AAS Annual Scientific Meeting

For a more detailed program with speakers and titles please click here

A final program is due on September 4, watch this space for a link.

Invited speakers

Plenary speakers
Professor Borge Nordestgaard (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Professor Willa Hsueh (The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, USA)

Paul Nestel Lecturer: Professor Lawrie Beilin (University of Western Australia)

Tuesday, October 13
1200 - 1600	Student Workshop (SCOLAR)
1200 - 1930	Registration opens
1900 - 2200	GP evening (Australian Education Program)
1900 - 2000	Welcome Reception

Wednesday, October 14
0830 - 1030	Atherosclerosis
1030 - 1100	Morning Tea
1100 - 1300	Young Investigator Session
1300 - 1400	Lunch and poster viewing
1400 - 1530	Atherothrombosis
1530 - 1600	Afternoon Tea
1600 - 1730	Oxidative stress

Thursday, October 15
830 - 1030	Diabetes/insulin resistance/inflammation
1030 - 1100	Morning Tea
1100 - 1200	Paul Nestel Lecture - Lawrie Beilin
1200 - 1300	Poster viewing and presentations
1300 - 1400	Lunch and poster viewing
1400 - 1530	Mechanisms – joint session with ISVH
1530 - 1600	Afternoon Tea
1600 - 1730	Medications – joint session with ISVH
1730 - 1815	AAS Annual General Meeting
1900 - 2200	AAS Annual Dinner – Novotel St Kilda - themed dinner

Friday, October 16
830 - 1030	CRP-biomarkers
1030 - 1100	Morning Tea
1100 - 1300	Lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis
1300	Lunch - take away lunch boxes

Saturday, October 17
900 - 1700	Specialist day (Atherosclerosis Education Program)