Lublin Prevention in Cardiovascular Disease
SUMMIT 2026
under the umbrella of the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP)
and the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL)
Registration, Coffee and Networking
Lublin and KUL Warm Welcome
Prof. Miroslaw Kalinowski (Rector of the KUL)
Prof. Miroslaw Kalinowski (Rector of the KUL)
Welcome message and main information on the Summit
Prof. Maciej Banach (the ILEP President and Vice-Rector of the KUL, Poland)
Prof. Maciej Banach (the ILEP President and Vice-Rector of the KUL, Poland)
Moderators: Prof. Maciej Banach (Lublin, Poland), Prof. Gustavs Latkovskis (Riga, Latvia)
09:15 – 09:30
EU Safe Hearts Plan – prevention as the main strategy in the fight against CVDs!
Olivér Várhelyi (Hungary) (Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare) TBC
Olivér Várhelyi (Hungary) (Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare) TBC
09:30 – 09:45
Public Health as an effective tool in CVD prevention in Europe.
Adam Jarubas (Poland) (Chair of the EP Committee on Public Health) TBC
Adam Jarubas (Poland) (Chair of the EP Committee on Public Health) TBC
09:45 – 10:00
The European Program for Prevention – how to strengthen CEE Members States voices in the European CVD Health.
Prof. Maciej Banach (Lublin, PL)
Prof. Maciej Banach (Lublin, PL)
10:00 – 10:15
Discussion
Moderators: Prof. Anca Stoian (Bucharest, Romania), Prof. Zlatko Fras (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
10:15 – 10:30
Healthcare Solutions in Cardiovascular Prevention and What is on the Horizon? Latvia
Ms. Aiga Balode (Deputy of the Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Latvia)
Ms. Aiga Balode (Deputy of the Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Latvia)
10:30 – 10:45
Romania: National Strategy for Management of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Prof. Dragos Vinereanu (President of the Cardiology Board and Honorary Councillor of the Ministry of Health in Romania)
Prof. Dragos Vinereanu (President of the Cardiology Board and Honorary Councillor of the Ministry of Health in Romania)
10:45 – 11:00
Healthcare Solutions in Cardiovascular Prevention and What is on the Horizon? Czechia
Mgr. Blanka Kavková (Head, Healthcare Department, the Ministry of Health in Czechia)
Mgr. Blanka Kavková (Head, Healthcare Department, the Ministry of Health in Czechia)
11:00 – 11:15
Healthcare Solutions in Cardiovascular Prevention and What is on the Horizon? Poland.
Katarzyna Kacperczyk (Undersecretary of the State at the Ministry of Health of Poland)
Katarzyna Kacperczyk (Undersecretary of the State at the Ministry of Health of Poland)
11:15 – 11:30
KUL Faculty of Medicine: Closing the Cardiovascular Gap in Eastern Poland.
Rev. Prof. Miroslaw Kalinowski (Lublin, Poland)
Rev. Prof. Miroslaw Kalinowski (Lublin, Poland)
Coffee Break and Networking
Moderators: Assoc. Prof. Laszlo Robert Kolozsvari (Debrecen Hungary), Prof. Zaneta Petrulioniene (Vilnius, Lithuania)
11:45 – 11:57
Personalized prevention of cardiovascular disease in Estonia
Prof. Margus Viigimaa (Tallin, Estonia)
Prof. Margus Viigimaa (Tallin, Estonia)
11:57 – 12:09
The Hungarian FH Registry and the Role of Primary Care in Lipid Disorders.
Assoc. Prof. Laszlo Robert Kolozsvari (Debrecen Hungary)
Assoc. Prof. Laszlo Robert Kolozsvari (Debrecen Hungary)
12:09 – 12:21
The Slovenian Prevention Success: What next? The National CVD Plan- Emphasis on the integrative cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention.
Prof. Zlatko Fras (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Prof. Zlatko Fras (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
12:21 – 12:33
Diabetes and Obesity – Romanian preventive strategies for effective diagnosis and integrated care
Prof. Anca Stoian (Bucharest, Romania)
Prof. Anca Stoian (Bucharest, Romania)
12:33 – 12:45
Discussion
Ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding signing and the Official Press Conference
(plus coffee break and networking)
(plus coffee break and networking)
Moderators: Prof. Ibadete Bytyçi (Prishtina, Kosovo), Colonel Dr. Aleksander Michalski (Lublin, Poland)
13:20 – 13:32
Croatian Successful Prevention Activities – "Hunting silent killer" and "Do you know your number".
Prof. Ivan Pecin (Zagreb, Croatia)
Prof. Ivan Pecin (Zagreb, Croatia)
13:32 – 13:44
Building CVD Prevention in Kosovo: SCREEN-KOS project and KOS-ACS registry.
Prof. Gani Bajraktari (Prishtina, Kosovo)
Prof. Gani Bajraktari (Prishtina, Kosovo)
13:44 – 13:56
The role of cardiovascular prevention in children – Serbian experience and results
Prof. Bojko Bjelakovic (Nis, Serbia)
Prof. Bojko Bjelakovic (Nis, Serbia)
13:56 – 14:08
Latvian Experience to Share: the SCORE Program and Initiatives for Rare Diseases in Cholesterol Synthesis and Metabolism
Prof. Gustavs Latkovskis (Riga, Latvia)
Prof. Gustavs Latkovskis (Riga, Latvia)
14:08 – 14:20
Integrated management of familial hypercholesterolemia patients in Slovakia – an example of collaboration between pediatric and adult outpatient departments for FH identification.
Prof. Branislav Vohnout (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Prof. Branislav Vohnout (Bratislava, Slovakia)
14:20 – 14:32
Opole Scientific Experience in CVD medicine – from the Lipidogram 2004 to the Intervention in Multimorbidity Prevention studies!
Prof. Jacek Jozwiak (Opole, Poland)
Prof. Jacek Jozwiak (Opole, Poland)
14:40 – 14:40
Discussion
Lunch and Networking
Moderators: Prof. Maciej Banach (Lublin, Poland), Prof. Ivan Pecin (Zagreb, Croatia).
15:15 – 15:30
Education and Scientific Achievements in Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia.
Prof. Daniel Pella (Kosice, Slovakia)
Prof. Daniel Pella (Kosice, Slovakia)
15:30 – 15:45
Systemic and Institutional solutions in secondary prevention in Poland
Prof. Robert Gil (Warsaw, Poland)
Prof. Robert Gil (Warsaw, Poland)
15:45 – 16:00
From Education to Research in Cardiovascular Diseases: Key Achievements of the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
Prof. Dan Gaita (Timisoara, Romania)
Prof. Dan Gaita (Timisoara, Romania)
16:00 – 16:15
Leveraging the MoU: Your Launchpad to National & EU Funding.
Dr. Urszula Czyżewska (Lublin, Poland)
Dr. Urszula Czyżewska (Lublin, Poland)
16:15
Next Steps, Take Home Message and Official Closing
Prof. Maciej Banach (Lublin, Poland)
Prof. Maciej Banach (Lublin, Poland)
