ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT: GLOBAL CHALLENGE, TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS

The a:care Congress 2022 is an evolution of our inaugural from last year, this year we will take a deeper look at the underlying drivers of non-adherence. The following agenda will be delivered by our faculty experts on the two days of the a:care Congress.

DAY 1: OCTOBER 9, 2022

	16:50 – 17:00 | Welcome and congress introduction – Asia Pacific satellite ASSOC. PROF. NGIAP CHUAN TAN / APAC CHAIR
	17:00 – 17.10 | Welcome and congress introduction – Global Session PROF. JOHN WEINMAN / GLOBAL CHAIR MATTHIAS MUELLER, MD MCS / ABBOTT
	SESSION A
	17:10 – 18:20 | Adherence is a complex behavior – Global perspective Non-adherence is the new cardiovascular risk factor – Prof. Lale Tokgözoglu The paradox of non-adherence to treatment in oncology – Prof. Enrique de Madaria Consequences of non-adherence to narrow therapeutic index drugs – Prof. Pavel Klein Practical individual interventions any healthcare professionals can apply to detect and address non-adherence – Prof. John Weinman
	18:20 – 18:30 | Break
	18:30 – 19:50 | Adherence is a complex behavior – Asia Pacific perspective Non-adherence is the new cardiovascular risk factor – Assoc. Prof. Teerapat Yingchoncharoen The paradox of non-adherence to treatment in oncology – Dr. Grace Wong Consequences of non-adherence to narrow therapeutic index drugs – Prof. Nijasri C. Suwanwela Q&A
	SESSION B
	17:10 – 17:40 | Adherence is a complex behavior – Global perspective The challenge and causes of non-adherence – Prof. Robert Horne Practical individual interventions any healthcare professionals can apply to detect and address non-adherence – Prof. John Weinman
	17:40 – 18:10 | Adherence is a complex behavior – Asia Pacific perspective The challenge and causes of non-adherence – Dr. Norberto Martinez Practical individual interventions any healthcare professionals can apply to detect and address non-adherence – Dr. Yew Tong Wei
	18:10 – 18:50 | Towards a shift of paradigm from treating disease to treating people – Global perspective International society of hypertension – raising awareness on non-adherence – Prof. Alta Schutte International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology – from treating disease to treating patients: changing mindsets – Prof. Tommaso Simoncini
	18:50 – 19:00 | Break
	19:00 – 19:50 | Towards a shift of paradigm from treating disease to treating people – Asia Pacific perspective Raising awareness on non-adherence – Assoc. Prof. Ngiap Chuan Tan From treating diseases to treating patients: changing mindsets – Prof. Prepageran Narayanan Q&A
	19:50 – 20:50 | Closing congress – Day 1 – Asia Pacific Satellite ASSOC. PROF. NGIAP CHUAN TAN / APAC CHAIR

DAY 2: OCTOBER 15, 2022

18:50 – 19:00 | Welcome Day 2 – Asia Pacific Satellite ASSOC. PROF. NGIAP CHUAN TAN / APAC CHAIR
19:00 – 19:15 | Introduction Day 2 – Global Session PROF. JOHN WEINMAN / GLOBAL CHAIR
19:15 – 20:40 | Panel discussion: Sharing reflections and best practice Prof. John Weinman, Prof. Robert Horne, Prof. Enrique de Madaria, Dr. Shashank Joshi, Prof. Pavel Klein, Prof. Marcus Malachias, Prof. Zuluaga Hector Medina, Prof. Badr Eldin Mostafa, Prof. Nuri Özgirgin, Prof. Alta Schutte, Prof. Tommaso Simoncini, Assoc. Prof. Ngiap Chuan Tan
20:40 – 20:50 | Break
20:50 – 22:15 | Panel discussion: Raising adherence as a public health priority Prof. John Weinman, Prof. Robert Horne, Prof. Enrique de Madaria, Dr. Shashank Joshi, Prof. Pavel Klein, Prof. Marcus Malachias, Prof. Zuluaga Hector Medina, Prof. Badr Eldin Mostafa, Prof. Nuri Özgirgin, Prof. Alta Schutte, Prof. Tommaso Simoncini, Assoc. Prof. Ngiap Chuan Tan
22:15 – 22:30 | Closing Congress – Global Session PROF. JOHN WEINMAN / GLOBAL CHAIR MATTHIAS MUELLER, MD MCS / ABBOTT
22:30 – 22:40 | Closing Congress – Asia Pacific Satellite ASSOC. PROF. NGIAP CHUAN TAN / APAC CHAIR

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