RHD content at the WCC
Hello everyone,
Hoping that many of you will be at the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai next week: http://www.world-heart-federation.org/congress-and-events/world-congress-of-cardiology-scientific-sessions-2012/
I want to highlight the many interesting things that will be going on about RHD there.
Special session: The 2012 WHF guidelines for echocardiographic diagnosis of RHD - a practical application
Friday, 20 April 2012 Ras Al Khaimah, Zone 6 10:30-12:00
Chair Bo Remenyi will lead a discussion with Anita Saxena, Liesl Zühlke and Nigel Wilson
There are many other sessions with RHD content and a real concentration of expertise and commitment: speakers include Jonathan Carapetis, Bongani Mayosi, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Masood Sadiq, Karen Sliwa, Andrew Steer, Craig Sable, and many more. Here are the session names:
Present management and outcomes of acquired paediatric heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease - the latest
Barriers to prevention, control and treatment of rheumatic heart disease
Screening for cardiac disease in the young
Novel approaches in rheumatic valvular disease
PASCAR: The burden of cardiovascular disease in Africa
Lessons from the stop rheumatic heart disease A.S.A.P. programme in Africa
AHN: Concepts of prevention of cardiovascular disease in Africa
PCS: CVD in Pakistan: current status
Rheumatic heart disease in South and Central Asia
Rheumatic heart disease follow up
Rheumatic heart disease: training and awareness
Rheumatic heart disease: treatment
For more details (times, room, speakers) go to the online interactive programme
(http://www.world-heart-federation.org/congress-and-events/world-congress-of-cardiology-scientific-sessions-2012/interactive-scientific-programme/ ): clicking the “list” tab is easiest.
In addition, there will be two events organized by Medtronic Foundation:
IT workshop for RH
Pre-conference event to showcase RHD training modules that have been developed for teachers and students, organized by Medtronic Foundation.
Tuesday, 17 April
12:30-4:00 pm
Fairmont Dubai, Palm Salon 10, 33rd Floor
Facilitator: Gary Selnow
For: Health care professionals working with RHD and interested in a better use of information technology for controlling RHD.
Buffet lunch provided
RHD forum
This event, organized by Medtronic Foundation, provides a platform for sharing best practices in RHD prevention, control and treatment.
Wednesday, 18 April
5:30-9:00 pm (Buffet dinner 5:30-6:30)
DICEC (Congress Venue)
Room A&B, Zone 5, 1st Floor
For: all groups and countries working in the RHD space
Both events require advanced registration: please send an email to Prasanga Hiniduma at prasanga.hiniduma-lokuge@medtronic.com
Finally, there will be an RHD survey at the booth (10 minutes), which gives you a chance to enter a raffle for a free entry to the WCC 2014. Dejuma Yadeta, the person who won the raffle last time (by filling out the survey online...he never went to Beijing!) will be at the Congress to prove that it does work!
http://www.world-heart-federation.org/publications/heart-beat-e-newsletter/heart-beat-october-2010/highlights/rhd-survey-draw-winner/
If you want to be kept in the loop and be part of a growing network of people committed to lowering the burden of RHD, then please sign up on RHDnet at
http://www.world-heart-federation.org/what-we-do/rheumatic-heart-disease-network/for-health-professionals/other-resources/document-upload/contact-form/...many of you are already on the list.
Hope to see you there!
Alice
Alice Grainger Gasser | Project Manager | World Heart Federation | 7, rue des Battoirs | P. O. Box 155 | 1211 Geneva 4 | Switzerland | Phone +41 22 807 03 33 | Fax +41 22 807 03 39 | E-mail alice.graingergasser@worldheart.org | Web www.worldheart.org
The World Heart Federation is committed to helping people achieve a longer and better life through prevention and control of heart disease and stroke, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Join us at the World Congress of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2012 | 18-21 April 2012 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |www.worldcardiocongress.org l #WCC2012Dubai
Hoping that many of you will be at the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai next week: http://www.world-heart-federation.org/congress-and-events/world-congress-of-cardiology-scientific-sessions-2012/
I want to highlight the many interesting things that will be going on about RHD there.
Special session: The 2012 WHF guidelines for echocardiographic diagnosis of RHD - a practical application
Friday, 20 April 2012 Ras Al Khaimah, Zone 6 10:30-12:00
Chair Bo Remenyi will lead a discussion with Anita Saxena, Liesl Zühlke and Nigel Wilson
There are many other sessions with RHD content and a real concentration of expertise and commitment: speakers include Jonathan Carapetis, Bongani Mayosi, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Masood Sadiq, Karen Sliwa, Andrew Steer, Craig Sable, and many more. Here are the session names:
Present management and outcomes of acquired paediatric heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease - the latest
Barriers to prevention, control and treatment of rheumatic heart disease
Screening for cardiac disease in the young
Novel approaches in rheumatic valvular disease
PASCAR: The burden of cardiovascular disease in Africa
Lessons from the stop rheumatic heart disease A.S.A.P. programme in Africa
AHN: Concepts of prevention of cardiovascular disease in Africa
PCS: CVD in Pakistan: current status
Rheumatic heart disease in South and Central Asia
Rheumatic heart disease follow up
Rheumatic heart disease: training and awareness
Rheumatic heart disease: treatment
For more details (times, room, speakers) go to the online interactive programme
(http://www.world-heart-federation.org/congress-and-events/world-congress-of-cardiology-scientific-sessions-2012/interactive-scientific-programme/ ): clicking the “list” tab is easiest.
In addition, there will be two events organized by Medtronic Foundation:
IT workshop for RH
Pre-conference event to showcase RHD training modules that have been developed for teachers and students, organized by Medtronic Foundation.
Tuesday, 17 April
12:30-4:00 pm
Fairmont Dubai, Palm Salon 10, 33rd Floor
Facilitator: Gary Selnow
For: Health care professionals working with RHD and interested in a better use of information technology for controlling RHD.
Buffet lunch provided
RHD forum
This event, organized by Medtronic Foundation, provides a platform for sharing best practices in RHD prevention, control and treatment.
Wednesday, 18 April
5:30-9:00 pm (Buffet dinner 5:30-6:30)
DICEC (Congress Venue)
Room A&B, Zone 5, 1st Floor
For: all groups and countries working in the RHD space
Both events require advanced registration: please send an email to Prasanga Hiniduma at prasanga.hiniduma-lokuge@medtronic.com
Finally, there will be an RHD survey at the booth (10 minutes), which gives you a chance to enter a raffle for a free entry to the WCC 2014. Dejuma Yadeta, the person who won the raffle last time (by filling out the survey online...he never went to Beijing!) will be at the Congress to prove that it does work!
http://www.world-heart-federation.org/publications/heart-beat-e-newsletter/heart-beat-october-2010/highlights/rhd-survey-draw-winner/
If you want to be kept in the loop and be part of a growing network of people committed to lowering the burden of RHD, then please sign up on RHDnet at
http://www.world-heart-federation.org/what-we-do/rheumatic-heart-disease-network/for-health-professionals/other-resources/document-upload/contact-form/...many of you are already on the list.
Hope to see you there!
Alice
Alice Grainger Gasser | Project Manager | World Heart Federation | 7, rue des Battoirs | P. O. Box 155 | 1211 Geneva 4 | Switzerland | Phone +41 22 807 03 33 | Fax +41 22 807 03 39 | E-mail alice.graingergasser@worldheart.org | Web www.worldheart.org
The World Heart Federation is committed to helping people achieve a longer and better life through prevention and control of heart disease and stroke, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Join us at the World Congress of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2012 | 18-21 April 2012 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |www.worldcardiocongress.org l #WCC2012Dubai
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