Search Tag: Cardiology
2016 28 Apr
Abbott Laboratories is taking over St. Jude Medical Inc. in a deal worth $25 bln that will create a giant in the cardio-related devices market. The two NYSE-listed companies said in a joint announcement that the combination will “create a premier medical device leader and strengthen Abbott’s long-term growth potential.” They added that the...Read more
2016 12 May
The EuroCMR meeting has become the largest and most important CMR meeting in Europe with an increasing number of attendees, faculty and exhibitors from all over the world. Overall the meeting is now 2.5 days long including joint sessions with the other sections of the EACVI, with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), the European...Read more
2016 31 May
The CVREP Foundation in a scientific collaboration with the Cardiology Department – Alexandria University would like to welcome you to participate in CardioAlex 2016 which will be held from 31 May till 3 June 2016. Through the past 15 years, many generations had many challenges to build the Great CardioAlex till it reached the international level. CardioAlex...Read more
2016 27 Feb
The case for coordination of cardiology services across the care continuum would seem to be compelling, given the complex needs of cardiac patients. Siloing cardiac care can lead to fragmented treatment, increased costs and lowering of quality. However, in practice this collaboration and coordination can be difficult to implement. Barriers to care...Read more
2016 27 Feb
Every week HealthManagement.org publishes top healthcare management, leadership and best practice news of the week in dedicated newsletters. We know you’re busy, so we do all the work and pick the best three stories to send you. Read on for a variety of topics that piqued record interest recently and pick up pointers for running your team, department,...Read more
2016 17 May
What makes EuroPCR unique Networking Step out of your daily work environment, the world is full of physicians similar to you. It is certainly rewarding to take a step back from the day-to-day grind and to share and debate your ideas.Each year at EuroPCR partnerships are forged, research projects are born and career opportunities are created.EuroPCR...Read more
2016 25 Jan
Dr Michael Nurok is the medical director of the Cardiac-Surgical Intensive Care Unit within the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, he was instrumental in creating the first Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, and served as the unit’s first...Read more
2016 29 May
EuroCVP 2016, the 4th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group for Cardiovascular Pharmacology, will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel on 29-30 May, 2016. EuroCVP 2016 will focus on these and other key treatment breakthroughs and provide up to date discussions regarding the clinical applicability and significance of new drugs and...Read more
2016 08 Jul
The Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology meetings are increasingly considered as one of the most relevant exchange platforms for basic and translational cardiovascular biology. Our Programme is designed to be cross-disciplinary, both between and within sessions, to emphasise underlying scientific developments important to cardiovascular biology.Read more
2016 15 Oct
The annual meeting of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association of the ESC is the prime scientific event for all health care professionals working in acute cardiac care. This meeting brings together cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, internists, cardiac surgeons, nurses, paramedics and other allied professionals who care for acutely...Read more
2016 05 May
DUE TO SECURITY CONCERN THIS EVENT GOT CANCELLED Welcome to EuroPRevent 2016, the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation’s ( EACPR ) showcase congress, where leading experts will get together in an international forum to present their research and share knowledge. Join us in the stunning city of Istanbul...Read more
2016 05 Jan
Promoting Management and Leadership in Healthcare Ima ging Editor-In-Chief P rof . L luí s Dono s o Bac h Hospital Clinic – University Of Barcelona, Spain Honorary Board Member P rof . I a in M c c a ll UK (Retired) Editorial Board Members P rof . St ephen B akerRead more
2015 26 Dec
2015 saw the approval of numerous cardiovascular medicines and devices providing clinicians with advanced and new treatment options. Healthmanagement.org previously reported the top five stories in cardiology this year and now presents some more highlights in this segment: See also: 2015 in Review: Top 5 Stories in Cardiology FDA Approvals...Read more
2016 22 Feb
The Cardiology Department of the Military Medical Academy together with the Egyptian Society of Cardiology have the honor to invite you to CardioEgypt2016, the largest most comprehensive Annual Cardiovascular Congress in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa that will be held at Fairmont Heliopolis hotel during the period from 22nd – 25th February 2016....Read more
2015 02 Dec
Bringing Benefits To the Patient and the Care Provider Keeping up with the rapid pace of change in today’s connected world requires ongoing innovation and improvement. This is especially true in the highly technical world of interventional cardiology, where physicians are increasingly using cutting-edge technologies to perform minimally...Read more
2015 02 Dec
Over the years, EuroEcho-Imaging has grown more and more to become the world’s largest cardiovascular imaging congress. This year’s main themes are ‘ cardiomyopathies ’ and ‘ early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease ’. The aim of EuroEcho-Imaging will be to create an exciting forum, in which both clinicians and scientists can present and discuss ...Read more
2016 06 Feb
This winter in South Florida, join the 28th Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) for another scientific program so impactful it promises to change the way endovascular specialists of all disciplines practice medicine in the year ahead, and beyond. From the fundamentals to the frontiers, ISET will take deep-dives and controversial...Read more
2015 10 Nov
According to a study led by Duke Medicine, there still exist major differences in pay and job characteristics between male and female cardiologists despite efforts to increase gender diversity in this segment. The findings were presented at the annual American Heart Association meeting and will be published in the Journal of the American College of...Read more
2015 12 Nov
Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies update the data pertaining to heart disease. The 2015 data shows that cardiovascular disease is the leading global cause of death, accounting for 17.3 million deaths per...Read more
2015 15 Sep
According to a study published in JACC: Heart Failure, Michigan hospitals that participated in the American College of Cardiology's "See you in 7" programme demonstrated important reductions in 30-day readmission rates for Medicare heart failure patients as compared to hospitals that were not part of the programme despite only modest increases in...Read more
2015 10 Dec
Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development is an accredited, not-for-profit school within Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Mayo Clinic believes that the needs of the patient come first. Therefore, Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development maintains a commitment to and tradition of developing and maintaining distinguished educational...Read more
2016 11 Mar
Echo Revolution is designed to provide a practical review of the current uses and limitations of two-dimensional echocardiography, Doppler and color flow imaging in the assessment of adult myocardial, ischemic, pericardial, and valvular disease. Traditional topics in the field of echocardiography including assessment of systolic and diastolic function,...Read more
2015 02 Sep
The ESC Congress this year broke all previous records in attendance with nearly 32,773 registrations. Delegates from all over the world attended the Congress this year, bringing forth the latest medical research and the most advanced updates in the field of Cardiology. As pointed out by ESC President, Professor Fausto Pinto, from Portugal. 40 percent...Read more
2015 24 Aug
Interview with Prof. Geneviève Derumeaux Chairperson - ESC Congress 2014-2016 Programme Committee The spotlight at this year’s ESC Congress is ‘Environment and the Heart’. How important is the environment in cardiology and what do cardiologists need to know? Despite epidemiological findings showing increased air pollution related cardiovascular...Read more
2015 21 Aug
Agfa HealthCare presents consolidated strategy for Enterprise Imaging for Cardiology at ESC Congress 2015 Solutions provide rapid access to clinically relevant images, and advanced reporting, post-processing and collaboration tools E nterprise Imaging for Cardiology is a completely unified, sophisticated imaging platform. It includes...Read more