richard ceska, president of cardionale, on behalf of ias welcome to prague welcome to cardionale
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Richard Ceska, President of Cardionale, on behalf of IAS
Welcome to PRAGUEWelcome to CARDIONALE
International Atherosclerosis Society
• Mission: Focus on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease world-wide
• Objective: International promotion of:– Science– Research– Education
IAS Activities
• Promotion of exchange of existing knowledge
• Promotion of new ventures and interdisciplinary approaches
• Visiting fellowships for young researchers• Organization of international symposia,
workshops, courses, and meetings• Triennial international symposium• Association with scientific journal
IAS Constituent Societies• Argentina• Asian Pacific• Australia• Austria• Belgium• Brazil• Canada• China• Croatia• Cuba• Czech Republic (2)• Egypt• European• France• Georgia• Germany
• Greece• Hungary• Iberolatinoamerica • India• Indonesia• Iran• Israel• Italy (2)• Japan• Korea• Latin America• Mexico• Mediterranean• Morocco• The Netherlands• New Zealand• Philippines
• Poland• Portugal• Romania• Russia• Scandinavia• Serbia and Montenegro (2)• Slovak Republic• South Africa• Spain• Switzerland• Taiwan (2)• Turkey• UK• Ukraine• USA (2)• Venezuela
IAS Regional Federations
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• Americas
IAS Website(www.athero.org)
• Guidelines
• Conferences
• Publications
• Commentaries
• Viewpoints
• E-Newsletter
• E-Literature
• Slide library• IAS leadership• Member societies• Regional
Federations• Meeting postings• Links
Why Prague, Czech Republic?
CARDIONALE 2010 „In The Heart of Europe“
Prague
High CV morbidity and mortality in our region
We have to fight CVD and stroke together agressively!
ZENTIVA: General partner
ZENTIVA: General partner