The National Heart Centre Singapore held its 2nd Cardiology Update on 6 and 7 October 2007. It is part of a continuing series of yearly updates in the field of cardiology inaugurated last year. The rationale of the update is to help our doctors keep pace with the rapid rate of new knowledge generated in cardiology subspecialties; not only fellows preparing for their exit examination, but also senior cardiologists wanting to know the latest developments in areas of cardiology outside their fi eld of sub-specialisation. The challenge was to achieve this broad overview of new knowledge in a concise yet comprehensive set of lectures. Each lecturer was given the task of summarising the results of recent landmark studies and discoveries in their subspecialty with a presentation focused on the general cardiologist, internist and cardiology fellow.

Included in this 2 day event was a series of core lectures covering a broad spectrum of cardiac conditions. An impressive faculty of speakers provided the latest information in cardiology as well as participated as forum panelists in the lively discussions that followed each of the session symposiums.

The topics were well received by the participants and speakers alike who felt that it managed to crystallize some of the key topics in cardiology today.

One of the highlights of this update was a session devoted to special case presentations in the various subspecialties of cardiology that were particularly useful for cardiology fellows in training and those who needed a refresher course in cardiology.

Beside the impressive list of prominent cardiologists in our faculty, we also had the privilege of listening to distinguished non cardiologists like endocrinologists and cardiac surgeons who were there to add an all round coverage to this update.

Judging by the turnout of attendees who included fellows, cardiologists, other physicians and internists as well as foreign delegates, the 2nd Cardiology update proved to be a success in achieving its primary goal of being a platform to share and discuss some of the current developments as well newer guidelines in the management of cardiological conditions.