2nd Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Conference

**Earlybird Deadline: 23 June 2014** **Oral Submission Deadline: 23 June 2014**

Scientific programme endorsed by the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Key Sessions

1. Risk Assessment and Prevention
2. Global Concepts in CVD Prevention and Newer Guidelines
3. Guidelines for Europe and America: Understanding the Differences (Organised by EACPR)
4. Monitoring CVD Prevention Efforts
5. Are Current Guidelines Relevant or Helpful?
6. Moving Forward to Promote Prevention in Developing Countries

Educational Objectives

After this meeting, it is hoped that delegates will be able to:

1. Understand the key features of the current European and American Guidelines on CVD prevention, their relevance to Europe and America, and adaptability for developing countries.
2. Understand the cycle of evidence-based guidelines, implementation, and evaluation/monitoring.
3. Understand the rationale for and limitations of risk assessment, screening for CVD and their role in prevention.
4. Examine the key evidence behind specific lifestyle recommendations for CVD prevention.
5. Examine new and emerging therapies and their efficacy and potential role in CVD prevention.

Target Audience

This conference is aimed at Cardiologists, internal medicine professionals, primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, exercise physiologists, dieticians, pharmacists, pharmaceutical/medical device scientists, medical residents and fellows, medical students, public health/epidemiology students.

Confirmed Speakers

Stephan Gielen President, EACPR Shanthi Mendis Head for Non-communicable Diseases, World Heart Federation Kathryn Taubert American Heart Association Maciej Banach Polish Lipid Association Helmut Gohlke Bad Krozingen Heart-Center Kornelia Kotseva Imperial College London Larry Sperling Emory Healthcare Yaakov Henkin Soroka University Medical Center