This year’s celebration, which marks the 10th year milestone of the World Heart Day commemoration, carries the theme “Workplace Wellness”, and aims to use the workplace to promote long-term behavioural changes that will benefit employers, employees and communities. Research has shown that workplace-wellness programmes have benefits for both employees and employers, by improving health, productivity and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. At this 10-year milestone, the PHA joins the WHF in urging government, healthcare professionals, employers and individuals to reduce the burden of heart disease and stroke. This year, World Heart Day will encourage everyone to take responsibility for their own heart health and say “I work with heart”.
Activites include a Heart Fair which features an aerobics exercise program, basic CPR mass demonstrations and free risk-factor screening services for local cholesterol screening, body mass index, BP monitoring, waist circumference measurement, and ECG. Lectures about healthy lifestyle, heart healthy diet, prevention of heart diseases, and cardiac rehabilitation will be given.
APSAVD Congress/AAS ASM 2010 - Abstract close date extended to July 30
Abstract submissions for the Asian Pacific Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Diseases (APSAVD) 2010 Congress-Australian Atherosclerosis Society (AAS) 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting are now extended to July 30. You may only submit your abstracts online.
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, in coordination with Mayo Clinic USA, will hold the CUHK-Mayo Clinic-Asia Cardiovascular Summit on March 26-27, Hong Kong. Consultants and trainees are invited to submit research abstracts for presentation. Accepted abstracts will be published as a supplement to the International Journal of Cardiology andabstract presenters will enjoy waiver on registration fees. Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 31 August 2010. Visit www.mect.cuhk.edu.hk/cardiology for details.
3rd AsiaPac Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions
The 3rd Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions will be held on October 28-30, 2010, in Jeju Island Korea. Abstract submission deadline is June 30, 2010. Deadline for pre-registration is Sept. 15, 2010. Log on to www.aphrs2010.org for details.
