EPCCS Annual Conference 2026

The Primary Care Cardiovascular Summit & Scientific Meeting

The EPCCS is proud to announce the relaunch of our 12th annual scientific meeting to be held on February 26-27, 2026 on Palma de Mallorca. See the preliminary agenda. Registration is open

The EPCCS is a WONCA special interest group and aims to provide a focus of support, education, research, and policy on issues relating to cardiovascular disease within primary care settings.

Join us as we gather live to explore the latest advancements in cardiovascular care within primary care settings.

This year's summit promises insightful discussions, expert-led sessions, and collaborative opportunities aimed at enhancing patient outcomes through innovative practices and evidence-based strategies. Embrace the future of cardiovascular medicine in primary care with EPCCS.

The conference will be our 12th annual meeting and will be held in collaboration with SEMERGEN, Spain.

Scientific agenda - Thursday, February 26, 2026

Session 1 - Cardiovascular Disease & The Covid-19 pandemic

How the Covid-19 pandemic impacted cardiovascular care in primary care
The impact of Covid-19 on cardiovascular health

Speaker: Prof. Richard Hobbs, Oxford, United Kingdom

Session 2: Lipid management in primary care

10:45 - 12:00 Designing the GP toolkit for Dyslipidemia

Targets and treatments to manage LDL-c in primary care
Genetic screening for FH: rationale and experience
Lp(a): time to start measuring in primary care?
Triglycerides: a risk marker or target for CV risk?

Speaker: Prof. Erik Stroes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Discussants: Dr. Walter Marocco, Italy & Dr. Nicholas Jones, United Kingdom

Session 3: EPCCS Rapid Abstract Session

12:00 - 12:45 Freestanding abstracts from EPCCS members

5 sessions of 10 minutes each (5 + 5 mins)

Session 4: The EU Cardiovascular Health Plan

13:45 - 14:30 The need for GP engagement in the world of advocacy and policy

Breaking down the EU Safe Hearts plan and opportunities for primary care

Speaker: Sophie Millar, European Society of Cardiology - Brussels, Belgium

Session 5: Cardiovascular Disease in special populations

14:30 - 14:50 Contributions by EPCCS board & Council members

ESC guidance on CVD and mental health in primary care - Prof. Christos Lionis, Greece
Cardiovascular metabolic risk in the menopause - Michaela Macháčová

Session 6: Managing CV risk in Europe: Lessons from countries

14:50 - 15:20 Exchange session reflecting on best practice in Europe

Screening for CVD in Greece - Dr. Evangelos Frangoulis, Greece
CV risk management in Poland - Pawel Zuk, Poland

Session 7 - Cardiovascular Update Session for Primary care

16:00 - 17:00 State of the art session with relevance of innovations for primary care

Managing difficult-to-control hypertension, Dr. Nicholas Jones, Oxford, United Kingdom
Heart failure in primary care: early recognition and initiation of GDMT, Prof. Clare Taylor, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Scientific agenda - Friday, February 27, 2026

Joint Programme with SEMERGEN

Session 8 - Cardio Renal Metabolic Update Session

09:00 - 11:00: Cardiorenal Disease

From screening & risk stratification to Guideline-Directed Medical therapy: The crucial role for primary care

Speaker: Prof. Hiddo Lambers Heerspink, Groningen, The Netherlands

Managing CKD in Primary Care

Speaker: Prof. Raj Thakkar, chairman PCCS, United Kingdom

The cardio -renal- metabolic approach -highlights from the Israeli schools experience for PCP's

Speaker: Dr. Baruch Itzhak, Israel

Cardio Renal Metabolic & Primary care: Guiding Practice for Primary Care

Panel discussion ALL

Session 9 - Managing CV risk in Europe: Lessons from countries (2)*

Impact of EPCCS Guidance on Pharmacotherapy in Ukraine - Prof. Maryna Dolzhenko, Ukraine
Hypertension guideline update in Turkey - Zehra Dagli, Ankara, Turkey

Session 10 -State of the art session

12:30 - 14:00 joined session with SEMERGEN

Lipid management in primary care: update - Prof. Erik Stroes, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Prof. Enrique Martín Riobóo, Spain
Update on Innovations in CKD & CVD - //Prof Hiddo Lambers Heerspink, The Netherlands
AI applied to Primary Care - Prof. Richard Hobbs, United Kingdom

Registration Fees

€ 275 - Onsite participation

€ 75 - GP in training
€ 50 - Student
€ 50 - SEMERGEN participants (additional to SEMERGEN registration)

Link to registration

Meeting venue

The EPCCS Summit will be held at

Meliá Palma Marina, 29 Avinguda de Gabriel Roca 07014 Palma Spain

SEMERGEN

The GPcardio - EPCCS annual conference will be held in collaboration with the anual meeting of SEMERGEN. SEMERGEN is the pioneer scientific society of Primary Care in Spain. In 2023 it celebrated its 50th anniversary, with the trust of more than 13,000 members. Its priority objective is to promote the specialty of Family and Community Medicine (MFyC) and the scope of work of Primary Care Medicine, collaborating in the improvement of health care and quality of life of citizens, not only treating the disease but promoting the health of the population.

Accreditation

The conference will be CME accredited by the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health professionals (EBAC)