Preliminary Programme

Sunday 16th August 

Delegates arrive in Glasgow throughout the day - organised ice-breaker social event in the evening

Monday 17th August

Fundamentals of Vascular and Cardiac Structure and Function

08.30 - 09.00  Registration and Morning Refreshment

09.00 - 10.30  Vascular Physiology

10.30 - 11.00  Coffee break 

11.00 - 12.30  Cardiac Physiology

12.30 - 13.30  Lunch 

13.30 - 16.30  Parallel Practical Sessions

  • Vascular Myography
  • Cardiac Imaging in pre-clinical research
  • Molecular and Cellular Techniques

Evening - Free Time 

Tuesday 18th August

Risk factors for Vascular & Cardiac Dysfunction

08.30 - 09.00  Morning Refreshment

09.00 - 10.30  Vascular Dysfunction

10.30 - 11.00  Coffee break 

11.00 - 12.30  Cardiac Dysfunction

12.30 - 13.30  Lunch 

13.30 - 16.30  Parallel Practical Sessions

  • Vascular Myography
  • Cardiac Imaging in pre-clinical research
  • Molecular and Cellular Techniques

Evening - Official Summer School Dinner 

Wednesday 19th August

Small and Large Vessel Vascular Diseases and Ischaemic Heart Disease

08.30 - 09.00  Morning Refreshment

09.00 - 10.30  Vascular Disease

10.30 - 11.00  Coffee break 

11.00 - 12.30  Cardiac Disease

12.30 - 13.00  Transfer to QEUH  

13.30 - 14.30  Lunch and Poster Session

14.30 - 16.30  Parallel Practical Sessions

  • Clinical Vascular Phenotyping
  • Clinical Cardiac Imaging 

Evening - Free Time

Thursday 20th August

Hypertension to Heart Failure

08.30 - 09.00  Morning Refreshment

09.00 - 10.30  Vascular Diseases

10.30 - 11.00  Coffee break 

11.00 - 12.30  Heart Failure

12.30 - 13.30  Lunch 

13.30 - 16.30  Parallel Practical Sessions

  • Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology (tbc)
  • Human Cardiovascular Physiology and Clinical Skills 

Evening - Social Event 

Friday 21st August

Co-morbidities in Cardiovascular Disease

08.30 - 09.00  Morning Refreshment

09.00 - 10.30  Lectures (tbc)

10.30 - 11.00  Coffee break 

11.00 - 12.30  Lectures (tbc)

12.30 - 13.30  Lunch 

Delegates Depart