Grand Final 
Presentations of the 30 highest-scored case reports 

8:00–8:10
Welcome and introduction
8:10–8:30
Lecture by Christine Laine 

8:30–10:20 
Part 1 
10 presentations with Q&As and commentaries 

10:40-12:30 
Part 2
10 presentations with Q&As and commentaries 

13:20–15:10 
Part 3
10 presentations with Q&As and commentaries 

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Some hospitalized patients will deteriorate and become critically ill: How to prevent it

Chairs: Roman Jaeschke (Canada)  

16:30-16:45
Level of troponin is elevated after surgery: What next?
Wojciech Szczeklik (Poland)

16:45-17:00
My patient is agitated and confused: Please help 
Bram Rochwerg (Canada)

17:00-17:15
How to support a patient with respiratory failure outside of intensive care unit
Simon Oczkowski (Canada)

17:15-17:30
This is my patient: When should I call for help and whom to call? 
Kimia Honarmand (Canada)

17:30-17:45
Too much or too little fluid? How to find out?
Michael Czekajlo (USA)

17:45-18:05
Dealing with sepsis: The most crucial points 
Waleed Alhazzani (Saudi Arabia)

18:05-18:30
Questions & Answers
All speakers

19:00-20:00
KEYNOTE LECTURES

Progress and future challenges for artificial intelligence
Marta Kwiatkowska (UK)

Good things happen when people of different backgrounds meet
Jack Hirsh (Canada)

20:15-21:30
Concert
Information about concert can be found here.

Peer Award Specialty Finals
Presentations of case reports in subspecialty categories 

8:00-9:20 | Part 3

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9:30–9:50 
Gastroenterology update 2026: Key messages from the latest practice guidelines
Paul Moayyedi (Canada) 

9:50–10:10 
Celiac disease: Current management
Maria Pinto-Sanchez (Canada) 

10:10–10:30 
Screening for all cancers (with a focus on all GI cancer) with blood tests or total body scans: Is it worth it? 
David Weinberg (USA)

10:30–10:55
Questions & Answers
All speakers

9:30–9:50 
Vaccinations for people with severe comorbidity: Current state of the art
Mark Loeb (Canada) 

9:50–10:10 
HIV and AIDS in 2026: An update for non-specialists 
Monika Bociąga-Jasik (Poland)

10:10–10:30  
Applying antibiotic stewardship in patient care 
Nishma Singhal (Canada) 

10:30–10:55 
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Under the auspices of Mayo Clinic

Part 1

9:30–9:50 
Nephrology update 2026 
Jurgen Floge (Germany) 

9:50–10:10
New drugs in chronic kidney disease
Maria José Soler (Spain) 

10:10–10:30
Artificial intelligence in nephrology
Ziad Zoghby (USA) 

10:30–10:55
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Part 2

11:10–11:30
Hyperglycemia and kidney disease
Aleksandra Kukla (USA)

11:30–11:50
Bleeding complications and thrombosis events in kidney disease
Hatem Amer (USA)

11:50–12:10
Nephrotoxicity of new anti-cancer agents
Sandra Herrmann (USA)

12:10–12:35
Questions & Answers 

Part 3

13:35–13:55
New paradigms in the treatment of renovascular disease
Lilach Lerman (USA) 

13:55–14:15
Blood pressure goals and treatment in pregnancy
Andrea G. Kattah (USA)

14:15–14:35
Preeclampsia: What internist should know
Vesna D. Garovic (USA)

14:35–15:00
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Part 4

15:15–15:35
Lupus nephritis: Redefining treatment goals
Fernando Fervenza (USA)

15:35–15:55
Monoclonal gammopathy and kidney
Ladan Zand  (USA)

15:55–16:15
When to think about genetic testing in kidney disease
Mireille El Ters (USA)

16:15–17:00
Open panel discussion

11:10–11:30
Current management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 2026 update 
Jadwiga Wedzicha (UK)

11:30–11:50
Asthma diagnosis: A complex pathway to clarity 
Imran Satia (Canada) 

11:50–12:10
To be announced.

12:10–12:35
Questions & Answers
All speakers

11:10–11:15
Introduction
Jack Hirsh (Canada)

11:15–11:40  
When not to use DOACs
Stephanie Carlin (Canada)

11:40–12:05 
Factor XI inhibitors: The future of anticoagulation?
Jeffrey Weitz (Canada) 

12:05–12:10
Conclusion
Jack Hirsh (Canada)

12:10–12:35 
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Under auspices of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the International Diabetes Federation Europe 

Part 1

13:35-13:55
A Type 1 diabetes management consensus report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD): What can we expect from the 2026 update? 
Tomasz Klupa (Poland)

13:55-14:15
Is there still a place for insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes in 2026? 
Maciej Małecki (Poland) 

14:15-14:35
Diabetic patient admitted to hospital for non-diabetic reason
Ally Prebtani (Canada)

14:35-15:00
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Part 2

15:15-15:35
Prediabetes: really just “Pre”? Pharmacological treatment options based on the patient's phenotype and clinical profile
Leszek Czupryniak (Poland)

15:35-15:55
Diabetes treatment in older age groups: Is there consistency between guidelines and common sense?
Tali Cukierman-Yaffe (Israel) 

15:55-16:15
What are the evidence-based recommendations for the dietary management of diabetes?
Dario Rahelić (Croatia) 

16:15-16:35
In the era of drugs that effectively reduce body weight and normalize glycemia, is there still a place for bariatric surgery?
Johanna Brix (Austria)

16:35-17:00
Questions & Answers
All speakers