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Welcome FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING CHAIR Dear Delegates, On behalf of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), I am delighted to invite you to the 2015 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) to be held in Toronto from October 24 27 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. In 2000, 10 organizations came together to focus on cardiovascular care in our community, making the CCC a unique Canadian opportunity. Since then, the CCC has continued to build on its successes and remains the highlight of the year for Canadian health professionals and organizations interested in cardiovascular medicine. CCC 2015 will bring together 20 national cardiovascular health affiliate associations and societies for its 16 th Annual meeting. I hope the CCC 2015 theme Innovation and Collaboration: Pathways to the Heart inspires you to join over 3,500 delegates to discuss new clinical, scientific, and policy research in the exciting field of cardiology. The Community Forum offers you The Commons, a place to meet with your colleagues daily at CCC. Here, you can view poster presentations featuring the latest research from 13 different learning tracks and discuss the findings with the authors while enjoying a glass of wine. The Scientific Program Committee (SPC), Chaired by Dr. Howard Leong-Poi, has been working hard to create the following dynamic sessions: SPC Symposium: Hot Topics in Resuscitation CCS/ACC Symposium: The Intersection Between the Heart and Cancer Public Policy: Can we Afford the Rising Costs of Cardiovascular Care in Canada? The Canadian Journal of Cardiology: Managing Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly Handling a Twenty-first Century Epidemic The Debate on Salt: Too Much of a Good Thing or Much Ado About Nothing (PRO: Dr. Norman Campbell, CON: Dr. Salim Yusuf) The Great TAVI Debate The 2015 debates will offer you education in an entertaining style that is not to be missed! I would like to say a huge thank you to all of the organizing committees who work tirelessly to put together programs in each area of specialization. Also, thank you to our colleagues in Toronto who will host us in their lively city for the third time in 16 years. I hereby warmly invite you all to share your research and policy work with us at a meeting that will undoubtedly bring us together in collaboration and innovation. See you in The Commons. Todd Anderson Annual Meeting Chair

Bienvenue DU PRÉSIDENT DE L ASSEMBLÉE ANNUELLE Chers délégués, Au nom de la Société canadienne de cardiologie, j aimerais vous inviter au Congrès canadien sur la santé cardiovasculaire (CCSC) 2015, qui se déroulera au Palais des congrès du Toronto métropolitain, à Toronto, du 24 au 27 octobre. En 2000, 10 organismes s étaient réunis afin de mettre l accent sur les soins cardiovasculaires dans nos collectivités à l occasion d un grand rendez-vous pancanadien. Depuis, le CCSC a continué à tirer profit de ses réussites et est demeuré l événement phare de l année pour les professionnels de la santé canadiens et les organismes œuvrant en médecine cardiovasculaire. Le CCSC 2015, 16e congrès à ce jour, réunira pas moins de 20 organisations et sociétés associées du domaine de la santé cardiovasculaire. J espère que le thème du CCSC 2015, Innovation et collaboration : cheminement au cœur, vous incitera à participer, en compagnie de 3 500 autres délégués, aux nouvelles discussions sur le travail clinique, la recherche scientifique et les politiques du domaine palpitant de la cardiologie. Le Forum communautaire vous propose «La commune», le lieu de rendez-vous quotidien entre collègues pendant toute la durée du CCSC. Vous y trouverez les présentations par affiches sur les recherches les plus récentes dans 13 parcours d apprentissage et aurez l occasion de discuter avec les auteurs en sirotant un verre de vin l après-midi venu. Le Comité du programme scientifique (CPS), présidé par le Dr Howard Leong-Poi, a travaillé fort afin de proposer les séances dynamiques suivantes : Symposium du CPS : sujets chauds dans le domaine de la réanimation Symposium entre la SCC et l ACC : l intersection entre le cœur et le cancer Politique publique : pouvons-nous nous permettre les coûts de plus en plus élevés des soins cardiovasculaires au pays? Le Journal canadien de cardiologie : la prise en charge des maladies cardiovasculaires chez les personnes âgées, une épidémie du vingt et unième siècle. Le débat sur le sel : une tentation à éviter ou une tempête dans un verre d eau (POUR : Dr Norman Campbell, CONTRE : Dr Salim Yusuf) Le grand débat sur l IVAC Les débats en 2015 seront des occasions de formation présentées dans un style divertissant à ne pas manquer! J aimerais dire un gros merci à toutes les personnes des comités organisateurs qui ont travaillé fort afin de préparer des programmes dans tous les domaines de spécialité. Aussi, merci à nos collègues de Toronto, qui nous accueilleront dans leur ville qui ne dort jamais pour la troisième fois en 16 ans. Je vous invite donc chaleureusement à venir nous présenter vos travaux de recherche et de politiques pendant un grand rassemblement spécialement conçu pour favoriser l innovation et la collaboration. Au plaisir de vous voir à «La commune». Todd Anderson Président de l assemblée annuelle Preliminary Programme Programme préliminaire www.cardiocongress.org Toronto, ON Oct. 24-27, 2015 3

Industry Supporters Commandites de l industrie The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, co-hosts of the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), gratefully acknowledge the following companies for their educational grants towards the success of CCC 2015 and for their commitment to working with us to build capacity for a strong cardiovascular community in Canada. La Société canadienne de cardiologie et la Fondation des maladies du cœur et de l AVC, co-organisateurs du Congrès canadien sur la santé cardiovasculaire (CCSC), tiennent à remercier les entreprises suivantes pour leurs subventions éducatives en vue du succès du CCSC 2015 et pour leur engagement à développer avec nous une communauté cardiovasculaire de grande capacité au Canada. Platinum Platine Diamond diamant Patron

CCC Co-Hosts Co-organisateurs du CCSC Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) The CCS is a non-profit professional medical organization of more than 2,000 cardiovascular specialists and researchers. It is the national voice for cardiovascular clinicians and scientists. Its mission is to promote cardiovascular health and care through: Knowledge translation, including dissemination of research and application of best practices; Professional development; and Leadership in health policy and advocacy. The CCS fulfills this mission by concentrating its efforts on the following priorities: Membership; Guidelines and position statements; Knowledge Translation; Accredited medical education, including the CCC; Programs for Trainees; and Advocating health policy and access to care. We are known nationally and internationally by cardiovascular healthcare professionals for the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), the CCS Angina classification system, the pan-canadian Access to Care Benchmarks for the entire continuum of cardiovascular care, and the development of Canadian recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure just to name a few. To learn more, visit www.ccs.ca Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) Our vision: Is a world where Canadians live healthy lives free of heart disease and stroke. Together with our volunteers, donors, researchers and partners, we create survivors. Our mission: Prevent disease Save lives Promote recovery We achieve our mission through: Empowering and supporting Canadians to take control of their health Advocating to governments To learn more, visit www.heartandstroke.ca Preliminary Programme Programme préliminaire www.cardiocongress.org Toronto, ON Oct. 24-27, 2015 5

Programme Supporters The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, co-hosts of the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), gratefully acknowledge the following companies for their educational grants towards the success of CCC 2015 and for their commitment to working with us to build capacity for a strong cardiovascular community in Canada. Commanditaires du programme La Société canadienne de cardiologie et la Fondation des maladies du cœur et de l AVC, co-organisateurs du Congrès canadien sur la santé cardiovasculaire (CCSC), tiennent à remercier les entreprises suivantes pour leurs subventions éducatives en vue du succès du CCSC 2015 et pour leur engagement à développer avec nous une communauté cardiovasculaire de grande capacité au Canada.

Canadian Cardiovascular Society Affiliates Organisations associées de la Société canadienne de cardiologie Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network (CACH) Réseau canadien des cardiopathies congénitales de l adulte (CCA) Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology (CAIC) Association canadienne de cardiologie d intervention (ACCI) Canadian Cardiac TRANSPLANT NET WORK Canadian Cardiac Transplant Network (CCTN) Réseau canadien de transplantation cardiaque (RCTC) Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society (CANCARE) Société canadienne pour les soins intensifs cardiovasculaires (SCSIC) Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS) Société canadienne d insuffisance cardiaque (SCIC) Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS) Société canadienne de rythmologie (SCR) Canadian Nuclear Cardiology Society (CNCS) Société canadienne de cardiologie nucléaire (SCCN) Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association (CPCA) Association canadienne de cardiologie pédiatrique (ACCP) Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons (CSCS) Société canadienne des chirurgiens cardiaques (SCCC) Canadian Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CANSCMR) Société canadienne de résonance magnétique cardiovasculaire (SCRMC) Canadian Society of Echocardiography (CSE) Société canadienne d échocardiographie (SCE) Canadian Society of Cardiovascular Nuclear & CT Imaging (CSCNCTI) Société canadienne de cardiologie nucléaire et de Tomodensitométrie (SCCNT) Educational Partners Partenaires en éducation Association des cardiologues du Québec (ACQ) Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (CACPR) Association canadienne de prévention et de réadaptation cardiovasculaires (ACPRC) Canadian Association of Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists (CACPT) Association canadienne de technologie cardio-pulmonaire (ACTCP) Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN) Conseil canadien des infirmières et infirmiers en soins cardiovasculaire (CCIISC) Canadian Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (CSATVB) Société canadienne d athérosclérose, de thrombose et de biologie vasculaire (SCATBV) Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists (CSCT) Société canadienne des technologues en cardiologie (SCTC) Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion (CSCP) Société canadienne de perfusion clinique (SCPC) Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (ICRH/CIHR) Institut de la santé circulatoire et respiratoire/instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (ISCR/IRSC) Preliminary Programme Programme préliminaire www.cardiocongress.org Toronto, ON Oct. 24-27, 2015 7

Learning Objectives By attending CCC 2015, participants are able to: familiarize themselves with exemplary collaborative clinical and research initiatives; integrate their knowledge of information derived from current Canadian cardiovascular research into their practice; celebrate and appraise the accomplishments of Canadian cardiovascular professionals; foster discussions and debates that lead to cardiovascular health and care innovations; and, recognize the CCC 2015 as a high quality scientific and educational experience for all delegates. Objectifs pédagogiques généraux En prenant part au CCSC, les participants seront à même d obtenir les résultats suivants : se familiariser avec des initiatives exemplaires de recherche et de soins cliniques en collaboration; intégrer à leur pratique des connaissances et de l information dérivées de la recherche canadienne en cours dans le domaine de la santé cardiovasculaire; évaluer et souligner comme il se doit les réalisations des professionnels canadiens du secteur cardiovasculaire; favoriser des discussions et débats qui pourront mener à des innovations en santé et en soins cardiovasculaires; découvrir que le CCSC est une occasion de formation et de présentation de contenu scientifique de grande qualité pour tous les participants.

Plan your time and make the most of it! Programme-at-a-Glance TIME Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 07:00 09:00 CCS/CCSA AGM Accredited Symposia Business Meetings 09:00 10:30 Opening Ceremonies Scientific Sessions 10:30 11:00 Break Business Meetings 11:00 12:30 Scientific Sessions 12:30 14:00 Accredited Symposia / Lunch 14:00 15:30 Scientific Sessions 15:30 16:30 Break / Poster Reception 16:00 18:00 Poster Reception (17:00 18:00) Scientific Sessions* 18:00 21:00 Accredited Symposia CCS Awards Business Meetings * Saturday to 18:30 Accredited Symposia Schedule Saturday, October 24 12:30 14:00 Practical Approaches to Improving Patient Outcomes in Heart Failure 18:00 20:00 13 th Annual Expert Opinions: Advances in Cardiology Sunday, October 25 07:00 09:00 New Concepts in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Beyond 2000 (XXI) 07:00 09:00 LANDMARK 12:30 14:00 Expert Forum on New Lipid Therapies: Real Life Cases in Clinical Practice 12:30 14:00 The Vascular Forum: Advancing Cardiovascular Research Excellence for the Next Generation of Canadian Leaders Monday, October 26 07:00 09:00 New Concepts in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Beyond 2000 (XXI) 07:00 09:00 Cath Lab Direct 5: Complex Cases in Interventional Cardiology 12:30 14:00 Great Canadian Cholesterol Debates 12:30 14:00 Practical Aspects of stroke prevention in AF - The difference between theory and practice Preliminary Programme Programme préliminaire www.cardiocongress.org Toronto, ON Oct. 24-27, 2015 9

Join us in Toronto Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) South Building 222 Bremner Blvd Toronto, ON, M5V 3L9 www.mtccc.com Visiting Toronto Toronto is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world; a place where international ideas intersect with Canadian culture. A center of rare openness, warmth, energy and style, Toronto is enriched by the fusion of traditions, passions and perspectives on life of the more than 100 cultures found here. A city of contrasts, Toronto s skyline includes the CN Tower, one of the Modern Wonders of the World and glass skyscrapers juxtaposed with historic limestone facades. Miles of waterfront, boardwalks, parks and trails nestle together with urban delights like cafés, artisans exhibits and one-of-a-kind shops. Visiter Toronto Toronto est l une des villes les plus cosmopolites du monde, un endroit où les idées internationales rencontrent la culture canadienne. Centre débordant d une rare ouverture, de chaleur, d énergie et de style, Toronto bénéficie de la fusion entre les traditions, les passions et les perspectives de vie que lui procurent ses plus de 100 communautés culturelles. Cette ville de contrastes révèle un horizon qui se distingue par sa Tour CN, l une des merveilles du monde moderne, et par ses gratte-ciel en verre tout à côté de la façade en calcaire de ses édifices historiques. Elle est sillonnée par des kilomètres de rives, de promenades en bois, de parcs et de sentiers, et elle est dotée de charmes urbains comme des cafés, des ateliers d artisans et des boutiques uniques. Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists The mission of the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists is to provide current and ongoing continuing education for members and students, and as a governing body, to guarantee a standard of excellence in the practice of Cardiology Technology within Canada. Saturday, October 24 Registration for CSCT AGM 14:00 Start 14:30 Post AGM 16:00 CSCT Dinner (Members only) 07:30 23:00 Sunday, October 25 Education Day 09:00 15:30

Certificate of Attendance This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. The CCC 2015 programme will offer more than 30 MOC Section 1 credits. Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA category 1 credits. Certificat de participation Cet événement est une activité de formation collective agréée (section 1) telle que définie par le programme de Maintien du certificat (MDC) du Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada; il a été approuvé par la Société canadienne de cardiologie. Le programme du CCSC 2015 offre plus de 30 crédits de MDC (section 1). En vertu d une entente conclue entre le Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada et l American Medical Association, les médecins peuvent convertir les crédits obtenus au titre du programme de MDC du Collège royal en crédits de catégorie 1 de l AMA PRAMC. CCS and CCS Affiliates Annual General Meetings Schedule CCS / CCSA Saturday, October 24 07:00 08:30 CACHNet Sunday, October 25 15:30 16:30 CAIC Sunday, October 25 12:00 13:30 CANCARE Sunday, October 25 15:30 16:30 CanSCMR Monday, October 26 07:00 08:30 CCTN Friday, October 23 15:00 21:00 CHFS Monday, October 26 19:00 20:00 CHRS Monday, October 26 18:00 19:30 CNCS / CSCNCTI Monday, October 26 18:00 20:00 CPCA Saturday, October 24 12:30 14:00 CSCS Sunday, October 25 11:30 13:30 CSE Monday, October 26 18:00 19:30 Educational Partners Annual General Meetings Schedule CACPR Saturday, October 24 12:30 14:00 CACPT Saturday, October 24 16:30 18:00 CCCN Sunday, October 25 16:30 18:00 CSATVB Monday, October 26 16:30 17:30 CSCP Sunday, October 25 16:30 17:30 CSCT Saturday, October 24 14:30 18:00 Preliminary Programme Programme préliminaire www.cardiocongress.org Toronto, ON Oct. 24-27, 2015 11

Don t miss out on... Opening Ceremonies Cérémonies d ouverture Be there from the beginning; join your colleagues as the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress kicks off with the Opening Ceremonies and Heart and Stroke Lecture on Saturday October 24, at 09:00. Breaks / Lunches / Receptions Soyez présent dès le début en assistant avec vos collègues aux cérémonies d ouverture et au discours de la Fondation des maladies du cœur et de l AVC, le samedi 24 octobre à 9 h. Pauses / dîners / réceptions Daily receptions provide an opportunity for poster viewing and discussions with the authors. Or, meet up with your colleagues before heading out to enjoy Toronto. Saturday Sunday Monday Samedi Dimanche Lundi 10:30 11:00 12:30 14:00 17:00 18:00* / 15:30 16:00 Des réceptions quotidiennes vous donnent l occasion de découvrir les affiches et de discuter avec leurs auteurs, et bien sûr de rencontrer vos collègues et d explorer ensemble Toronto. *Saturday, October 25 only * Seulement samedi 25 octobre Networking Opportunities Occasions de réseautage Network in The Commons during breaks, lunches and daily poster receptions. Located in the community forum The Commons is your meeting place at CCC. Relax in the comfortable seating while you have a quick meeting or wait for a colleague. Use the time to charge your device or check your email. Ne manquez pas de vous rendre au Forum communautaire pendant les pauses, les dîners et les réceptions quotidiennes liées aux affiches afin de profiter d occasions de réseautage. Située dans le Forum communautaire, «La commune» est le lieu de rendezvous incontournable du CCSC. Utilisez cet espace, qui invite à la détente, pour une réunion rapide ou pour attendre un collègue. Profitez-en pour recharger les piles de vos appareils ou vérifier vos courriels. Community Forum Hours Horaire du Forum communautaire Saturday / Samedi 10:00 18:00 Sunday / Dimanche 10:00 16:30 Monday / Lundi 10:00 16:30

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Heart and Stroke Foundation Lecture Conférence de la Fondation des maladies du cœur et de l AVC October 24 09:00 In Conclusion: Physicians and End of Life Care Christopher S. Simpson, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FHRS, FCAHS Canadian Medical Association President 2014 2015 Président de l Association médicale canadienne 2014 2015 Fun Fact: Chris Simpson played the saxophone with The Thomists, a 20-piece big swing band based in Fredericton, New Brunswick @AMC_Sante @CMA_Docs Chris Simpson was raised in Nackawic, a small pulp mill town of 1,000 people in western New Brunswick. Torn between pursuing a career in music or medicine, he obtained a BSc at the University of New Brunswick while playing saxophone with The Thomists, a 20-piece big swing band. Chris Simpson He went on to medical school at Dalhousie University and obtained his MD in 1992. He subsequently completed internal medicine and cardiology training at Queen s University and then a Heart and Stroke Foundation Clinical and Research Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Western Ontario. Currently, Dr. Simpson is professor of medicine and chief of cardiology at Queen s University, as well as medical director of the Cardiac Program at Kingston General Hospital/Hotel Dieu Hospital. In 2015, Dr. Simpson was elected to fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr. Simpson s primary non-clinical professional interest is health policy. He serves as the chair of the Wait Time Alliance (WTA) and is the lead for the Southeast (Ontario) Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Cardiovascular Roadmap Project. He has chaired or been a member of several national consensus conferences and guidelines statements, including the CCS Consensus Conference on Medical Fitness to Drive and Fly. He serves on the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario board of directors, is a past member of the CCS executive, a former governor of the American College of Cardiology, and served as the first president of the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society. An active clinician, educator and researcher, Dr. Simpson has authored or co-authored over 300 peer-reviewed papers and abstracts and has won numerous teaching awards. The proud father of three daughters and a son, he immensely enjoys watching and cheering their musical and athletic pursuits. Chris Simpson a grandi à Nackawic, une petite ville papetière de 1 000 habitants dans l ouest du Nouveau-Brunswick. Déchiré entre la poursuite d une carrière en musique ou en médecine, il a obtenu un baccalauréat ès sciences à l Université du Nouveau-Brunswick tout en jouant du saxophone avec The Thomists, un ensemble de swing de 20 musiciens. Il a fait ses études à la Faculté de médecine de l Université Dalhousie et a obtenu son diplôme de médecine en 1992. Il a ensuite suivi une formation en médecine interne et en cardiologie à l Université Queen s, puis il a fait un stage postdoctoral clinique et de recherche en électrophysiologie cardiaque à l Université Western Ontario grâce à une bourse de la Fondation des maladies du cœur et de l AVC. Il est actuellement professeur de médecine et chef du département de cardiologie à l Université Queen s, ainsi que directeur médical du Programme de cardiologie de l Hôpital général de Kingston et de l Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu. En 2015, le D r Simpson a été nommé membre de l Académie canadienne des sciences de la santé. Fait amusant: Chris Simpson a été saxophoniste dans The Thomists, un orchestre big band de swing de 20 musiciens basé à Fredericton, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Hors du domaine clinique, l intérêt professionnel principal du D r Simpson porte sur les politiques de santé. Il est président de l Alliance pour les temps d attente (ATA) et il dirige l initiative régionale en cardiologie du Réseau local d intégration des services de santé du Sud-Est de l Ontario (RLISS). Au fil des ans, il a siégé à de nombreux comités de rédaction et comités consultatifs, y compris la Conférence de concertation de la SCC sur l aptitude médicale à conduire et à piloter. Il siège au conseil d administration du Réseau de soins cardiaques de l Ontario, a été membre du Comité exécutif de la SCC et gouverneur de l American College of Cardiology, et a servi comme premier président de la Société canadienne de rythmologie. Clinicien, éducateur et chercheur actif, le D r Simpson est auteur ou coauteur de plus de 300 articles et résumés revus par les pairs et a remporté de nombreux prix d enseignement. Fier papa de trois filles et d un garçon, il adore les regarder et les encourager lors de leurs activités musicales ou sportives.

Pocket Guide Version: January 2015 Women in Cardiac Sciences October 25 11:00 11:45 Are Men from Mars and Women from Venus When it Comes to Heart Disease? Join your colleagues! Louise pilote Dr. Louise Pilote is a Professor of Medicine at McGill University where she holds a James McGill Chair. She is the Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at McGill University and at the McGill University Health Center. Dr. Pilote s research focus is on women s vascular health through the lifespan. Her work in cardiovascular epidemiology also includes comparative effectiveness of cardiac drugs and procedures. Fun Fact: Dr. Louise Pilote would prefer to swim in an ocean for the open space and the feeling of freedom but, swims twice a week at the community pool and uses her imagination to feel the freedom. CCS Guideline Workshops CCS guideline workshops are one of the most anticipated and highly attended sessions at CCC each year. Be sure to attend the CCC Guideline workshops, as we will be unveiling new guidelines and recommendations on the following topics: CCS Dyslipidemia Guidelines Update: Emerging Evidence and 2015 Draft Recommendations Discussion CCS Guideline on Peri-Operative Assessment for Non Cardiac Surgery CCS/CSCS/CSVS Position Statement on Thoracic Aortic Disease Interventions CCS Position Statement: Cardio-Oncology Evaluation of Patients at Risk for CV Complications of Cancer Therapy Challenging Questions of Atrial Fibrillation Management A 2015 Practical Approach to the 2014 CCS Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Update CCS Heart Failure Guidelines: Heart Failure in 2015: What Therapies, Which Imaging Tests, and When Do I See My Patient Again? INSUFFISANCE CARDIAQUE INSUFFISANCE CARDIAQUE IS IT The Canadian Cardiovascular Society EST-CE DE Société canadienne de cardiologie L INSUFFISANCE CARDIAQUE ET QUE DOIS-JE FAIRE? AND WHATSHOULD I DO? Version du guide de poche : janvier 2015 Preliminary Programme Programme préliminaire www.cardiocongress.org Toronto, ON Oct. 24-27, 2015 15

Scientific Program Committee Symposium October 24 11:00 12:30 Hot Topics in Resuscitation Science Paul Doria Dr. Paul Dorian is the Department Director for the Division of Cardiology at the University of Toronto, and Staff Cardiac Electrophysiologist at St. Michael s Hospital. He is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Toronto, and a Staff Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. His research interests include basic science research in advanced cardiac life support and atrial fibrillation, the clinical pharmacology of antiarrhythmic drugs, and clinical research on implanted devices, antiarrhythmic drugs, and quality of life in patients with arrhythmias. He is the immediate Past-President of the CCS Affiliate the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society, Chairman of the Cardiac Arrest Committee, St. Michael s Hospital, Co-PI on the NIH funded Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, and serves on the steering committee of multiple multicenter clinical trials in arrhythmia care. He is the Chair of the CCS Quality Project committee; has published over 350 peer reviewed papers and is Associate Editor of the textbook Electrophysiological Disorders of the Heart. Getting to know Paul Dorian: His favorite author is George Orwell. Fun Fact: If Laurie Morrison could do anything for a day she would cycle Tobermory with her husband. Dr. Laurie Morrison is the Robert & Dorothy Pitts Research Chair in Acute Care & Emergency Medicine, Professor and Clinician Scientist in the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael s Hospital. She is also the Director of Rescu, a resuscitation research program focusing on the evaluation and implementation of prehospital and transport medicine time sensitive interventions in acute emergencies. She conducts systematic reviews and meta-analyses in topics pertaining to Acute Coronary Syndrome and Resuscitation and has established a collaborative network to conduct randomized controlled trials and outcome validation studies in prehospital resuscitation research. She is a US National Institute of Health, Canadian Institute of Health Research and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and Brain Canada funded investigator. She contributed to the development of the 2005 and 2010 AHA Guidelines. She is currently a member of the International Liaison Committee of Resuscitation Advance Life Support Taskforce for Guidelines 2015. She was born and educated in Peterborough Ontario, Canada and completed her undergraduate at Queens University, Kingston Ontario and her medical degree at McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario. She has received the Canadian Medical Association award for excellence in mentorship; the May Cohen award and a similar award from the U of T with the Department of Medicine; Bob Hyland award. She was awarded the William Goldie award from the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto for outstanding contribution as a leader and scholar in Emergency Medicine.

n Laurie Morrison Cliff Callaway Karl Kern Dr. Cliff Callaway is a professor of emergency medicine, executive vice-chairman of emergency medicine, and Ronald D Stewart endowed chair of emergency medicine research at the University of Pittsburgh. He studies resuscitation medicine with special emphasis on brain injury after cardiac arrest. He has developed a translational research program devoted to the topic of resuscitation from sudden death. Emphasizing the continuity of care during resuscitation, he has collaborated with prehospital care providers and emergency physicians to study acute cardiac interventions, developed a platform to study intensive care interventions, and worked with partners in rehabilitation to study longterm outcomes after cardiac arrest. Work in prehospital care has led to studies about acute monitoring and regionalization of care. Work with emergency providers has stimulated interest in provider safety and wellness, particularly related to shift-work and sleep deprivation. Basic laboratory investigations support and are informed by this clinical work. Getting to know Cliff Callaway: He is a current chairman of the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee of the American College of Cardiology. Fun Fact: Dr. Kern has been a Visiting Professor at the Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and at The Leopold-Franzeus University of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria. Dr. Karl B. Kern is a co-director and the Gordon A. Ewy, MD Distinguished Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, and professor of medicine at the UA College of Medicine - Tucson, director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Training Program, and director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Dr. Kern s research interests are in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and coronary blood flow. He is the coordinator of the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Research Group. He was inducted as an honorary member of the European Resuscitation Council in 2014 and named a CPR Giant by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation in 2015. He has been awarded numerous American Heart Association grants, an AHA-Flinn Young Investigator award, and two three-year awards from the Arizona Disease Control Research Commission grant in the area of basic CPR research. He has published over 175 peer-reviewed scientific articles. He has received numerous honors for excellence in teaching. He was voted House Officer Educator of the Year and is on the Dean s List for Excellence in Teaching. In 1995-96, he was a Dean s Teaching Scholar at The University of Arizona College of Medicine. He received the Cardiology Fellowship Teaching Award in 1999 and the Cardiology Fellowship Mentoring Award in 1996, and again in 2001. He was chairman of the American Heart Association National Subcommittee for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) from 1997-2000. He is a past chairman of the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee of the American College of Cardiology and a past governor for Arizona for the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Kern is past chief of staff for University Medical Center, and the director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories. He is an active interventionalist. Preliminary Programme Programme préliminaire www.cardiocongress.org Toronto, ON Oct. 24-27, 2015 17

Joint CCS/ACC Symposium October 25 09:00 10:30 Cardio-Oncology: The Intersection Between the Heart and Cancer Dr. Ana Barac is medical director, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, and staff member, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Her clinical and research interests focus on the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac complications of cancer therapies. She also is a director of the MedStar Heart Institute s Cardio-Oncology program at the Hospital Center and is an assistant professor of Medicine at Georgetown University. Dr. Barac is experienced in basic science research on signaling pathways and in vascular physiology research on endothelial function. She previously was a research fellow in the Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, as well as a vascular physiology research fellow in the Hospital Center s Cardiovascular Research Institute. In January of 2013, she was awarded a KL2 Scholar Award from the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, ranging from the Journal of Hypertension and JACC to Human Molecular Genetics and Cancer Research. As a member of the American Society of Echocardiography, Dr. Barac is part of the Writing Group for the society s Expert Consensus for the Echocardiographic Evaluation and Treatment of Adult Patients During and After Cancer Therapy. ana barac Getting to know ANA Barac: She is fluent in English, Italian, Spanish and Croatian. Dr. Barac is a diplomate in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, and she has advanced training in cardiac imaging, echocardiography and cardiac MRI. Dr. Susan Dent is a Medical Oncologist at The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She obtained her MD at McMaster University and completed her postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She continued her training in Medical Oncology in Ottawa, followed by a fellowship year in Clinical Research with the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group. She also holds the following positions: Co-Chair, Global Cardio-Oncology Summit; Founder, Canadian Cardiac Oncology Network; Medical Oncologist, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON. Dr. Sean Virani is a Canadian heart failure key opinion leader. He is founding Director of the Heart Failure and Cardiology- Oncology Programs at Vancouver General Hospital, Heart Failure Physician Lead at Cardiac Services BC and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. He completed his internal medicine and cardiology training at UBC before embarking on a sub-specialization in heart failure and cardiac transplantation at Stanford University. He also has a Master s degree in Public Health from Columbia University with a focus on healthcare management. His professional interests include public policy related to health care delivery with specific reference to healthcare systems redesign and quality Fun Fact: in the Canadian context. Dr. Virani serves on the BC Provincial Advisory Panel for Cardiac Health, the executive of the CCS Affiliate the Canadian Heart Failure Society, the CCS Heart Failure Guidelines Committee and chairs the BC Ministry of Health Practice Support Program for Heart Failure. Sean Virani has a clean desk. My desk is Teflon nothing sticks to it.

susan dent Sean Virani Daniel Lenihan Christine Brezden-masley margot davis Dr. Daniel Lenihan has been active in clinical research in cardiology, and specifically in heart failure, for nearly 20 years. The main focus of these efforts have included hemodynamic assessments, angiogenic growth factor response, novel cardiac biomarkers as well as optimal methods to prevent or detect heart failure at the earliest stage possible in patients undergoing treatment for cancer. He also holds the following positions: Co-Chair, Global Cardio-Oncology Summit; President, International CardiOncology Society - North America; Professor of Medicine; Director, Clinical Research Program, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, TN. His current projects include early phase clinical trials in heart failure, including the recently presented Phase 1 trial of GGF2 in cooperation with Acorda, Inc. As the Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dr. Lenihan is managing over 100 clinical trials in conjunction with all of VHVI faculty and continues to enhance and foster collaboration among a host of colleagues both internally and throughout the world. He is the current president (US/Canada) of the International CardiOncology Society, a professional association whose primary goal is to eliminate cardiac disease as a barrier to effective cancer therapy. Fun Fact: Christine Brezden- Masley s favourite author is Cathy Lamb. Dr. Christine Brezden-Masley is a practicing Medical Oncologist and the Division Head of Hematology / Oncology at St. Michael s Hospital in Toronto and is the Head of the Oncology Clinical Research Group there. She obtained her PhD in Medical Biophysics at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto and her Medical Degree from the University of Toronto. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She is the founder of the COMET (Community Oncologists of Metropolitan Toronto) Clinical Trials Consortium, a web-based virtual network promoting cancer clinical trials throughout the Toronto Region. Her main area of clinical research is cardiotoxicity from cancer therapy and is the Co-Chair of the annual Canadian Cardio-Oncology Network meeting, a collaborative national meeting improving cardiac heath in cancer patients. Dr. Margot Davis is a cardiologist at VGH and SPH and the Director of the UBC Cardiology-Oncology Program. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Physiology at McGill University before attending medical school at the University of British Columbia. She stayed at UBC for her Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship, and served as Chief Resident for both Medicine and Cardiology. She then completed fellowships in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology and Cardio-Oncology & Cardiac Amyloidosis at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also a candidate for a Masters of Science in clinical epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her research interests are focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of cardiotoxicity related to cancer therapy and the epidemiology of heart disease in cancer survivors. She also has interests in cardiac amyloidosis and advanced heart failure. She is a co-pi on the Canadian Cancer Society-funded ELEVATE trial of eplerenone for the prevention of anthracycline cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients. Preliminary Programme Programme préliminaire www.cardiocongress.org Toronto, ON Oct. 24-27, 2015 19

Canadian Journal of Cardiology Symposium October 25 11:00 12:30 Managing Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly Handling a Twenty-first Century Epidemic Karen Alexander Dr. Karen Alexander is Associate Professor of Medicine/Cardiology at Duke University and Duke Clinical Research Institute focused on advancing patient-centered evidence-based care for older adults with cardiovascular disease. Co-author of more than 150 papers on acute coronary syndromes, quality improvement, frailty and geriatric assessment, age and cardiovascular disease, and AHA Scientific Statements on MI care in the elderly, medication safety, and health status. Author of several geriatric cardiology chapters, and edited the first curriculum in geriatric cardiology (ECCOA). She is a member of the leadership council of ACC s Geriatric Cardiology Member Section. Currently she is working on efforts to analyze geriatric assessments in cardiovascular registries, is co-pi of the ISCHEMIA Data Coordinating Center, and PI of the Quality of Life and Economic Sub-study of the RIVER-PCI trial. Nicolo Piazza Lorne Gula Dr. Nicolo Piazza is an Assistant Professor to the Cardiology Division and Attending at the MUHC. Dr. Piazza earned his medical degree at McGill University, where he subsequently completed post-graduate training in Cardiology. He completed a one year interventional cardiology clinical fellowship at the Montreal Heart Institute and two subsequent fellowships a two year PhD research fellowship in transcatheter valve therapies at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, and a two year clinical fellowship in the same domain at the German Heart Center, Munich. Dr. Piazza is cross-appointed between the McGill University Health Centre and the Germain Heart Centre in Munich. His clinical and research focus on valvular heart disease with particular interest in transcathether aortic and mitral valves therapies. Michelle Graham Dr. Lorne Gula is a Cardiologist specializing in arrhythmia management at Western University. He completed medical school at University of Ottawa in 1997, with subspecialty training in Cardiology in London, Ontario and Arrhythmia Fellowship at Brigham and Women s Hospital in Boston. He has been on staff at Western University since 2005 and specializes in clinical management of heart rhythm disturbances with special interest in catheter ablation and device implantation. Research interests include management of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias and prevention of sudden death. He has been involved with authorship of 177 peerreviewed publications. Dr. Gula completed a Master of Science in Epidemiology degree at Harvard University in 2005 and is a Heart and Stroke Foundation researcher. Fun Fact: Nicolo Piazza speaks four languages, English, French, German, and Italian. Dr. Michelle Graham completed her BSc in Biology at the University of Western Ontario and her MD degree at the University of Ottawa. She then trained in Internal Medicine at the University of Western Ontario and moved to Dalhousie University for her cardiology training, followed by a fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at the University of Calgary. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta. In addition to having a busy clinical practice, Dr. Graham coordinates Division of Cardiology Rounds, and directs the fellowship program in Interventional Cardiology at the University of Alberta Hospital. She is also actively involved in the cardiology residency program and leads angiogram interpretation sessions for the residents. She was recently appointed to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Examination Board for Adult Cardiology. fun fact: Dr. Graham s hero is her Dad for teaching her very early in life that no matter what it is, you always have to finish what you start.