Day & time 23 OCT 2008
09:00
09:10
Opening
Renato D. Lopes and
Richard C. Becker
  President
Eulógio Martinez
09:10
09:30
Importance of thrombosis and anticoagulation in clinical practice
Richard C. Becker
09:40
10:00
Endothelium - What is the role in thrombosis?
Protasio Lemos da Luz
10:10
10:30
Pathways of coagulation
Dayse Lourenço
10:30
10:50
Coffee Break
10:50
11:10
Pharmacokinetics and  pharmocodynamics of heparin
Helena B. Nader
11:20
11:40
Pharmacokinetics and pharmocodynamics of Vitamin K antagonists
Francisco H. Maffei
11:40
12:00
Questions
12:00
14:00
Break
  President
Christopher B. Granger
14:00
14:20
Anticoagulation in acute coronary syndrome with ST-segment elevation
José Carlos Nicolau
14:30
14:50
Anticoagulation in acute coronary syndrome without ST-segment elevation
Ari Timerman
15:00
15:20
Atrial fibrillation and Acute coronary syndrome
15:30
15:50
Stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation
15:50
16:30
Coffee Break
16:30
17:00
Atrial fibrillation: What did we learn from the trials?
17:10
17:40
Case Chris Granger and
Antonio Carlos Chagas
Day & time 24 OCT 2008
  President
Francisco H. Maffei
09:00
09:20
Improve and Endorse –  Epidemiology study
Ana Rocha
09:25
09:55
Brazilian Guidelines for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in medical patients
10:00
10:20
From theory to practice – Safety Zone program
Edison Paiva
10:20
10:40
Coffee Break
10:40
11:10
Optimal Duration of therapy for VTE David Garcia
11:15
11:45
Prevail and Exclaim Study
Ana Rocha
11:50
12:10
Orthopedics surgery – How to prevent thromboembolic events?
Hélio Penna Guimarães
12:15
12:45
Case
Richard C. Becker
12:45
14:00
Break
  President
Richard C. Becker
14:00
14:40
Bridging (Perioperative) anticoagulation – Risks and Benefits David Garcia
14:50
15:10
Valve disease: when and how to do the anticoagulation?
Antonio Carlos Carvalho
15:20
15:50
Predicting bleeding risk for patients contemplating warfarin - Where do we stand now?
Elaine Hylek
16:00
16:20
Coffee Break
16:20
16:50
New anticoagulants in development Christopher Granger
17:00
17:30
Case
David Garcia and Renato D. Lopes
Day & time 25 OCT 2008
  President
Miguel Cendoroglo
09:00
09:20
When and how to do the anticoagulation in patients with cancer?
Elbio Damico
09:30
10:00
Hormone therapy versus thrombosis – Where do we stand in 2008?
José Mendes Aldrighi
 10:10
10:40
How to diagnose and treat heparin induced thrombocytopenia?
Richard C. Becker
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
11:00
11:30
Future directions: pharmacogenomics
Carlos A. Moreira Jr.
11:40
12:00
Questions and closing remarks
Richard C. Becker and Renato D. Lopes