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THE FUTURE OF HEART HEALTH
SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Program Co-chairs: Grant Pierce and Alan Menkis
"Global Issues - From the Adipocyte to Community Policies and Children's Education" -
Valentin Fuster - President, World Heart Federation, New York NY.
"Can We Live For 150 Years?" - Robert Roberts, Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa ON
"Can We Eliminate Heart Disease" - Peter Liu, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
"Prevention Will Reduce Heart Disease More Than Any Other Factor" - Salim Yusuf, McMaster University, Hamilton ON
"How Can We Afford Health Care in the Future?" - Roger Evans, Rochester MN
"Keynote" Address" - Sir Magdi Yacoub, President-Elect of International Academy
of Cardiovascular Sciences, London, England
"Potential Stem Cell-Based Therapies: A Veritable Revolution" - Roberto Bolli, University of Louisville, Louisville KY
"The Future of Mechanical Heart Assist Devices. Can They Be Permanent? Are They Ever
Practical?" - Walter Dembitsky, Sharpe Memorial Hospital, San Diego CA
"Cardiovascular Physiologic and Molecular Imaging" - A. Jamil Tajik, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale AZ
"The Medical and Public Health Impact of Cardiovascular Disease in Children: Globally Under-appreciated and
Under-financed" - Edward Kaplan, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
"Heart Disease in Women - Where it's Going and The Challenges
Ahead" - Noel Bairey Merz, Cedar-Sinai Heart Center, Los Angeles CA
"Do We Know What We Know" - Hugh Smith, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
"The Role of Industry in Research & Development & Health Care. How Will It Look
20 Years from Now?" - Calvin Stiller, London, ON
"Health Challenges of the World in 2050"- Henry Friesen - Winnipeg MB
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To obtain a copy of the set of 3 DVDs - $50 USD
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Please contact Ivan
Berkowitz for more information.
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