Schering Pharma

Sunday, 1st June 2008, 12:00 - 14:00
Congress venue, Helsinki Fair Centre, Hall 3 B
Messuaukio 1, FI-00520 Helsinki

Chairman:  J Tuomilehto, Finland

Programme:
 
12:00 – 12:05 Welcome & introduction 
J Tuomilehto, Finland

12:05 – 12:25 Postprandial hyperglycaemia as a driving force in diabetes and CVD – epidemiological evidence & molecular insights
A Ceriello, UK

12:25 – 12:45 Two sides of the same coin – guideline recommendations for managing diabetes and CVD
L Rydén, Sweden

12:45 – 13:05 Screening and intervention programmes to prevent diabetes and CVD – an example from daily practice
I Satman, Turkey

13:05 – 13:25 Acarbose – a safe and effective treatment choice for pre- and established diabetes with cardiovascular benefits 
J-L Chiasson, Canada

13:25 – 13:40 The new Acarbose Cardiovascular Evaluation (ACE) outcome trial – secondary prevention of CVD in prediabetes
R Holman, UK

13:40 – 13:55 Case Study (including electronic voting)
R Holman, UK

13:55 – 14:00 Summary & Close
J Tuomilehto, Finland

 

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The WCPD 2008 Satellite Symposia Brochure 

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