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Mater Private Network
2026
Welcome
8:45am - 9:00am
Prof. Robert Byrne
Course Director
Director of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Mater Private Network, Dublin
Course Director
Prof. Borja Ibáñez
Director of Clinical Research, National Center for Cardiovascular Research; Interventional Cardiologist, University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain
Session 1
9:00am - 10:00am
Prof. Filippo Crea
Keynote Presentation
“Highlights from the European Heart Journal 2025: View from the Editor's Desk”
Editor in Chief of European Heart Journal, Director of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Gemilli Hospital, Rome
Session 2
10:00am - 11:00am
Prof. Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci
“What’s New in Advanced Cardiac Imaging”
Associate Professor in Cardiology/Non- Invasive Imaging, Bristol Heart Institute
Dr. Timothy Barry
“Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Incorporating the Latest Guidelines and Myosin Inhibitors into Practice”
Consultant Cardiologist, Mater Private Network
Dr. Róisín Colleran
“Cardiovascular Health in Women: Update from the Inaugural Women’s Heart Summit”
Consultant Cardiologist, Mater Private Network
Coffee
11:00am - 11:30am
Session 3
11:30am - 12:30pm
Prof. Wolfgang Koenig
“Lipid-lowering Therapies: Where Are We Now & What is on the Horizon?“
Head of Cardiometabolic Unit, German Heart Centre, Munich
Prof. Mark Spence
“TAVI or Cardiac Surgery for Aortic Valve Disease: Latest Guideline Recommendations”
Head of Structural Heart, Mater Private Network
Dr. Louise Boyd
Title TBC
General Practitioner, Boyd Medical Occupational Health Ireland
Lunch
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Session 4
1:30pm - 2:45pm
Prof. Borja Ibáñez
“Beta-blockers after Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Picture is Finally Clear”
Director of Clinical Research, National Center for Cardiovascular Research; Interventional Cardiologist, University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain
Dr. Jim O’Brien
“Lifestyle Factors & Atrial Fibrillation: Exercise, Coffee & Cold Immersion”
Consultant Cardiologist, Mater Private Network
Dr. Heather McKee PhD
“Primer on Behavioural Science of Sustainable Lifestyle Change: From Good Advice to Lasting Change”
Lifestyle Behaviour Change Specialist & Health Psychologist
Close
2:45pm - 3:00pm