07:00 – 08:00

Breakfast and Registration

08:00 – 08:30

Welcome and Introduction to Day 1

Drs. Ge Junbo (China); Aaron Kugelmass (USA)

08:30 – 09:15

PLENARY SESSION #1

Progress and Evolution of China’s Cardiovascular Index

Chair: Dr. Aaron Kugelmass (USA) Speaker: Dr. Ge Junbo (China)

09:20 – 10:05

BREAKOUT SESSION #1

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Updates in Interventional Cardiology: Emerging Trends and Best Practices

Chair: Dr. Aaron Kugelmass (USA)

Speakers: Drs. Ge Junbo (China) and Jeptha Curtis (USA)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP

Reducing the Risk and Improving the Management: Drugs and Devices for Atrial Fibrillation

Chair: Dr. Fred Kusumoto (USA)

Speakers: Drs. Yao Yan (China); Fred Kusumoto (USA) and Hean Yee Ong (Singapore)

10:05 – 10:25

Break - Visit Posters and Exhibitors

10:25 – 11:10

BREAKOUT SESSION #2

PREVENTION

Lipid Management 2018: Creating Harmony in an Ever-Changing Landscape of Guidelines

Chair: Dr. Pamela Morris (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Pamela Morris (USA); Hiroyuki Daida (Japan) and Anwar Santoso (Indonesia)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP

The Right Drug for the Right Patient at the Right Time: Contemporary Management of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy

Chair: Dr. Yao Yan (China)

Presenters: Drs. Fred Kusumoto (USA); Yao Yan (China) and Hean Yee Ong (Singapore)

PERSONALIZED SKILLS CENTER

11:15 – 12:00

BREAKOUT SESSION #3

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

STEMI Systems of Care:  Working Together for Improved Patient Outcomes

Chair: Dr. Aaron Kugelmass (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Aaron Kugelmass (USA); Chen Yundai (China) and Jeptha Curtis (USA)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP

Updates in Electrophysiology and Imaging Techniques

Chair: Dr. Fred Kusumoto (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Effa Rahman (Malaysia); Soot Keng Ma (Malaysia) and Hean Yee Ong (Singapore)

PERSONALIZED SKILLS CENTER

12:05 – 13:05

Sponsored Lunch Symposia

Visit Posters and Exhibitors

13:10 – 14:10

PLENARY SESSION #2

PREVENTION

Blood Pressure Goals: Updates and Practical Approaches in Hypertension Guideline Implementation

Chair: Dr. Ario Soeryo Kuncoro (Indonesia) Plenary Speaker: Dr. Kim Williams

Panelists: Drs. Pamela Morris (USA); Anwar Santoso (Indonesia) and Yong Huo (China)

14:15 – 15:00

BREAKOUT SESSION #4

PREVENTION

Diabetes Essentials for the Cardiologist

Chair: Dr. Pamela Morris (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Pamela Morris (USA) and Anwar Santoso (Indonesia)

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

System Based Care for Cardiogenic Shock

Chair: Dr. Aaron Kugelmass (USA) Presenters: Drs. Aaron Kugelmass (USA) and Chen Yundai (China)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYDAY PROBLEMS

Utilizing Echo Guidelines for Everyday Practice

Presenter: Dr. Matt Martinez (USA)

PERSONALIZED SKILLS CENTER

15:05 – 15:50

BREAKOUT SESSION #5

PREVENTION

Essentials of Post-MI Patient Education and Rehabilitation

Chair: Pamela Morris (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Pamela Morris (USA) and Hean Yee Ong (Singapore)

HEART FAILURE

Acute Heart Failure: Contemporary Prevention and Management

Chair: Dr. Keiichi Fukuda (Japan)

Presenters: Drs. Yang Jieufu (China), and Li Xinli (China)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYDAY PROBLEMS

Choosing the Right Imaging Test in the Right Patient at the Right Time: A Case-based Approach

Moderator: Matt Martinez (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Matt Martinez (USA) and Wang Jian’an (China)

PERSONALIZED SKILLS CENTER

15:50 – 16:10

Break - Visit Posters and Exhibitors

16:10 – 16:55

BREAKOUT SESSION #6

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Evidence Based- Decision making: Standards for measurement and interpretation

Chair: Dr. Carlos Mena (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Afzalur Rahman (Bangladesh); Yong Huo (China) and Chen Yundai (China)

VALVULAR

Updates in Valvular Heart Disease

Chair: Dr. Catherine Otto (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Catherine Otto (USA); Edgar Tay (Singapore) and Pan Wenzhi (China)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYDAY PROBLEMS

Rapid Fire ECG Challenge: Putting Your Interpretation Skills to the Test

Presenter: Dr. Matt Martinez (USA)

PERSONALIZED SKILLS CENTER

17:00 – 17:30

PLENARY SESSION #3

SPECIAL

Big Data, Big Questions: Physicians and Innovators Consider AI’s Role in Clinical Care

Chair: Dr. Ario Soeryo Kuncoro (Indonesia)

Presenter: Dr. John Rumsfeld (USA)

07:00 – 08:00

Breakfast and Registration

08:00 - 08:15

Welcome and Introduction to Day 2

Dr. Ge Junbo (China) and Aaron Kugelmass (USA)

08:15 – 9:00

PLENARY SESSION #4

SPECIAL

Top Trials of 2018 to Impact Your Practice

Chair: Aaron Kugelmass (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Ge Junbo (China); Jeptha Curtis (USA) and Anthony Keech (Australia)

09:05 – 09:50

BREAKOUT SESSION #7

HEART FAILURE

Optimizing Heart Failure Therapy: Answers to Pivotal Issues

Chair: Dr. Joseph Rogers (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Joseph Rogers (USA); Keiichi Fukuda (Japan) and Li Xinli (China)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP

Management of Syncope: Highlights from the 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guidelines

Chair: Dr. Fred Kusumoto (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Fred Kusumoto (USA) and Yao Yan (China)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYDAY PROBLEMS

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

What Would You Do?  Decision-making Based on Intracoronary Imaging and Physiology

Chair: Dr. Carlos Mena (USA)

Presenters: Dr. Carlos Mena (USA); Dr. Jeptha Curtis (USA) and Afzalur Rahman (Bangladesh)

PERSONALIZED SKILLS CENTER

09:50 – 10:10

Break - Visit Posters and Exhibitors

10:10 – 10:55

BREAKOUT SESSION #8

10:10 – 11:45

VALVULAR

Aortic Valve Disease: New Evidence of TAVR and The Remaining Challenges

Chair: Dr. Catherine Otto (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Edgar Tay (Singapore); Catherine Otto (USA) and Wang Jian'an (China)

HEART FAILURE

Systems of Care and Telehealth Strategies for HF

Chair: Dr. Joseph Rogers (USA)

Speakers: Drs. Joseph Rogers (USA); Dr. Keiichi Fukuda (Japan) and Dr. Li Xinli (China)

SPECIAL

INNOVATION PITCH CHALLENGE COMPETITION RESULTS

Chair: Dr. John Rumsfeld (USA)

Judges: Drs. Kian Keong Poh (Singapore); Ge Junbo (China) and Zhu Fu (China)

11:00 – 11:45

BREAKOUT SESSION #9

VALVULAR

Principles in Imaging for Valvular Heart Disease

Chair: Dr. Pan Wenzhi (China)

Presenters: Catherine Otto (USA) and Dr. Kian Keong Poh (Singapore)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP

ICD/Pacemaker Therapy in 2018

Chair: Dr. Fred Kusumoto (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Fred Kusumoto (USA) and Soot Keng Ma (Malaysia)

11:45 – 12:55

Sponsored Lunch Symposia

11:45 - 12:55

Visit Posters and Exhibitors

13:00 – 13:45

PLENARY SESSION #5
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Updates and Controversies in ACS

Chair: Dr. Aaron Kugelmass(USA)

Presenters: Dr. Aaron Kugelmass(USA); Soot Keng Ma(Malaysia) and Jeptha Curtis(USA)

13:50 – 14:35

BREAKOUT SESSION #10

SPECIAL

Peripheral Endovascular Intervention for Critical Limb Ischemia

Chair:Dr. Aaron Kugelmass Presenter: Dr. Carlos Mena (USA)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP

Ventricular Arrhythmias and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death - Guideline Update

Chair: Dr. Fred Kusumoto (USA);

Presenters: Drs. Yao Yan (China); Shaowen Liu (China) and Hean Yee Ong (Singapore)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYDAY PROBLEMS

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

What Would You Do? Coronary Stenting and Revascularization

Chair: Dr. Jeptha Curtis (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Jeptha Curtis (USA) and Afzalur Rahman (Bangladesh)

PERSONALIZED SKILLS CENTER

14:40 – 15:25

BREAKOUT SESSION #11

VALVULAR

Role of Ethnicity in BAV: West vs East

Chair: Dr. Kian Keong Poh (Singapore)

Presenters: Drs. Catherine Otto (USA); Kian Keong Poh (Singapore) and Wang Jian'an (China)

HEART FAILURE

Advanced Heart Failure Management: What’s New?

Chair: Dr. Joseph Rogers (USA)

Presenters: Drs. Joseph Rogers (USA) and Li Xinli (China)

15:30 – 16:00

PLENARY SESSION #6

SPECIAL

Lessons from the Leaders: An Editor, a Researcher, and a President Tell Their Stories

Moderator: Dr. Aaron Kugelmass (USA)

Panelists: Drs. Kim Williams (USA); Catherine Otto (USA) and Ge Junbo (China)

16:00 – 16:15

Closing Remarks: Abstract Winners and Call to Action

Drs. Ge Junbo (Chair, China) and Aaron Kugelmass (Chair, USA)

16:15

Conference Adjournment