All times indicated are Hong Kong Time (UTC +8)

Pre-Conference Workshop (Room S421)

09:00-11:00

Session 1 - Cardiovascular Prevention: Lifestyle Management
Chairpersons: Dr. Iris Kwan, Dr. Ying-Keung Lo, Ms. Sin-Hing Chiu

09:00-09:30

Is alcohol a friend or an enemy of the heart?

Prof. Chu-Pak Lau

(Hong Kong)

09:30-10:00

Promoting an active lifestyle for heart health

Dr. Polly WC Li

(Hong Kong)

10:00-10:30

Integrating dietary therapy and digital healthcare in cardiac rehabilitation

Dr. Toshiki Kaihara

(Japan)

10:30-11:00

Practical session in meditation

Dr. Kushal Madan

(India)

11:00-11:30

Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

11:30-13:00

Session 2 - Exercise Workshop
Chairpersons: Dr. Ronnie Chan, Dr. Nim-Pong Kwong, Dr. Shu-Keung Kwong

11:30-12:00

Applications of cardiopulmonary exercise test in cardiac rehabilitation program: Exercise prescription and beyond

Dr. Ssu-Yuan Chen

(Chinese Taipei)

12:00-12:30

Exercise in heart failure

Dr. Abdul Halim Raynaldo

(Indonesia)

12:30-13:00

Integrating Qigong in cardiac rehabilitation

Dr. Mohamad Yatim Saari

(Malaysia)

13:00-14:15

Lunch Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

14:15-15:45

Session 3 - Return to Work after a Cardiovascular Event
Chairpersons: Dr. Eddie Chow, Ms. Rebecca Law

14:15-14:45

Facilitating return to work through cardiac rehabilitation

Dr. Lucky R Cuenza

(Philippines)

14:45-15:15

Return to work rehabilitation by occupational therapy

Mr. Kanden KC Tam

(Hong Kong)

15:15-15:45

Return to professional driving after a heart attack

Dr. Yukie PM Tse

(Hong Kong)

15:45-16:15

Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

16:15-17:45

Session 4 - Sports Cardiology Workshop
Chairpersons: Dr. Ho Lam, Dr. Frankie Tam, Dr. Ivan Wong

16:15-16:45

Exercise for the disabled-benefits and challenges for disabled sports in Hong Kong

Dr. Man Chung

(Hong Kong)

16:45-17:15

Is there something as “too much exercise”? Is there a safe upper limit?

Dr. Aashish Contractor

(India)

17:15-17:45

The Asian athlete’s heart: What do we know so far?

Dr. Tee-Joo Yeo

(Singapore)

Room S421

09:00-10:30

China Cardiovascular Association @APCCRC
Chairpersons: Dr. Carmen Chan, Prof. Xi Su

09:00-09:30

Cardiac shock wave therapy is a novel therapy for cardiac rehabilitation in ischemic heart disease

Prof. Yawei Xu

(China)

09:30-10:00

The practical exploration of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Prof. Cong Chen

(China)

10:00-10:30

Cardiac rehabilitation for heart transplant patients: Hong Kong experience

Dr. Katherine YY Fan

(Hong Kong)

10:30-10:45

Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

10:45-12:00

Symposium 1 - Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Symposium I
Chairpersons: Dr. Elaine Chau, Dr. Daniel Fong, Dr. Ho-Chuen Yuen

10:45-11:10

Treatment strategies of fluid overload and electrolyte imbalance in heart failure: A focus on aquaresis

(Sponsored by Otsuka)

Dr. Guang-Ming Tan

(Hong Kong)

11:10-11:35

30-year anniversary of ESC guidelines: Where are we now on iron deficiency in heart failure?

(Sponsored by Zuellig)

Prof. David KL Sim

(Singapore)

11:35-12:00

Novel approach on heart failure management: What will you do when your patient worsen?

(Sponsored by Bayer)

Facilitator: Dr. Ronnie Chan

Dr. Dick CY Cheung
(Hong Kong)

12:00-13:30

Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation @ APCCRC

e-health Lunch Symposium
Chairpersons: Dr. Kin-Ming Tam, Dr. Takashi Yokota

12:00-12:30

Can digital healthcare by used for psychosocial management of cardiac rehabilitation?

Dr. Toshiki Kaihara

(Japan)

12:30-13:00

Self-care intervention using mobile application to reduce cardiovascular risks

Dr. Takashi Yokota

(Japan)

13:00-13:30

Using mobile technology to support cardiac rehabilitation

Dr. Polly WC Li

(Hong Kong)

13:50-14:20

Opening Ceremony
Guest of Honour: Prof. CM LO, Secretary for Health, The Government of HKSAR

14:20-15:00

China and Hong Kong Innovative Forum in Cardiovascular Disease Management

Chairpersons: Dr. Ngai-Yin Chan, Dr. Tat-Chi Leung

14:20-14:35

 Introduction to National Chest Pain Center: Establishment and achievement

Prof. Weiyi Fang

(China)
14:35-14:45 National Chest Pain Center Accreditation in Hong Kong

Dr. Dong Huang

(China)
14:45-14:55 New approaches to cardiac rehabilitation: Experience in Princess Margaret Hospital

Dr. Ngai-Yin Chan

(Hong Kong)
14:55-15:00 Panel Discussion  

15:00-16:00

Symposium 2 - Hong Kong Heart Foundation Symposium
Chairpersons: Dr. Chung-Seung Chiang, Dr. Patrick Ko

15:00-15:30

Cardiovascular risk assessment in Asian people: Does one size fit all?

Dr. Eugene Yang

(United States)

15:30-16:00

Cardiac rehabilitation: Novelties & controversies

Prof. Dominique Hansen

(Belgium)

16:00-16:30

Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

16:30-18:30

Symposium 3 - Beyond the Heart Symposium
Chairpersons: Dr. Kin-Lam Tsui, Dr. Chiu-Sun Yue

16:30-17:00

The triad of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: Awareness and multidisciplinary management
(Sponsored by Bayer)

Prof. Chu-Pak Lau

(Hong Kong)

17:00-17:30

Obesity - It’s not about vanity, it’s a cardiovascular disease

Dr. Adrian Piers YY Cheong

(Hong Kong)

17:30-18:00

It is all about prevention in metabolic syndrome

Dr. Visal Kantaratanakul

(Thailand)

18:00-18:30

Pan-vascular health management practice in Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

Dr. Shou-Ling Mi

(China)

 

Room S423-S424

09:00-10:30

Oral Abstract Presentation
Chairpersons & Judges: Dr. Kam-Tim Chan, Dr. Jo Jo Hai, Dr. Mark Tam

09:00-09:15
(32)

Concentric left ventricular geometry and blood pressure in young rugby athletes

Yoshitaka Iso (Japan)

09:15-09:30
(35)

Exploring clusters of social determinants of health and inferring their heterogeneous treatment effects on cardiovascular disease: Employing clustering and causal machine learning approaches

Achamyeleh Teshale (Australia)

09:30-09:45
(37)

Identifying the Best of the Best: A Network Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Comparative Effectiveness of Lifestyle Interventions for Metabolic Syndrome
Bernice S Chan (Hong Kong)

09:45-10:00
(51)

Development and evaluation of an integrated – Cardiac rehabilitation program employing smartphone technology (I-CREST)

Wenru Wang (Singapore)

10:00-10:15
(62)

The indirect impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease among people with diabetes
mellitus from Hong Kong

Zhuoran Hu (Hong Kong)

10:15-10:30
(65)

The protective role of trimetazidine against Type II diabetes mellitus in patients with Ischemic heart disease

Yuen-Ting Cheng (Hong Kong)

10:30-11:00

Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

11:00-12:30

Best Abstract Presentation
Chairpersons and Judges: Prof. Bernard Cheung, Dr Chris Wong

Judges: Dr. Kam-Tim Chan, Dr. Jo Jo Hai, Dr. Mark Tam

11:00-11:15
(18)

C-reactive protein and residual cardiovascular risk in people with hypertension and controlled systolic blood pressure: A population-based prospective cohort study

Anping Cai (China)

11:15-11:30
(24)

Integrated care using the ABC-stroke pathway improves cardiovascular outcomes and survival in patients with first-ever Ischaemic stroke

Christopher Tze-Wei Tsang (Hong Kong)

11:30-11:45
(34)

Integrating social determinants of health and established risk factors to predict cardiovascular disease risk: A gender-specific analysis utilising an artificial intelligence-based model

Achamyeleh Teshale (Australia)

11:45-12:00
(57)

The effect of external counterpulsation on vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 preservation in enhancing 6 minutes-walking-test in coronary artery disease with heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction patients

Dean Arityanti (Indonesia)

12:00-12:15
(59)

Effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on skeletal muscle index in patients with outpatient cardiac rehabilitation

Masanori Kanazawa (Japan)

12:15-12:30
(68)

The optimal blood pressure target for antihypertensive treatment: A target trial emulation using big data

Ran Zhang (Hong Kong)

12:30-14:00

Lunch Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

14:00-16:00

Please go to Room S421.

16:00-16:30

Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

16:30-18:30

Symposium 4 - Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium: Specific Patient Subsets
Chairpersons: Dr. Yuet-Wong Cheng, Dr. Shing Ching, Dr. Chun-Leung Lau

16:30-17:00

Cardiac rehabilitation in disabled children

Dr. Visal Kantaratanakul

(Thailand)

17:00-17:30

Cardiac rehabilitation program for cancer patients: experience in lung cancer survivors

Dr. Ssu-Yuan Chen

(Chinese Taipei)

17:30-18:00

Integrating men health clinic for cardiac survivors

Dr. Mohamad Yatim Saari

(Malaysia)

18:00-18:30

Cardiac rehabilitation in patients with cardiac implantable devices

Dr. Kushal Madan

(India)

 

Room S425

09:00-10:00

Moderated Poster Session
Chairpersons and Judges: Dr. Man-Chun Choi, Dr. Michael Sze, Dr Guang-Ming Tan, Dr. Chris Wong

09:00-09:10
(12) Trimetazidine reduces Ischemic stroke risk in atrial fibrillation: A territory-wide, propensity-matched study
Yuen-Ting Cheng (Hong Kong)

09:10-09:20
(31)

A retrospective cross-sectional study on prevalence of respiratory muscle weakness and its correlation on exercise capacity in coronary artery disease

Sin-Ming Li (Hong Kong)

09:20-09:30
(33)

Effect of circuit training on exercise performance and body composition in sedentary young adults

Yi-Ting Yang (Chinese Taipei)

09:30-09:40
(41)

Cardiovascular health and associated factors among young and middle-aged patients with coronary artery diseases in Oman

Hassan Al-Riyami (Oman)

09:40-09:50
(63)

Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular outcomes in older patients before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Akihiro  Hirashiki (Japan)

09:50-10:00
(66)

Determinants of masked hypertension among adults who underwent 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines

Ian Carlo Rivera (Philippines)

 

Room S426-S427

08:00-18:00

27th Annual Scientific Meeting of Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine (ICSM ASM 2024)
Separate registration is required. Please visit the website: https://www.iccreg.com/icsm2024/ for details.

 

Room S421

09:00-10:15

Symposium 5 - Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Symposium II
Chairpersons: Dr. Chi-Wo Chan, Dr. Kwok-Keung Chan, Dr. David Lo

09:00-09:25

Optimizing heart failure management in hospital setting: Role of SGLT2i and practical considerations

(Sponsored by BI)

Dr. Kevin KH Kam
(Hong Kong)

09:25-09:50

Comprehensive heart failure program - From acute to chronic management

(Sponsored by Novartis)

Dr. Chi-Yuen Wong
(Hong Kong)

09:50-10:15

Management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2024: What has changed?

(Sponsored by BMS)

Dr. Raymond HM Chan

(Canada)

10:15-10:45

Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

10:45-12:35

Symposium 6 - Cardiovascular Risk Factors Symposium I
Chairpersons: Dr. Shu-Kin Li,  Dr. Li-Wah Tam, Dr. Sunny Tsang

10:45-11:15

Advances in lipid lowering therapies

Dr. Eugene Yang

(United States)

11:15-11:40

Air pollutant as new cardiovascular risk

Dr. Abdul Halim Raynaldo

(Indonesia)

11:40-12:10

The turning point of hypertension management – Renal denervation

(Sponsored by Medtronic)

Dr. Raymond CY Fung

(Hong Kong)

12:10-12:35

Exploring new frontiers in oral non-statin lipid-lowering agents

(Sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo)

Prof. Hung-Fat Tse

(Hong Kong)

12:35-14:05

Singapore Heart Foundation @ APCCRC

Lunch Symposium
Chairpersons: Dr. Andy WK Chan, Dr. Sze-Wah Lai, Dr. Tee-Joo Yeo, Prof. Cheuk-Man Yu

12:35-13:05

CVD prevention strategies from Singapore

Dr. Tee-Joo Yeo

(Singapore)

13:05-13:35

Streamlining cardiac rehabilitation: NHCS experience

Dr. Swee-Yaw Tan

(Singapore)

13:35-14:05

Evolution of cardiac rehabilitation service in Hong Kong: Lessons learnt

Prof. Leonard SW Li

(Hong Kong)

14:05-15:35

Symposium 7 - Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium
Chairpersons: Dr. Eric Chan, Dr. Yu-Ho Chan, Dr. Andrew Ng

14:05-14:35

Applications of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in cardiology practice: From heart failure to sports performance

Dr. Lucky R Cuenza

(Philippines)

14:35-15:05

Strength training: Is it better for heart failure rehabilitation?

Dr. Mazlifah Omar

(Malaysia)

15:05-15:35

AI in cardiac rehabilitation

Dr. Swee-Yaw Tan

(Singapore)

15:35-16:00

Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

16:00-17:25

Symposium 8 - Cardiovascular Risk Factors Symposium II
Chairpersons: Dr. Kevin KH Kam, Dr. Jennifer Kwok, Dr. Eric Wong

16:00-16:25

Herpes Zoster in cardiology: An interdisciplinary approach to the management and prevention of Shingles

(Sponsored by GSK)

Part I:  Addressing the burden and prevention strategies of Herpes Zoster in Hong Kong
Part II:  Cardiovascular health: Why Herpes Zoster Prevention matters?

Dr. Thomas Chik

(Hong Kong)

Dr. Timothy Tan

(Australia)

16:25-16:55

Role of epicardial fat in cardiovascular diseases

Dr. Takashi Yokota

(Japan)

16:55-17:25

Use of Clopidogrel vs Aspirin for secondary prevention according to clinical, ischemic and bleeding risk

Dr. Kyung-Woo Park

(Korea)

17:25-17:30

Closing Remarks and Presentation of Awards

Prof. Leonard SW Li

(Hong Kong)

 

Room S423-S424

14:00-15:20

District Health Centre & Express Forum
Chairpersons: Dr. Ngai-Yin Chan, Dr. Shu-Kin Li
Panelists: Dr. Harriet Chung (SSPDHC), Ms. Evelyn Leung (KTDHC), Ms. Tammy TY So (WTSDHC)

14:00-14:05

Opening Speech

Dr. Fei-Chau Pang

(Hong Kong)

14:05-14:35

Screening for hypertension and diabetes in District Health Centre & Express: Primary health care strategies in preventing cardiovascular complications

Dr. Fei-Chau Pang

(Hong Kong)

14:35-15:05

Pilot experience in community-based cardiac rehabilitation program in Kwai Tsing District Health Centre

Ms. Evelyn Leung

(Hong Kong)

15:05-15:20

Panel Discussion

15:20-15:50

Break / Exhibition / Poster Presentation

15:50-17:20

AFSM @ APCCRC
Chairpersons: Prof. Mats Borjesson, Dr. Danny Chow, Dr. Chi-Ming Wong

15:50-16:20

Sudden cardiac death in young athletes - Why and how to prevent?

Prof. Mats Börjesson

(Sweden)

16:20-16:50

Prevention of SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) in master/leisure-time athletes

Prof. Mats Börjesson

(Sweden)

16:50-17:20

Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation of athletes: A cornerstone of

sport-related sudden cardiac death

Dr. Gary YK Mak

(Hong Kong)

 

S426-S427 室

09:30-13:30

心臟健康公眾教育坊

09:30-13:30

新興運動 ／攤位／示範
(S428室)

10:00-11:00

心血管病診斷與治療新趨勢
主持人：陳志堅醫生、佘佩芝醫生

10:00-10:30

心臟衰竭

曾振峯醫生

10:30-11:00

高血壓

賴俊光醫生

11:00-12:15

心臟健康工作坊
主持人：陳穎思醫生、吳玉敏物理治療師

11:00-11:45

魚素食如何改善心血管健康

陳國賓註冊營養師

11:45-12:15

心肺復甦法及自動心臟除顫器

林峻濠醫生

The programme is subject to change without prior notice.