CWMGR: St. Michael's Hospital: Can we prevent CVD globally by 50% in the next 25 years?

Can we prevent CVD globally by 50% in the next 25 years?

with Salim Yusuf, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, FRSC                                    

Professor of Medicine, McMaster University

Executive Director, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University & Hamilton Health Sciences

Vice President Research, Hamilton Health Sciences

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario/Marion W. Burke Chair in Cardiovascular Disease

at St. Michael’s Hospital

Paul Marshall Lecture Theatre

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 12:00 to 13:00

learning objectives:

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1.      describe causes of CVD globally; and

2.      outline a series of global studies on the causes of CVD and approaches to mitigate them.

Q&A questions tagged with #CWMGR will be accepted via TWITTER

interactive videoconference:

Baycrest – Telehealth Boardroom

Bridgepoint – Room 834

Mount Sinai – Main Auditorium, 18th Floor

St. John’s Rehab – S3 Room 332

Sunnybrook – McLaughlin Lecture Theatre, EG 61

Toronto General – Medical Education, ENG 025/026

Toronto Rehab-UC – Room 220

Toronto Western – Main Auditorium, 2W 401

Trillium – Auditorium A

West Park – R3 Sunroom

Women’s College – Cummings Auditorium

webcast:

http://uoft.me/cwmgr

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