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Joint UK/SA Cardiovascular Research Workshop
In collaboration with the British Society for Cardiovascular Research (BSCR), the South African Society for Cardiovascular Research (SASCAR) is organizing a joint workshop, which will be held in London, 6-10th December 2010. The main purpose of this 1st Joint UK/SA Cardiovascular Research Workshop is to highlight the work of our young researchers and to promote fruitful cardiovascular research collaborations between the United Kingdom and South Africa.
The Lancet review endorses Drugs for the Heart
Lionel H Opie and Bernard J Gersh’s book Drugs for the Heart (7th edition, Saunders/Elsevier, 2009) gets an enthusiastic recommendation in the August 15, 2009 edition of The Lancet (Vol 374). The reviewer, Kim Eagle, says: “This new edition is even better than the last, and that one was good.”
HeFSSA AGM
Dear HeFSSA member, it is my pleasure to report back on an eventful past few months for the society.
The HeFSSA AGM was held during the SA Heart Association Congress (August 2010) and culminated in the election of a new executive for period ending at SA Heart Congress 2012. Shirley Middlemost has decided to step down and I want to thank her for her contribution to furthering the cause of HF in South Africa.
HeFSSA National GP Heart Failure Educational Meetings
The Heart Failure Society of South Africa, as part of our vision, invests in the education of General Practitioners. This year, HeFSSA launched an exciting 3-Module CPD accredited course on Heart Failure for General Practitioners.
The program consisted of a total of 15 meetings in major centers across South Africa and approximately 200 GP's attended in total.
HeFSSA @ SA Heart Congress 2010
The SA Heart Congress 2010, organized by the SA Heart Association Branch under the chairmanship of Eric Klug (our HeFSSA Vice-president) whom also represented HeFSSA with assistance from the various Special Interest groups, proved to be a big success. The congress focused on holistic health care and with a special focus on cardiology in females on Women's Day. We would like to thank and congratulate Eric on a sterling job!)
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Working Group
July 2009 – The new working Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Working Group of the Heart Failure Association of the European Cardiac Society had its first meeting in congress in Nice France.
Aims of the PPCM study group
To establish a platform where the current knowledge of PPCM based on international experimental and clinical studies is summarised and regularly updated, for example in the form of consensus papers.
Newsletter 8 – November 2007
This edition showcases the work HeFSSA has done over the last 12 months, including “The Fellows Workshop”, which focuses on echocardiography, the PASCAR congress held in Nairobi, HeFSSA.org updates and HeFSSA’s close collaboration with industry.
Newsletter 7 – June 2007
Highlights include a report back from the PASCAR conference and interesting data from the Heart Of Soweto Registry.
Newsletter 6 – April 2007
Highlights include a new section in the website "Life with Chronic Heart Failure" , planing for the Heart to Heart Congress 2007 at Suncity, topics to be covered at the joint meeting of PASCAR/Kenyan Cardiac Society/HeFSSA, and an invitation to submit articles for the 2007 SAHA Annual Congress Issue of the SAHA Journal.
Newsletter 5 – January 2007
Highlights include the announcement of the HeFSSA executive committee for the next two-year period, plans for the joint meeting of PASCAR/Kenyan Cardiac Society/HeFSSA, and an invitation to submit articles for the 2007 SAHA Annual Congress Issue of the SAHA Journal.
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