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September 12, 2008 |
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Register for CCC now, and plan for a week of education and networking in Toronto.
You will DISCOVER...
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Cutting edge research - the findings and ideas that will be talked about for the year to come
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The highest caliber cardiovascular medical information
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How to translate the research into clinical practice
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New perspectives on what your colleagues in cardiovascular research are doing
Come join your colleagues from Coast to Coast at Canada's crowning cardiovascular meeting and restore your fund of clinical knowledge for another year.
Hurry and Register - regular rates are only in effect until September 17th.
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| Wear Red Monday, October 27th in support of The Heart and Stroke Foundation's Heart Truth Campaign |
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 This year the Congress is hosting a number of "red" activities, including a Dress Red Day, in support of The Heart Truth Campaign.
Red scarves, ties and pins will be available Sunday and Monday, October 26 - 27th outside the Community Forum in exchange for a donation.
Watch for some of the other exciting events around The Heart Truth:
- Susan Bennett featured speaker in the HSFC Lecture on the topic of The Gender Gap in Cardiovascular Disease;
- A workshop featuring Dr. Beth Abramson entitled "The Heart Truth: Cardiovascular Disease is a Woman's Disease (too)";
- Red Dress Feature Area in Community Forum; and
- Fun Night Dress Red Theme.
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| CCC Trainee Events |
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Academy are proud to offer the following programs, designed by trainees, to complement trainees' CCC experience.
Take the opportunity for social and professional networking among peers and mentors.
Learn from leaders in the cardiovascular community.
7th Annual Canadian Cardiovascular Trainee Day
Saturday, October 25, 2008, 07:30 - 16:30
Training Cardiovascular Leaders of Tomorrow
The Annual Cardiovascular Trainee Day is a traditional highlight for cardiovascular trainees across Canada. It is a day for learning and networking with a flexible format to maximize value for all who participate.
9th Annual Cardiovascular Trainee Luncheon
Sunday, October 26, 2008 from 12:00 to 14:00
We are excited to have Dr. Beth Abramson presenting on Women's CV issues - "You've come a long way baby or have you? - Insights for Today's Cardiovascular Trainees". As well Dr. Bernie Goldman will give an inspirational talk entitled "Looking Back, Looking Forward: The View from Now".
Our very own Dr. Gilbert Tang, Cardiac Surgery resident at University of Toronto, will take the podium and share with you why he put his cardiac surgery on hold to pursue an MBA. He will also provide a summary of his exciting new venture.
The Trainee Luncheon provides networking opportunities for both trainees and leaders in the cardiovascular community.
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| Don't Forget! |
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CCS will once again offer the Online Program Planner and Itinerary Builder.
Browse CCC Sessions online, view sessions at a high level, or drill down to individual presentations and customize your experience at Congress before you arrive. Your selections can be saved as a personalized itinerary for printing or downloaded to your PDA device.
The Final Program is coming...watch for it at the end of September. |
| Monday, October 27th |
| BPC: Renal artery stenosis: from the AT1Receptor to the angio suite: Basic research to clinical research (CORAL) to clinical approaches.
Management of renal artery stenosis is one of the most vexing areas in medicine. While renal artery stenting is effective in reducing the anatomical lesion, evidence of long term renal and cardiovascular benefit is lacking. The result is heterogenous treatment patterns, ranging from aggressive stenting to optimal medical management alone. The only way to determine if renal artery stenting is superior to optimal medical therapy alone is with a controlled clinical trial.
The CORAL study (Cardiovascular Outcomes in Renal Atherosclerotic Lesions) is an NIH study that will hopefully shed light on this management dilemma. Recruitment is now world wide and Canada is playing a major role. This session will review the basics of renovascular disease as well as its clinical epidemiology and current diagnosis and management. The rational for the CORAL study will be reviewed by Dr Chris Cooper from the University of Toledo Medical Center an Interventional Cardiologist and Primary Investigator of the CORAL study, who will discuss it's potential to alter our current clinical practice recommendations for managing renovascular hypertension.
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| Feature on... |
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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Lecture
The Gender Gap in Cardiovascular Disease
Dr. Susan Bennett served as chair of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Strategy Development Workshop on Women's Heart Health and is the advisory board chair of WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, a founding partner for The Heart Truth campaign. She serves as medical spokesperson for The Heart Truth campaign, NHLBI's national awareness campaign aimed at women ages 40-60. She works with Cardiology Associates, P.C., specializing in women and heart disease, and is also the active attending of internal medicine in cardiology at the Washington Hospital Center, as well as the clinical assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology at Georgetown University Medical Center and George Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Bennett has published many articles and abstracts in several journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Journal. She is on the board of directors for the American Heart Association's Greater Washington Region.
Dr. Bennett received her medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School and completed her internship at Barnes Hospital Department of Medicine. She has had fellowships at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's Division of Cardiology and University of Maryland Medical System's Division of Cardiology.
Dr. Bennett is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, and MedStar Institutional Review Board.
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