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AAS E-News
April 2008
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AAS and Pfizer Awareness Campaign Community surveys show that
there is a general lack of concern about checking blood cholesterol levels.
This reflects a lack of awareness of the importance of atherosclerosis and a
corresponding greater fear of cancer than coronary disease. To meet this gap
in coronary prevention, a National Cholesterol Awareness Campaign employing
radio, TV and press media was launched in late February 2008. The campaign
reached 5 million people throughout Australia and was endorsed by FH-AAS,
given that the overall strategy aimed to increase awareness about
hypercholesteroalemia and by implication FH. While population screening for
FH is less cost-effective than cascade screening, identifying index cases is
the starting point in prevention. Looked at this way, if 5% of the audience
reached went to have their cholesterol checked, roughly 500 cases of FH could
have been identified nationwide, from which effective cascade screening of
close relatives might have yielded another 1000 cases. If all received
recommended dietary advice and statin therapy, a significant number of heart
attacks could be prevented in the future. While this projection requires to
be demonstrated, it was a great initiative by Pfizer that aimed to improve
the health outcomes of many Australians. Thanks are also due to members of
the AAS executive who commented on and supported the initiative. Gerald Watts Chair, FH-AAS |
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AAS Annual Scientific Meeting 2008 28 – 31 October 2008 Swiss Grand Hotel Bondi Beach, New South Wales Further information coming soon! |
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International Atherosclerosis Society Please click here to view the March
E-Newsletter. Please click here to
view the March Literature E-Newsletter. |
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International Vascular Biology Meeting 2008 1-5
June 2008, Sydney, Australia Please click here
for more information on this meeting. A reminder to register now for the International Vascular
Biology Meeting (IVBM2008, June 1-5, Sydney). Details of the final Scientific
Programme and how to register for the meeting can be found at www.ivbm2008.com. ·
The 5 day IVBM Scientific Programme features
128 separate ·
Talks spanning the latest developments in
Vascular Biology, through ·
7 Plenary Sessions (with 14 confirmed Plenary
Speakers) ·
18 x 2 hour Symposia Workshops (with 38
confirmed Invited Speakers and 68 Oral Presentations from submitted
Abstracts) ·
2 Satellite Symposia (8 Invited Speakers) ·
3 separate Poster Sessions |
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Atherothrombosis IVBM Satellite Meeting: The
Disease Continuum 6 – 7 June 2008, Baker Heart Research
Institute, Melbourne Please click here
for more information on this meeting. |
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APSAVD Congress 2008 25 – 28 September 2008 http://hkfrdd.org/apsavd-emw2008/ - The website is
currently under construction and should be running by
next week! Program includes ·
Diabetes, obesity and energy metabolism ·
Chronic kidney disease and emerging risk
factors ·
Genetics, stem cells and angiogenesis ·
Hypertension, lipids and targets for risk
factor control ·
Sociology, lifestyle and atherothrombosis
Call
for abstracts is now open! A late breaking session has been scheduled for
delegates wishing to present their latest clinical trial data in
atherosclerosis and/or metabolic disease research. Enquiries CMPMedica Pacific Limited Unit 901-903, AXA Centre, 151 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong
Kong SAR
Fax: (852) 2559 6910 Email: apsavd-emw2008@med.cuhk.edu.hk |
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The 2nd World Congress on Controversies in
Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy) 30
October – 2 November 2008, Barcelona, Spain Please click here for more information on this meeting. |
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XV International Symposium on
Atherosclerosis 14 – 18 June 2009, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Please click here for more information on this meeting. |
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