November,10 November,11 November,12 November,13  

8:30 ~ 10:30
Symposia
Room101
Hypertension : New Issues on the Old Disease
Room102
Professionalism in IT Era : Issues on Medical Ethics
VIP Room (4F)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2006
10:30 ~ 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 ~ 11:50
Special Lecture
Room101
1. The Management of Bleeding Disorders
2. Asbestos-related lung disorders
VIP Room (4F)
New Advances in Acute Coronary Syndrome
 
12:00 ~ 12:50
Luncheon Symposium 2 ( 3F Banquet Hall )
13:00 ~ 15:00
Symposia
Room101
Hyperlipidemia and Cardiovascular Diseases : Clinical Challenge in IT Era
Room102
Internal Medicine in IT Era (2) — IT and Medical Research
VIP Room (4F)
Antimicrobial Resistance and Rational Use of Antibiotics
15:00 ~ 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 ~ 16:20
Special Lecture
Room101
Hepatitis A to E Revisited 2006
VIP Room (4F)
Aldosterone Receptor Blockade in Cardiovascular Therapy - Historical Perspectives
 
16:30 ~ 18:30
Symposia
Room101
Treatment of Viral Hepatitis
Room102
Cancer Screening and Counseling
VIP Room (4F)
Regeneration Medicine
18:30
Gala Dinner ( 12F The Grand Ballroom, The Grand Hotel )

 

8:30 ~ 10:30
Symposia

Rm 101 : Hypertension : New Issues on the Old Disease
Chair : Prof. Karel Horky, Czech Republic
             Prof. Chung-Sheng Lin, Taiwan

1.
The Evolving Definition and Classification of Hypertension
Prof. Norman M. Kaplan, USA
2.
Early Aggressive Treatment of Hypertension
Prof. Chen-Huan Chen, Taiwan
3.
Treatment of Hypertension in High-risk Patients
Prof. Mark Cooper, Australia
4.
Managing Hypertension in Primary Care Practice :
What's New and What Needs to Change

Prof. Thomas G. Pickering, USA
 

Rm 102 : Professionalism in IT Era : Issues on Medical Ethics
Chair : Prof. Alastair V. Campbell, Singapore
             Prof. Wen-Ping Tseng, Taiwan

1.
Research Ethics
Prof. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, USA
2.
Ethics and Regulatory Framework for Biobanks
Prof. Alastair V. Campbell, Singapore
3.
Clinical Ethics: Some Development and Reflection from A Taiwan Perspective
Prof. Daniel Fu-Chang Tsai, Taiwan
4.
Medicine is an Art Based on Science
Prof. Shigeaki Hinohara, Japan
 

Rm 4F VIP : Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2006
Chair : Prof. Michael Holzer, Austria
             Prof. Wen-Jone Chen, Taiwan

1.
Cutting-edge Advances in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Dr. Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Taiwan
2.
Quality of CPR: Current Status and How to Improve It
Prof. Wen-Jone Chen, Taiwan
3.
The Optimal Care for Post-resuscitation Syndrome
Prof. Michael Holzer, Austria
4.
Ethical Issues in Resuscitation: From Practice to Research
Prof. Michelle H. Biros, USA
 
11:00 ~ 11:50
Special Lecture

Rm 101 :
Chair : Prof. Ming-Ching Shen, Taiwan
1. The Management of Bleeding Disorders

    Prof. Rolf A. Streuli, Switzerland

Chair : Prof. Jung-Der Wang, Taiwan
2. Asbestos-related lung disorders

    Prof. Charles R. K. Hind, UK

Rm 4F VIP :
Chair : Prof. Delon Wu, Taiwan
1. New Advances in Acute Coronary Syndrome
    Prof. E. Sánchez Delgado, Nicaragua

13:00 ~ 15:30
Symposia

Rm 101 : Hyperlipidemia and Cardiovascular Diseases : Clinical Challenge in IT Era
Chair : Prof. E. Sanchez Delgado, Nicaragua
             Prof. Shing-Jong Lin, Taiwan

1.
The Controversy of Triglyceride and Atherosclerosis
Prof. Toru Kita, Japan
2.
Which is More Predictive of Cardiovascular Diseases LDL, Total Cholesterol versus HDL Ratio or Other Lipid Parameters
Dr. Tzung-Dau Wang , Taiwan
3.
Lessons from Lipid-lowering Trials on the Prevention of Coronary Events
Dr. Cesare R. Sirtori, Italy
4.
New Strategies of LDL Lowering: From Bench to Clinical Work
Prof. Chu-Huang (Mendel) Chen, USA
5.
Emerging Pharmaceutical Drugs in the Treatment of Dyslipidemias
Prof. Fernando Piedad, Philippines
 

Rm 102 : Internal Medicine in IT Era (2) — IT and Medical Research
Chair : Prof. Kenneth Buetow, USA
             Prof. Pan-Chyr Yang, Taiwan

1.
The Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG): Enabling the Patient-centric Molecular Medicine Revolution
Prof. Kenneth H. Buetow, USA
2.
Physician Information Environment of Tomorrow
Prof. Piet C. de Groen, USA
3.
Systems Epigenomics for Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
Prof. Tim H.M. Huang, USA
4.
Microarray Gene Expression Data Analysis in Cancer Research
Prof. Eric Y. Chuang, Taiwan
5.
Genomic Approach to Identify Gene Signatures for outcome Predication of Lung Cancer Patients
Prof. Pan-Chyr Yang, Taiwan
 

Rm 4F VIP : Antimicrobial Resistance and Rational Use of Antibiotics
Chair : Prof. Anthony W Chow, Canada
             Prof. Wei-Chuan Hsieh, Taiwan

1.
Global Trend of Antibiotic Resistance
Prof. Jae-Hoon Song, Korea
2.
Challenges and Prospects for Controlling Staphylococcal Infections in 2006
Prof. Anthony W. Chow, Canada
3.
Therapeutic Challenge of Multi-drug resistance Gram-Negative Bacteria
Prof. Adrian John Brink, South Africa
4.
Antibiotic Usage and Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan
Prof. Shan-Chwen Chang, Taiwan
 
15:30 ~ 16:20
Special Lecture

Rm 101 :
Chair : Prof. Juei-Low Sung, Taiwan
Hepatitis A to E Revisited 2006
Prof. Ding-Shinn Chen, Taiwan

Rm 4F VIP :
Chair : Prof. Yen-Yau Hsieh, Taiwan
Aldosterone Receptor Blockade in Cardiovascular Therapy - Historical Perspectives
Prof. Karel Horky, Czech Republic

16:30 ~ 18:20
Symposia

Rm 101 : Treatment of Viral Hepatitis
Chair : Prof. John O'Grady, UK
             Prof.. Ming-Yang Lai, Taiwan

1.
Treatment Update of Chronic Hepatitis B
Prof. Jia-Horng Kao, Taiwan
2.
Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C
Prof. Kendo Kiyosawa, Japan
3.
Treatment of Acute Viral Hepatitis - An Update
Prof. Dato' Mrs S T Kew, Malaysia
4.
Management of Viral Hepatitis-related Fulminant Hepatitic Failure
Prof. John O'Grady, UK
 

Rm 102 : Cancer Screening and Counseling
Chair : Prof. Jacqueline Whang-Peng, Taiwan
             Prof. Ann-Lii Cheng, Taiwan

1.
A Guide to Cancer Genetic Counseling
Prof. Elsa Reich, USA
2.
Genetic Counseling for Colorectal and Breast Cancer : Who Should Be Screened and Tested?
Prof. Patrick M. Lynch, USA
3.
Registry and Genetic Testing for Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer in Taiwan
Prof. Rei-Ping Tang, Taiwan
4.
Genetic Counseling of Cancer Family Syndrome
Prof. Joseph F. Fraumeni, USA
 

Rm 4F VIP : Regeneration Medicine
Chair : Prof. Darwin J Prockop, USA
             Prof. Yao-Chang Chen, Taiwan

1.
New Horizons for Clinical Therapies with Stem/Progenitor Cells that Can Repair Most Tissues
Prof. Darwin J. Prockop, USA
2.
Umbilical Cord Blood-derived Multipotent Stem Cells; Present and Future Medicine
Prof. Kyung-Sun Kang, Korea
3.
Cell-based Regenerative Medicine for Heart Disease
Prof. Christof Stamm, Germany
4.
Cancer Stem Cells: Concept and Impact
Prof. Yao-Chang Chen, Taiwan