15th - 18th October 2026

15. - 18. Listopad 2026

6th LIPID SCHOOL – SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN LIPIDOLOGY

The 6th Lipid School once again brings together the most promising young physicians and scientists alongside world-leading experts in the fields of lipidology, preventive cardiology, endocrinology, and metabolism. Over four intensive days, participants will have the unique opportunity to learn from internationally renowned guideline authors, researchers, and clinicians who are actively shaping the future of cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment.

This year’s School features a strong international character. Gathering in Split will be 25 selected participants – 13 from Croatia and 12 from abroad – creating a dynamic environment for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and ideas. Through keynote lectures, interactive workshops, clinical case presentations, and discussions on the latest scientific breakthroughs, attendees will acquire cutting-edge knowledge ready for immediate application in daily clinical practice.

Over the years, the Lipid School has evolved into one of the most prominent educational platforms in the region, with its alumni now driving the development of lipidology, preventive cardiology, and metabolic medicine within their respective institutions. The goal of the School extends beyond knowledge transfer; it aims to build an international network of experts who will shape the future of patient care for lipid metabolism disorders and elevated cardiovascular risk.

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PROGRAM

6th Lipid School | Split 2026

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Opening Ceremony · Split

18:00–18:15

Opening Ceremony

Welcome to the 6th Lipid School

Ivan Pećin · Croatia

Welcome address and official opening of the School.

18:15 onwards

Welcome gathering

Informal gathering of faculty and participants.

Friday, 16 October 2026

Scientific Programme · Day 1

09:00–09:15

Introductory Lecture · Intro to Lipids

Peter Lansberg · Netherlands

09:15–10:15

Session 1 · Lp(a): From Risk to the Patient

Moderators: Raul D. Santos, Ivan Pećin

09:15–09:30

Lp(a) and cardiovascular risk: what we know, what we don’t know and what we will know soon

Raul D. Santos · Brazil

09:30–09:45

Elevated Lp(a) – Risk, laboratory diagnosis and management options

Dirk Blom · South Africa

09:45–10:00

FH Europe Lp(a) Patient Testimonial

FH Europe Foundation – Lp(a) Ambassador - Neeraja R Venu

10:00–10:15

LILAC Project

Wann Jia Loh · Singapore

10:15–10:45

Coffee Break

10:45–11:30

Session 2 · HeFH: Find Early, Treat Early

Moderators: Raul D. Santos, Davor Miličić

10:45–11:00

Risk stratification in familial hypercholesterolemia

Raul D. Santos · Brazil

11:00–11:15

TBA

Davor Miličić · Croatia

Topic: National screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia

11:15–11:30

FH Europe HeFH Patient Testimonial

FH Europe Foundation – HeFH Ambassador - Edwin Kaal

11:30–12:00

Coffee Break

12:00–12:45

Session 3 · HoFH: A Lifelong Emergency

Moderators: Ivo Barić, Danijela Petković Ramadža

12:00–12:15

Familial Hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents – better safe than sorry

Albert Wiegman · Netherlands

12:15–12:30

Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency

Ivo Barić · Croatia

12:30–12:45

Management of patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia

Dirk Blom · South Africa

12:45–13:00

FH Europe LALD Patient Testimonial

FH Europe Foundation – LALD Ambassador - Eduardo López

13:00–13:45

Lunch

13:45–14:30

Session 4 · Precision and Clinical Lipidology

Moderators: Livija Šimičević, Iveta Merćep

13:45–14:00

Statin Intolerance

Iveta Merćep · Croatia

14:00–14:15

Pharmacogenetics of Statins: From Genotype to Therapeutic Decision-Making

Livija Šimičević · Croatia

14:15–14:30

Lipid Lowering Therapy and Glucose Homeostasis

Michal Vrablik · Czech Republic

14:30–15:30

Session 5 · Clinical Dyslipidaemias, Nutrition and Obesity

Moderators: Nediljko Šućur, Maja Baretić

14:30–14:45

Common Pitfalls in the Management of Dyslipidaemias: Mistakes We Make Daily

Nediljko Šućur · Croatia

14:45–15:00

Rare Inherited Dyslipidaemias in Childhood: Clinical Presentation and Management

Danijela Petković Ramadža · Croatia

15:00–15:15

Obesity Across the Female Lifespan: Metabolic and Cardiovascular Challenges

Maja Baretić · Croatia

15:15–15:30

The Role of Nutrition in Modern Lipidology: From Metabolic Syndrome to Cardiovascular Prevention

Valentina Rahelić · Croatia

15:30–16:00

Coffee Break

16:00–16:30

Session 6 · Policy, Advocacy & What Can We Do?

Moderators: Iva Prgomet, Magdalena Daccord

16:00–16:15

From a Personal Story to a Movement for Health: Croatian Association of Patients with Dyslipidaemia

Iva Prgomet · Croatia

FH patient perspective; topic: patient-association activities and RUN4FH.

16:15–16:30

The Role of Patient in Making Inherited Lipids Part of Safe Hearts Plan

Magdalena Daccord · Switzerland

President, FH Europe Foundation. Topic: FH Europe Foundation activities.

16:30–16:45

Closing Lecture of Day 1 · Hunting the Silent Killer

Ivan Pećin · Croatia

Presentation of the public-health initiative and introduction to the field activity taking place the following morning.

16:45–17:00

Field Activity Briefing

Organisational briefing for the Hrvace field activity.

17:00

End of Day 1

19:00

Dinner

Saturday, 17 October 2026

Field Activity · Hrvace · Scientific Programme · Day 2

08:30

Departure from Split

09:15

Arrival in Hrvace

09:15–09:30

Allocation of participants to screening stations and working groups

09:30–10:30

Hunting the Silent Killer

Public-health screening and educational field activity.

10:30

Departure for Sinj

11:00–12:00

Free time

12:00–13:30

Lunch

13:30

Return towards Split

15:00–16:00

Session 7 · Obesity, Lipids and Cardiometabolic Risk

Moderators: Silvija Canecki Varžić, Vasilios Kotsis

15:00–15:15

2026 – A CardioMetabolic Odyssey!

Dan Gaita · Romania

15:15–15:30

Obesity Induced Dislipidemia

Vasilios Kotsis · Greece

15:30–15:45

Obesity Pharmacotherapy as a Driver of Lipid and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction

Martina Matovinović · Croatia

15:45–16:00

Novel Anti-Obesity Therapy and Future Directions

Silvija Canecki Varžić · Croatia

16:00–16:30

Coffee Break

16:30–17:30

Session 8 · Triglycerides, Residual Risk and Cardiometabolic Disease

Moderators: Željko Reiner, Dražen Perica

16:30–16:45

How Can We Address the Problem of Residual Cardiovascular Risk Today?

Željko Reiner · Croatia

16:45–17:00

Don’t Overlook It: Triglycerides Remain a Key Modifier of CVD Risk

Maciej Banach · Poland

17:00–17:15

FCS – When there is milk in the blood

Dražen Perica · Croatia

17:15–17:30

How FCS Has Shaped My Life

Sabina Škorić · Croatia and Michelle Sibley · UK

17:30–18:00

Session 9 · Cardiovascular Prevention and Extreme Risk

Moderators: Zlatko Fras, Arman Postadzhiyan

17:30–17:45

TBA

Zlatko Fras · Slovenia

Topic: Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

17:45–18:00

Vascular Stiffness and Atherogenic Lipoprotein Dynamics Following Revascularization in Extreme Cardiovascular Risk

Arman Postadzhiyan · Bulgaria

18:00

End of Day 2

19:00

Dinner

Sunday, 18 October 2026

Scientific Programme · Final Day

09:00–09:45

Session 10 · Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Lipidology

Moderators: Bojan Jelaković, Ivan Pećin

09:00–09:15

Arterial Hypertension and Dyslipidemias – A Few Words on the Living Fossils of the Neolithic Era

Bojan Jelaković · Croatia

09:15–09:30

Dyslipidemias in CKD

Ivan Pećin · Croatia

Topic: CKD and dyslipidaemia.

09:30–09:45

Arterial stiffnes and dyslipideamia

Ana Jelaković · Croatia

Topic: Lifestyle medicine and dyslipidaemia.

09:45–10:15

Coffee Break

10:15–11:15

Session 11 · FH Screening, Prevention and Future Directions

Moderators: Ivan Pećin, Dražen Perica

10:15–10:30

FH screening in neonates and children

Urh Grošelj · Slovenia

10:30–10:45

Universal Paediatric Cholesterol Screening in Slovakia

Branislav Vohnout · Slovakia

10:45–11:00

FH Europe HoFH Patient Testimonial

Elsie Evans · HoFH Ambassador

11:00–11:15

FH Screening: More Than 20 Years of Experience in the Czech Republic

Michal Vrablik · Czech Republic

11:15–12:15

Session 12 · Nutrition, Policy and Global Cardiovascular Prevention

Moderators: Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe Cicero, Željko Reiner

11:15–11:30

From fish intake to IPE: the long cardiovascular history of PUFAs

Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe Cicero · Italy

11:30–11:45

The Role of IAS in Developing a Global Network

Michelle Winokur · USA

11:45–12:00

From Policy to Practice: How the European Alliance of Cardiovascular Health delivers Impact through Partnership

Sophie Millar · Belgium

12:00–12:15

Current confusion about HORIZON

Florian Kronenberg

12:15–12:35

Meet the Experts – Q&A Session

Peter Lansberg, Ivan Pećin

12:35–12:50

Exam

12:50

Closing Remarks

Ivan Pećin · Croatia

Afterwards

Closing Lunch

Committees

Scientific Committee

Maciej Banach; Maja Baretić; Ivo Barić; Dirk Blom; Silvija Canecki Varžić; Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe Cicero; Zlatko Fras; Dan Gaita; Urh Grošelj; Ana Jelaković; Bojan Jelaković; Vasilios Kotsis; Florian Kronenberg; Peter Lansberg; Wann Jia Loh; Martina Matovinović; Iveta Merćep; Davor Miličić; Sophie Millar; Ivan Pećin; Dražen Perica; Danijela Petković Ramadža; Arman Postadzhiyan; Valentina Rahelić; Željko Reiner; Raul D. Santos; Livija Šimičević; Nediljko Šućur; Branislav Vohnout; Michal Vrablik; Albert Wiegman; Michelle Winokur

Organizing Committee

Željko Reiner
Ivan Pećin
Marija Abramović Sušnić
Dražen Perica

Contact

Marija Abramović Sušnić