WORLD HEART FEDERATION ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME FOR CONGRESS, FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTSThe World Heart Federation has released the preliminary programme of the next World Congress of Cardiology, which will take place 18-21 May 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The preliminary programme may be viewed at www.worldcardiocongress.org. At the same time, it has announced the call for abstracts. The deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to 15 October 2007. Numerous sessions plannedThere will be more than 250 scientific sessions at the congress, including plenary sessions, symposia, debates, workshops and clinical seminars. “Delegates will have the opportunity to share and learn about the latest scientific advances in the management of cardiovascular diseases and to review effective approaches to tackling the rising burden of cardiovascular disease globally”, said World Heart Federation President Shahryar Sheikh and World Congress of Cardiology President Horacio Faella. Among the broad topic categories to be covered are:
The preliminary programme vouches for the “breadth and reach” of the topics that will be covered at the congress, Dr Sheikh and Dr Faella said. They continued, “The main objective of the scientific programme is to feature globally relevant topics in the diagnosis, management and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Building on this strong scientific knowledge, another key objective is to address public policy and advocacy topics related to cardiovascular disease. Through this sharing of science, the congress fosters capacity building and extends partnerships that create a dynamic global effort to address the burden of heart disease and stroke”. The sessions will be presented in English, except for several symposia to be presented in Spanish. The Spanish-language symposia will be presented by the South American Society of Cardiology. Simultaneous translation will be made available in key sessions. The preliminary programme was released at the Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, 1-5 September 2007 in Vienna, Austria. Call for abstracts extendedTo submit an abstract by the 15 October 2007 deadline, visit www.worldcardiocongress.org. Click on “ABSTRACT SUBMISSION”. Read the submission guidelines and complete the form. Click on “register to submit”. Abstracts received by other means – fax, post, e-mail, etc -- will be rejected. Each submission should be in English and contain no more than 500 words. | |||||||
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