HT-3 - AN EMERGING PILLAR IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF VACCINATION

Thursday, October 23, 2025

1:40pm - 2:00pm ET

Room: Theatre 2

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Join us for an expert dialogue with Dr. Serge Lepage, cardiologist, and Dr. Iulia Iatan, internal medicine specialist, as they dive into the latest insights on how viral infections and herpes zoster reactivation (shingles) impact cardiovascular health. You’ll also hear perspectives on integrating vaccination into your secondary prevention and heart‑failure care strategies.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

Understand the impact of viral infection and herpes zoster reactivation on cardiovascular outcomes, including potential effects on inflammatory pathway
Discuss the implementation of vaccination into secondary prevention and heart failure care strategies

Presenter(s)

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Serge Lepage, MD, FRCPC, CSPQ (he/him/his)

Full Professor & Director, Heart Failure Clinic
Université de Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
Iulia Iatan, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Assistant Professor
McGill University
University of British Columbia