About this event

  • Date and time Tue 17 Sep 2024 from 9:00am to 5:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Vascular, Lipid and Metabolic Medicine Section

Lifestyle interventions are now seen as key to preventing and managing cardiovascular disease, including reducing blood pressure and lipids. This symposium aims to update and urge action on the potential of lifestyle changes for improving cardiometabolic health.

This event features a condensed format with three keynote lectures by established and emerging leaders and four sessions on key lifestyle intervention components: exercise, diet and nutrition, smoking cessation, and blood pressure and lipid management. Attendees can view the Harvey Prize award, discuss posters, and network during lunch and the reception.

By attending, participants will:

  • Understand the importance of lifestyle in the prevention and management of cardiovascular risk
  • Be able to evaluate if a patient requires lifestyle intervention
  • Develop a management plan to improve their own practice to advise on lifestyle interventions

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We would like to thank our sponsor Lipton Teas and Infusions for their support of this meeting.
Please note that the scientific programme and content has not been influenced in any way by the sponsor.

 

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Agenda

View the programme 17 September 2024

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Prof. Christian Heiss, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Surrey and Prof. Andrew Krentz, Visiting Professor of Medical Science and President, Vascular, Lipid and Metabolic Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Session 1: Exercise

Chairs: Professor Jill Belch, Clinical Professor of Vascular Medicine, University of Dundee and Dr Amy Harwood, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Manchester Metropolitan University

Guidelines on exercise therapy for chronic symptomatic peripheral artery disease

Dr Amy Harwood

How to implement and set up exercise programs for best practice?

Mr. Tristan Lane, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust

Original submitted presentation 1
Discussion
Tea and coffee break

Keynote lecture 1: Sleep, circadian rhythms and cardiovascular medicine

Sleep, circadian rhythms and cardiovascular medicine: Virtual presentation

Prof. Derk-Jan Dijk, Professor of Sleep and Physiology, University of Surrey

Session 2: Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease prevention: joint session with the Nutrition Society Special interest group on Phytochemicals and Health

Chairs: Dr Charlotte Mills and Prof. Christian Heiss

Phytochemicals for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Dr Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, Associate Professor in Nutritional Sciences, King's College London

Importance of nutrition for metabolic health

Prof. Naveed Sattar, Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine, University of Glasgow

Update on nutrition guidelines for cardiovascular prevention – more of the same thing?

Dr Thomas Butler, Edge Hill University

Original submitted presentation 2
Discussion
Lunch and poster visits

Session 3: Behavioural change

Chairs: Professor Saroj Das, Consultant Surgeon, Imperial College London and Professor Jill Belch 

The psychology of change, how to bring patients on board: Lessons learned in oncology

Dr. Louise Hall, University of Leeds

Smoking cessation, lifestyle changes and vascular surgery guidelines

Mr. Chris Twine, Bristol Medical School

Original submitted presentation 3
Discussion
Tea and coffee break

Session 4: Lifestyle interventions for blood pressure and cholesterol management

Chairs: Dr Martin Whyte, Associate Professor of Metabolic Medicine and Dr James Hobkirk 

Reducing blood pressure and cholesterol by lifestyle change: why bother?

Dr. Paul Flynn, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust

Lowering of blood pressure with lifestyle interventions

Prof. Christian Heiss, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

How can Digital health help to implement lifestyle interventions

Keren Miller

Original submitted presentation 4
Discussion

Young vascular medicine lecture

Chairs: Dr Jaya Roy Choudhury and Professor Christian Heiss 

Vascular medicine training in Europe: Pre-recorded

Dr Giacomo Buso

Summary and closing remarks

Professor Christian Heiss and Professor Andrew Krentz 

Drinks reception with announcement of winner and Harvey Prize award
Close of meeting
View the programme 17 September 2024

Welcome and introduction

Prof. Christian Heiss, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Surrey and Prof. Andrew Krentz, Visiting Professor of Medical Science and President, Vascular, Lipid and Metabolic Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Session 1: Exercise

Chairs: Professor Jill Belch, Clinical Professor of Vascular Medicine, University of Dundee and Dr Amy Harwood, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Manchester Metropolitan University

Guidelines on exercise therapy for chronic symptomatic peripheral artery disease

Dr Amy Harwood

How to implement and set up exercise programs for best practice?

Mr. Tristan Lane, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust

Original submitted presentation 1
Discussion
Comfort break

Keynote lecture 1: Sleep, circadian rhythms and cardiovascular medicine

Sleep, circadian rhythms and cardiovascular medicine: Virtual presentation

Prof. Derk-Jan Dijk, Professor of Sleep and Physiology, University of Surrey

Session 2: Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease prevention: joint session with the Nutrition Society Special interest group on Phytochemicals and Health

Chairs: Dr Charlotte Mills and Prof. Christian Heiss

Phytochemicals for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Dr Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, Associate Professor in Nutritional Sciences, King's College London

Importance of nutrition for metabolic health

Prof. Naveed Sattar, Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine, University of Glasgow

Update on nutrition guidelines for cardiovascular prevention – more of the same thing?

Dr Thomas Butler, Edge Hill University

Original submitted presentation 2
Discussion
Lunch

Session 3: Behavioural change

Chairs: Professor Saroj Das, Consultant Surgeon, Imperial College London and Professor Jill Belch 

The psychology of change, how to bring patients on board: Lessons learned in oncology

Dr. Louise Hall, University of Leeds

Smoking cessation, lifestyle changes and vascular surgery guidelines

Mr. Chris Twine, Bristol Medical School

Original submitted presentation 3
Discussion
Comfort break

Session 4: Lifestyle interventions for blood pressure and cholesterol management

Chairs: Dr Martin Whyte, Associate Professor of Metabolic Medicine and Dr James Hobkirk 

Reducing blood pressure and cholesterol by lifestyle change: why bother?

Dr. Paul Flynn, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust

 

Lowering of blood pressure with lifestyle interventions

Prof. Christian Heiss, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

How can Digital health help to implement lifestyle interventions

Keren Miller

Original submitted presentation 4
Discussion

Young vascular medicine lecture:

Chairs: Dr Jaya Roy Choudhury and Professor Christian Heiss 

Vascular medicine training in Europe: Pre-recorded

Dr Giacomo Buso

Summary and closing remarks

Professor Christian Heiss and Professor Andrew Krentz 

Announcement of winner and Harvey Prize award
Close of meeting

Sponsors

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close at 1:00am on 17 September 2024.

The agenda is subject to change at any time.

If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenters and RSM's discretion. 

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations. 

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels. 

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