AMERICAN BOARD OF CARDIOLOGY
DEDICATED TO
OUR MISSION:
TO EMPHASIZE AND PROMOTE EXCELLENCE AND
ETHICS IN CARDIOLOGY
AND HUMANITARIANISM IN ALL ASPECTS OF
MEDICINE
APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS FOR 2009-2018:
APPOINTMENTS CONFERRED SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER OF 2009
RESOLVED JUNE, 2009: INCLUSION OF NEW MEMBERS REPRESENTING
CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY,
CERTIFIED AND NON-CERTIFIED CARDIOLOGISTS,
INTERNIST-CARDIOLOGISTS,
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGISTS,
ALLOPATHIC AND OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS,
RESOLVED SEPTEMBER, 2009: INCLUSION OF NEW MEMBERS REPRESENTING
CARDIAC AND THORACIC SURGERY
EXPANDED NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
THREE MEDICAL ETHICS MINISTRY ADVISORS
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF CARDIOLOGY COMMENDS
EMPHASIS ON HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE
WE AGREE THAT COMPUTERIZED MEDICINE CAN NEVER REPLACE KINDNESS, EMPATHY,
AND NO COMPUTER EXAM EVER EVALUATED BEDSIDE MANNER
THE PROPOSED FREE MEDICAL CLINIC FOR THE POOR IN TABAC CITY, BICOL REGION,
PHILIPPINES, IS PARTICULARLY ENDORSED. THE REGION SUFFERED THE GREATEST DAMAGE
FROM RECENT HURRICANE DEVASTATION. VOLUNTEER PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED
FROM ALL MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. IN THE PAST, THE CONGREGATION OF RELIGIOUS MEDICAL
MINISTRIES HAS WORKED ON BEHALF OF VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA. IN PARTICULAR,
COMPONENT MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES INCLUDED
PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING WORLD CHRISTIAN CHILDRENS CRUSADE, WORLDWIDE
MINISTRIES OF JESUS CHRIST, MINISTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF THE
EPIPHANY,
AND ALL PHYSICIANS OF GOODWILL AND BELIEF IN MEDICINE AS A HUMANITARIAN
PROFESSION WITH EMPHASIS ON KINDNESS, RELIGIOUS, AND FAMILY VALUE IDEALS, AND
DEDICATION TO THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING, HELP WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AND THE FINDING
AND APPLICATION OF CURES FOR THE DISEASES OF MANKIND.
AMERICAN BOARD OF
CARDIOLOGY
ADDRESS FOR ALL
MAIL CORRESPONDENCE:
304 NEWBURY STREET
SUITE 309
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02115
THE
AMERICAN BOARD OF CARDIOLOGY IN CONCERT WITH THE CONGREGATION OF RELIGIOUS
MEDICAL MINISTRIES, THE WORLD CHRISTIAN CHILDREN'S CRUSADE AGAINST THE MURDER OF
STREET CHILDREN IN LATIN AMERICA, AND THE WORLDWIDE MINISTRIES OF JESUS CHRIST,
HAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A HOMELESS SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN IN SOUTHERN NEVADA,
A RECREATIONAL CENTER FOR TEENAGERS AND CHILDREN IN NORTH LAS VEGAS, AND WORK TO
FOCUS THE CONSCIENCE OF THE WORLD ON THE MURDERING OF STREET CHILDREN IN
HONDURAS AND OTHER LATIN COUNTRIES, AND WE BELIEVE THIS HUMANITARIAN, MEDICAL,
RELIGIOUS APPROACH IS ALSO EXEMPLIFIED BY OUR DEVELOPING PLANS FOR HUMANITARIAN
MEDICAL MISSIONS AND FREE CLINICS TO HELP THE POOR IN HURRICANE-DEVASTATED TABAC
CITY IN THE BICOL REGION OF SOUTHEAST LUZON IN THE PHILIPPINES.
MEDICAL CONFERENCES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
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Conference
on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Jan
25-27, 2012 The Transapical Approach to Aortic Valve Implantation
Jan
30, 2012 Complex
PCI: A Live Demonstration Course Feb
23-25, 2012 May
4-5, 2012 May
28-30, 2012 Transcatheter
Valve Therapies (TVT) 2012 Jun
2-5, 2012 Transcatheter
Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2012 Oct
22-26, 2012 Future CRF Events Transcatheter
Valve Therapies (TVT) 2013 Jun
12-15, 2013 Transcatheter
Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2013 Oct
28-Nov 1, 2013
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STOCK
2011 Description
: The
aim of the Stock meetings is to bring together world leading experts to
discuss a focused topic related to obesity. This years meeting will focus
on the topic of Obesity: Lessons from Evolution and the Environment. |
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RHYTHM Description
: The
RHYTHM2011 scientific program, dedicated to Arrhythmias & Heart
Failure:New Insights & Technological Advances. |
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Heart
Rhythm Society 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions 2011 (HRS 2011) Description
: The
Heart Rhythm 2011 Program Committee is working diligently to bring
together a program that includes internationally known experts and the
latest advances in research and technology in arrhythmia management. |
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EuroPRevent
2011 Description
: This
year’s theme of the congress will be “Cardiovascular Prevention a
global challenge from science to practice”. Experts will discuss and
present fascinating achievements in cardiovascular prevention obtained
either in basic and translational science or in the implementation. |
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4th
Annual Sudden Cardiac Arrest: From Awareness to Prevention 2011 Description
: This
program will provide attendees with information on clinical pathways to
capture those at risk for SCA. In addition, discussion of various disease
states such as congestive heart failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and
their relation to SCA will take place |
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18th
Annual Echocardiographic Workshop on 2-D and Doppler Echocardiography 2011 Description
: This
program will provide a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art 2-D,
Doppler and transesophageal echocardiography with a strong emphasis on
newer and more rapidly changing areas. |
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Artery Description
: It
will follow on from previous highly successful ARTERY meetings, which have
established a tradition in the field. ARTERY 10 will cover an expanded
list of topics related to large artery structure and function through
keynote lectures, abstract presentations and practical demonstrations. |
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ERS
Annual Congress Description
: Research
and practice in respiratory medicine, from cell and molecular biology,
through clinical diagnosis and management to prevention of public health.
Some specific sessions will be translated simultaneously into Spanish. |
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British
Hypertension Society Description
: Ithas
a track record of producing internationally renowned guidelines for the
management of hypertension which are widely adopted in primary care in the
UK and elsewhere. |
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Stroke
and Atrial Fibrillation Description
: Risks,
prevention and management of stroke in AF patients. |
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Cardiac
Regulatory Mechanisms ·
Description
: It
is for scientists interested in cellular and molecular mechanisms
regulating the normal and diseased heart. ·
TCT
2011: Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 23rd Annual Scientific
Symposium November
7-11, 2011; San Francisco, California October
16-18, 2011; London, United Kingdom ·
Canadian
Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) 2011 October
22-26, 2011; Vancouver, British Columbia ·
Obesity
2011: The Obesity Society 29th Annual Scientific Meeting October
1-5, 2011; Orlando, Florida ·
25th
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting
October
1-5, 2011; Lisbon, Portugal ·
North
American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI) 39th Annual Meeting
September
24-27, 2011; Baltimore, Maryland ·
Heart
Failure Society of America (HFSA) 15th Annual Scientific Meeting
September
18-21, 2011; Boston, Massachusetts September
19-20, 2011; New York, New York ·
European
Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 47th Annual Meeting
September
12-16, 2011; Lisbon, Portugal ·
European
Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2011 August
27-31, 2011; Paris, France ·
EAS
2011: The 79th European Atherosclerosis Society Congress June
26-29, 2011; Gothenburg, Sweden ·
EHRA-EUROPACE
2011: The Annual Meeting of the European Heart Rhythm Association
June
26-29, 2011; Madrid, Spain ·
American
Diabetes Association (ADA) 71st Scientific Sessions June
24-28, 2011; San Diego, California ·
European
Society of Hypertension (ESH) 2011: 21st European Meeting on Hypertension
June
17-20, 2011; Milan, Italy ·
American
Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 22nd Annual Scientific Sessions
June
11-14, 2011; Montreal, Canada ·
XX
European Stroke Conference (ESC) May
24-27, 2011; Hamburg, Germany ·
National
Lipid Association 2011 Scientific Sessions May
19-21, 2011; New York, New York ·
American
Society of Hypertension (ASH) 26th Annual Scientific Meeting and
Exposition May
21-24, 2011; New York City ·
European
Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart Failure Congress 2011 May
21-24, 2011; Gothenburg, Sweden
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