INVITATION

Dear Doctors,

We would like to invite you to the Asia Pacific Hypertension Cardio Summit 2017: Train the Trainers in Hypertension and Cardiology on the 6 th and 7th of May 2017
held at the Radisson Blu, New Delhi, India.

This scientific non branded meeting is organized by MERCK Asia Pacific together with MERCK Ltd. India
We have put together an international, regional and local faculty and we hope that you will be able to take home valuable learnings from this meeting. We look
forward to welcoming you to Delhi and the Asia Pacific Hypertension Cardio Summit 2017: Train the Trainers in Hypertension and Cardiology

Best Wishes,

Dr Premila Paranchothy Dr. Nitin Mulgaonkar

Regional Medical Affairs Head -Cardio-metabolic & Endocrinology Medical Director
Asia Pacific Biopharma (India & Emerging Frontier Markets) - Healthcare India Merck
Agenda: Day 1
TIME PROGRAMME SPEAKER
8:30am Registration of Delegates

9:00am Opening Address & Welcome Message H.K. CHOPRA (INDIA)

9:10am Overview of Essential Hypertension and the challenges in managing TBC (MALAYSIA)
hypertensive patients in South East Asia
9:40am Management of Hypertension: current guidelines and the role of beta- B. TOMLINSON (HONG-KONG)
blockers
10:25am Coffee Break ALL

10:40am Sympathetic Overdrive: Fact or Fiction M. CO (PHILIPPINES)

11:10am Heart Rate as A Predictive Risk Marker and the importance of heart rate P. PALATINI (ITALY)
control across the CV continuum
11:55am Optimising Treatment of Hypertension Heart Failure B. KWOK (SINGAPORE)

12:40pm Q&A ALL

1:00pm - 2:00pm Lunch ALL

Agenda: Day 1 (..continue)
TIME PROGRAMME SPEAKER
2:00pm Coronary Artery Disease : The current guidelines and management TBC (INDIA)
2:45pm Q&A ALL
Case Discussions Panellists:
B. TOMLINSON (HONG KONG)
P PALATINI (ITALY)
S. BANSAL & V. KUMAR (INDIA)

3:00pm 1. How to Optimize beta blocker therapy in the post MI setting H.Q.T. HO (VIETNAM)
2. Case Discussion on Heart Failure CK PONDE (INDIA)

4:00pm Coffee Break ALL

4:15pm 3. Effect of Beta-Blocker in Hypertension, High Heart Rate and CVD H.Y.WON (KOREA)
4. Ambulatory Blood Pressure H.K. CHOPRA (INDIA)
5:15pm 5:30pm Wrap up H.K. CHOPRA (INDIA)
TIME PROGRAMME SPEAKER

6:00pm Presentation Skills Training: Session Part 1 J. Mc TAVISH (UNITED KINGDOM)

7:15pm Break with Snacks ALL

7:30pm Presentation Skills Training: Session Part 2 J. Mc TAVISH (UNITED KINGDOM)

9:00pm Dinner ALL

Agenda: Day 2
TIME PROGRAMME SPEAKER
8:45am Opening Address & Welcome Message S. MISHRA (INDIA)

9:00am Advanced techniques (3D, strain, contrast) of echocardiography for A. LEE (HONG KONG)
common cardiovascular diseases : A case-based approach
9:45am Cardiac Rhythm Management B. SINGH (INDIA)

10:30am Coffee Break ALL

10:45am Cardiac Rhythm Management : Case Discussions B. SINGH (INDIA)

12:15pm Wrap Up S. MISHRA (INDIA)

12:30pm 1:30pm Lunch ALL