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Newsletter
Newsletter No 3 [September 2007]
ISVH Sponsored an Expert
Forum Workshop, which was held in Paris in
November 2006. Over 80 World experts attended, and the scientific
sessions took the form of three debates:
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ASH... |
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As Chairman of
the International Society for Vascular Health (ISVH), I am
delighted to announce the formation of an agreement between ISVH
and ASH (American Society of Hypertension). A joint ASH-ISVH
Symposium will be held during the ASH Congress in New Orleans,
May 13th 2008. This symposium will feature the
world’s experts in Vascular Health and will debate the subject
of:
“Global
Challenges to improve vascular health worldwide”.
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Full details
will be posted shortly on the ISVH website:
www.isvh.net and in the next edition of Vascular Health &
Risk Management. |
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CHINA... |
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ISVH held its
second China Congress in two cities (Beijing and Taiyuan),
attracting over 1000 delegates, in June 2007.
The Co-Chairmen
were Professor
John Cockcroft (UK) and Prpfesspr
Kenji Takazawa (Japan), and China President: Professor
Hongju Wang (Beijing).
The Beijing
Congress was opened by the Chinese Minister of Health, and
Chaired by Professor
Gong of Shanghai. Next year, in parallel with the Beijing
Olympic Games, ISVH will hold a China Week from August 08 to 15,
2008, with Symposia in Shanghai, Beijing, Tibet and Mongolia, as
well as in Mainland China. Over 2.000 doctors are expected to
subscribe to this ISVH China Week, and we welcome ISVH Members
from all over the world to attend. |
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AUSTRALASIA... |
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The first
Congress was held in May 2007 in Melbourne, with ISVH President,
Professor
James Cameron. Details of this and the China Congress can be
found on the ISVH
Website.
A Second ISVH
Congress will be held in October 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. |
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NEW ISVH Regional Committees: |
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ISVH will
launch Regional Committees in 2008 in Japan and USA.
The Japan ISVH
will arrange meetings in 2008 and an International Meeting in
2010. |
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ISVH AT ESH
ISVH
participated at ESH June 2007, and distributed invitations to its
forthcoming events
ISVH and Guidelines:
ISVH
will actively participate in International Guidelines on Vascular
Health, and will publish these in the ISVH journal: “Vascular
Health and Risk Management”. |
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