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From the Editors Promoting Cardiovascular Education, Research, People and Places THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCES VOL. 1 · NO. 1 · Pages 1-12, 2002 Editorial Team From The Editors Editor: In order to recognize people of significant stature in Ivan Berkowitz, Canada cardiovascular sciences, the Academy has intro- Assistant Editors: duced Distinguished Achievement Awards (for pro- Ian Dixon, Canada moting cardiovascular education and research Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Canada throughout the world). First presentation of these awards was made at the World Congress in Editorial Board: Winnipeg in 2001, to Jacques Genest and Ruth Otoni Gomes, Brazil Collins-Nakai. Suresh Gupta, India Keld Kjeldsen, Denmark During Executive Director Naranjan Dhalla’s recent Ricky Man, Hong Kong visit to Japan, he developed a plan for the Peter McLennan, Australia St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, Academy’s first regional affiliation. He confirmed Dennis McNamara, USA Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with the Japanese Working Group on Cardiac Bohuslav Ostadal, Czech Rep. Structure and Metabolism with 350 members to Grant Pierce, Canada he Academy has established Cardiovascular become the International Academy of Arie Pinson, Israel Network as the Official Bulletin to promote Cardiovascular Sciences – Japan Section. Pawan Singal, Canada T education, research, people and places. An The Academy appreciates the support of the Bramah Singh, USA enthusiastic editorial team has been put together to American Heart Association which provided a booth Nobuakira Takeda, Japan publish this bulletin three times each year. It is our at the AHA Conference in Anaheim, November 2001. hope that we will be able to serve the cardiovascu- The Academy will also exhibit at the 11th In This Issue lar community throughout the world by insuring International Congress on Cardiovascular exchanges of ideas and networking. The CV Network Pharmacotherapy, May 18 – 21, 2002, in Montreal, 1 From the Editors will also be available on the Academy web site: Quebec, the 22nd ISHR European Section Annual www.heart.academy.org Meeting, July 3 – 6, 2002, in Szeged, Hungary and the 2 Founding Directors & Officers Since its founding in 1996, the Academy has been ISHR - North American Section 24th Annual Meeting, sponsoring 3 – 5 scientific conferences per year, at July 24-27, 2002, in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 2 Official Journals different places in the world. Meetings of the found- The Academy leaders have begun approaching 3 Mission Statement & ing directors have been held at least once a year to potential sources of the funding which will sustain Objectives develop strategies. These efforts have resulted in an endowment fund to assure the long-term viabili- two official journals being sponsored by the 4 People & Places ty of our efforts to promote cardiovascular educa- Academy. The 1st World Congress of The Academy, tion, research, people and places. 6 Remembering Someone under the chairmanship of Otoni Gomes, will be Special held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, October 11 – 13, We take pride in sharing with you that the hard work invested by the Founding Directors and 6 Living Legends 2003. Between now and then, there are several other scientific meetings planned. The Academy Officers over the past six years has positioned the 7 World Heart Conference was a partner in hosting the immensely successful Academy for a dynamic growth curve. We ask you to 10 Academy – Japan Section XVII World Congress of the International Society for think of CV Network as your own. Please forward Meeting Heart Research at the superb facilities of the newsworthy items to the Editor, which we will be Winnipeg Convention Centre, July 6 - 11, 2001. pleased to publish and add to the web site. 10 Ottawa Heart Institute: 25th Anniversary EDITORIAL OFFICE: Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, 11 Conference Calendar Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba 3006 - 351 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2A6 Canada · Tel: (204) 228-3193 · Fax: (204) 233-6723 e-mail the Editor: [email protected] · Academy web site: www.heartacademy.org FOUNDING DIRECTORS & OFFICERS Norman Alpert, Burlington, USA K. Gopal Nair, Bombay, India Administrative Structure of the International Academy of Giuseppe Ambrosio, Perugia, Italy Bohuslav Ostadal, Prague, Czech Republic Cardiovascular Sciences Piero Anversa, Valhalla, USA Grant N. Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada President Colin Bloor, La Jolla, USA Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, Los Angeles, USA Howard Morgan, Winfield, USA Vice President Roberto Bolli, Louisville, USA Edson A. Saad, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Stephen Vatner, Hackensack, USA Horacio E. Cingolani, La Plata, Argentina Ismail Sallam, Cairo, Egypt Vice President Norman Alpert, Burlington, USA Naranjan S. Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada Bal K. Sharma, Chandigarh, India Chairman, Board of Directors Ian M.C. Dixon, Winnipeg, Canada Pawan K. Singal, Winnipeg, Canada Makoto Nagano, Tokyo, Japan Raul Domenech, Santiago, Chile Bramah Singh, Los Angeles, USA Executive Director and CEO Naranjan S. Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada Sidney Goldstein, Detroit, USA Jan Slezak, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Director of Finance Otoni Gomes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Nobuakira Takeda, Tokyo, Japan Vladimir N. Smirnov, Moscow, Russia Chide Han, Beijing, China Director of Education Edmund H. Sonnenblick, Bronx, USA Pawan K. Singal, Winnipeg, Canada Wilbert J. Keon, Ottawa, Canada Nobuakira Takeda, Tokyo, Japan Director of Scientific Affairs Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum, Winnipeg, Canada Grant N. Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada Paul M. Vanhoutte, Courbevoie, France Director of Corporate Affairs Keld Kjeldsen, Copenhagen, Denmark Stephen Vatner, Pittsburgh, USA Ian M. C. Dixon, Winnipeg, Canada Jos M. J. Lamers, Rotterdam, Director of Public Affairs Richard A. Walsh, Cincinnati, USA The Netherlands Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum, Winnipeg, Canada Terrance Montague, Pointe-Claire, Canada Karl Werdan, Halle/Salle, Germany Director of Development Ivan Berkowitz, Winnipeg, Canada Howard Morgan, Winfield, USA James T. Willerson, Houston, USA Administrative Assistant Makoto Nagano, Tokyo, Japan Magdi Yacoub, London, England Susan Zettler, Winnipeg, Canada Official Journals of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences 1) EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY 2) JOURNAL of CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY and (Editor: B. Ostadal) THERAPEUTICS • An international, English language, peer review journal cov- (Editor: B. Singh) ering all aspects of cardiology from basic science to clinical Four times a year, this respected publication brings critical trials and reviews. evaluation and discussion to pharmacologic and therapeutic • Controlled by an internationally renowned editorial board advances in the treatment of cardiovascular disease comprising leading cardiologists from Europe, North America For details, please contact the publisher: and around the world. WESTMINSTER PUBLICATIONS For more info please visit the site of the publisher: Telephone: (516) 759 0025 Fax: (516) 759 5524 PULSUS GROUP: E-mail: [email protected] http://www.pulsus.com/ecc http://www.westminsterpublications.com 2 MISSION STATEMENT AND OBJECTIVES Our Mission of the Academy. The number of Fellows c) holding scientific symposia on focussed will not exceed 250 at any given time. To promote cardiovascular education of pro- topics of current interest fessionals and lay people and to recognize d) developing news bulletins highlighting c) Corporate Members: Any corporation major cardiovascular achievement through- different programs of cardiovascular cen- or organization which shares the mission out the world. tres and institutes all over the world of the Academy and willing to support its activities will be invited to become e) publishing cardiovascular journals, The Academy Corporate Members. books and symposia proceedings as well as The International Academy of developing an interactive Web Site - Cardiovascular Sciences was founded in d) Patrons and Supporters: Any individual www.heartacademy.org - for promoting car- 1996 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, who shares the mission of the Academy diovascular education Manitoba, Canada. Established by renowned and is willing to support its activities will Cardiovascular Scientists, Surgeons and be invited to become part of the Academy Cardiologists, the Academy provides the in an appropriate category. 3. To increase public awareness with respect organizational structure for the world-wide to cardiovascular health and disease by: sharing of research and education informa- Objectives: a) making the general public aware of the tion in the field of heart health. cardiovascular risk factors by holding pub- 1. To promote the scientific basis for the lic seminars and lectures practice of cardiology and cardiovascular Although great strides have been made in surgery by: improving the death rate from heart disease, a) organizing Cardiovascular Teach-ins all b) expressing views on cardiovascular issues heart attacks and related problems are still over the world for continued education of through national and international media the number one killer. The Academy practicing physicians, surgeons and believes that a fundamental problem is the experimental cardiologists c) cooperating with national government, lack of transmission of knowledge to the public and private agencies concerned with public. Research has found answers but the b) establishing cardiovascular forums in improving cardiovascular health
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