18th April 2026

Heart Summit 2026

Location: Dublin Address: York Street Entrance, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin Time:  08:45 - 15:00 Open to: Professionals Contact: events@materprivate.ie
Information available below about participants, location, and time of the Heart Summit on a backdrop image of the River Liffey.

This meeting is for GPs and other relevant medical professionals only.

 

Registration and light breakfast from 8am. CPD applied for.

 

To attend in person, please register on the Heart Summit webpage.

 

To attend online, please register on the MedCafe website.


Welcome and Opening Address: 8:45am - 9am

Course Directors

  • Prof. Robert Byrne, Director of Cardiology & Chair of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Mater Private Network, Dublin. Professor of Cardiovascular Research, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Prof. Borja Ibáñez, Director of Clinical Research, National Center for Cardiovascular Research. Interventional Cardiologist, University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain.

Session One - Keynote Speaker: 9am - 10am

  • Highlights from the European Heart Journal 2025: View from the Editor's Desk - Prof. Filippo Crea, Editor in Chief of European Heart Journal. Director of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Gemilli Hospital, Rome

Session Two: 10am - 11am

  • What’s New in Advanced Cardiac Imaging - Prof. Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, Associate Professor in Cardiology / Non-Invasive Imaging, Bristol Heart Institute
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Incorporating the Latest Guidelines and Myosin Inhibitors into Practice - Dr. Timothy Barry, Consultant Cardiologist, Mater Private Network
  • Cardiovascular Health in Women: Update from the Inaugural Women’s Heart Summit - Dr. Róisín Colleran, Consultant Cardiologist, Mater Private Network

Coffee: 11am - 11:30am

Session Three: 11:30am - 12:30pm

  • Lipid-lowering Therapies: Where Are We Now & What is on the Horizon? - Prof. Wolfgang Koenig, Head of the Cardiometabolic Unit, German Heart Centre, Munich
  • TAVI or Cardiac Surgery for Aortic Valve Disease: Latest Guideline Recommendations - Prof. Mark Spence, Head of Structural Heart, Mater Private Network
  • Title TBC - Dr. Louise Boyd, General Practitioner, Boyd Medical Occupational Health Ireland

Lunch: 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Session Four: 1:30pm - 2:45pm

  • Beta-blockers after Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Picture is Finally Clear - Prof. Borja Ibáñez, Director of Clinical Research, National Center for Cardiovascular Research. Interventional Cardiologist, University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain.
  • Lifestyle Factors & Atrial Fibrillation: Exercise, Coffee & Cold Immersion - Dr. Jim O’Brien, Consultant Cardiologist, Mater Private Network
  • Primer on Behavioural Science of Sustainable Lifestyle Change: From Good Advice to Lasting Change - Dr. Heather McKee PhD, Lifestyle Behaviour Change Specialist & Health Psychologist

Wrap up & Close: 2:45pm - 3pm

    For more information, please contact events@materprivate.ie