SGLT2 Inhibition Updates 2021 - SGLT2 Inhibition in Cardiorenal Disease
Published: 20 July 2021
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Overview
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Keynote Lecture - SGLT2 Inhibitors for Heart Failure: The New Standard of Care
Overview
Organised with scientific co-chairs Stefan Anker and Andrew Coats, this event includes presentations and panel discussions with a host of international thought-leaders.
The SGLT2 Updates 2021 conference SGLT2 Inhibition in Cardiorenal Disease: Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice covers the place of SGLT2 inhibitors in the newly released guidelines of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) as well as their implementation in clinical practice.
In addition to plenary sessions and satellite symposia the conference featured a number of Meet The Expert breakout sessions discussing the implications in treatment of specific patient subgroups including patients with comorbidities. Audience questions were submitted throughout and were addressed by the panel experts.
Educational Objectives
SGLT2 Inhibition in Cardiorenal Disease
- Prepare cardiologists, nephrologists and endocrinologists to effectively manage patients with heart failure, individually and collaboratively
- Apply findings from clinical trials into clinical practice
- Describe the role of SGLT2 inhibitors in different patient subgroups, including patients with comorbidities
- Evaluate the safety and cardiorenal benefits of glucose-lowering agents
- Implement the new guidelines of the HFA of the ESC in clinical practice
Target Audience
- Cardiologists
- Nephrologists
- Endocrinologists
More from this programme
Part 1
State of the Art 1
Part 2
SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure: A Practical Approach
Part 3
Meet The Expert: Implications for Clinical Practice - Breakout 1
Part 4
Meet The Expert: Implications for Clinical Practice - Breakout 2
Part 5
Meet The Expert: Implications for Clinical Practice - Breakout 3
Part 6
State of the Art 2
Part 7
SGLT2 Inhibitors for Heart Failure: The New Standard of Care
Part 8
Meet The Expert: Implications for Clinical Practice - Breakout 4
Part 9
Meet The Expert: Implications for Clinical Practice - Breakout 5
Part 10
Meet The Expert: Implications for Clinical Practice - Breakout 6
Faculty Biographies
Milton Packer
Distinguished Scholar in Cardiovascular Science
Personal History
Dr Milton Packer was born to Polish immigrants in 1951 and raised in Philadelphia, US. Prior to studying medicine, he was politically active in the 1960s. In his words: “The focus of my upbringing was education, but the major guiding principle in my childhood years (and throughout my entire life) was an uncompromising sense of justice. I was always imbued with the need to strive for and defend the truth.” He began his career in cardiology during a pivotal time for the field, just as interventional cardiology and