ISVH CHINA holds the second asian pacific congress of ISVH
On June 8th 2007, at the Central Garden Hotel in Beijing, ISVH held it’s second International Chinese Congress in front of over six hundred delegates.
The two day congress was opened by Government officials, including Professors Lisheng Liu from Beijing and Lansheng Gong from Shanghai.
The Congress Chairman, Pr Hongyu Wang (Peoples Hospital, Beijing) opened the Congress with the theme that “early detection of Vascular Disease is a key strategy for healthcare in China, and around the world”.
The first International speaker was Professor John Cockcroft (University of Cardiff, UK). Professor Cockcroft discussed the topic “Arterial Stiffness as a therapeutic target in the management of Vascular Disease”.
The second Speaker was Professor Kenji Takazawa (Tokyo University, Japan) who demonstrated that there are two systolic pressures in the arterial pulse .
A lively discussion followed, enhanced by the presentation by Professor Wang of the first Chinese Arterial Stiffness Evaluation Study (CASE-1), which will be published shortly in the ISVH Journal “Vascular Health and Risk Management”.
ISVH CHINA holds satellite congress in china provinces
Following the immense success of the second ISVH China Congress in Beijing, a second satellite meeting was held in Taiyuan (Shangxi Province) on the 10th June 2007. Taiyuan is situated 600 kms west of Beijing, and over 300 doctors attended this one day Congress.
Such is the continuing success of ISVH China that it was decided to hold ISVH CHINA WEEK, beginning in Beijing in September 2008, to coincide with the Beijing Olympic Games. This week of Congresses will visit all regions of China, as well as Tibet and Mongolia .
Professor John Cockcroft (left) and Professor Hongyu Wang (right) chair the Opening Session of the 2nd International ISVH China Congress in Beijing, June 8th 2007.
Professor John Cockcroft and Professor K. Takazawa
Professor John Cockcroft and Professor K. Takazawa at the entrance to the Congress in Beijing.