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HWN Suggests
Why Health Guidelines Should Be Waged Like War
Here’s a modest proposal: we need fewer and shorter guidelines. In fact, I’d like to propose that guidelines, like war, should be waged only when there is absolute consensus and overwhelming evidence.
Anyone interested in the subject is aware that guidelines are in a complete mess. Just in the past two weeks I’ve written about major controversies regarding the hypertension and salt guidelines. (I think there are now more than five separate and quite divergent hypertension guidelines.) One of the biggest stories of the past year has been the ongoing battle over statins. And there are similar, and perhaps even more intense, battles in the world of cancer screening, including…
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Cardiologists and nephrologists – the importance of collaboration
Bridging the gap between health problems of the heart and kidneys continues to be a talking point amongst specialists. Across both fields, there is clear evidence and recognition that kidney function can affect cardiac health.
Why Health Guidelines Should Be Waged Like War
It seems to me that we would be better off if the guideline-producing organizations-- most notably the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology-- would spend a whole lot more effort persuading everyone how little they know rather than how much they know.
Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals
Our goal is to meet the needs of all cardiovascular and pulmonary providers, to promulgate standards and to promote recognition of the cardiovascular profession.
Association of Black Cardiologists
To promote the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, in Blacks and other minorities and to achieve health equity for all through the elimination of disparities.
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation is an independent, academically focused nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the survival and quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease through research and education.
Heart & Stroke
Our vision: Healthy lives free of heart disease and stroke. Together we will make it happen. Our mission: Prevent disease, give children and youth the best start for a long, healthy life and empower Canadians to live healthy lives.
World Heart Federation
The World Heart Federation is a membership organization that brings together the strength of the medical community (societies of cardiology) with the public health community (heart foundations).
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
The mission of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) is to support optimal patient care and enhancement of the field through a certification program that promotes quality, professionalism, and practice-based learning and improvement.
Heart Failure Society of America
HFSA represents the first organized effort by heart failure experts from the Americas to provide a forum for all those interested in heart function, heart failure, and congestive heart failure research and patient care.
Heart Valve Society of America
HVSA (including the Heart Valve Trialists Society) was founded by a group of nationally and internationally recognized American experts in heart valve diseases to advance recognition and knowledge of the field.
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Foundation
Focus areas for SCAI include establishing standards and guidelines for all aspects of cardiac catheterization and angiography, training, credentialing, safety and quality assurance for cardiovascular procedures.
WomenHeart
WomenHeart's mission is to improve the health and quality of life of women living with or at risk of heart disease, and to advocate for their benefit.
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Founded in 1985, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) is dedicated to our mission of reducing morbidity, mortality and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary disease through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research and disease management. Central to the core mission is improvement in quality of life for patients and their families
American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
The AAHFN is a specialty organization dedicated to advancing nursing education, clinical practice and research to improve heart failure patient outcomes. Heart failure is our exclusive interest and passion. Our goal is to set the standards for heart failure nursing care.
American College of Cardiology
To transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health.
American College of Cardiology
The mission of the American College of Cardiology is to advocate for quality cardiovascular care''through education, research promotion, development and application of standards and guidelines''and to influence health care policy.
American Heart Association
Our mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question.
American Society of Echocardiography
The American Society of Echocardiography is an organization of professionals committed to excellence in cardiovascular ultrasound and its application to patient care through education, advocacy, research, innovation and service to our members and the public.
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
ASNC is a professional not-for-profit organization, international in scope, which provides its members with a variety of continuing medical education programs related to nuclear cardiology and cardiovascular computed tomography, promotes accreditation and certification in nuclear cardiology and is the principal advocacy voice for the profession.
Argentinian Federation of Cardiology
Since its foundation, the growth of FAC has been continuous; at the beginning 7 societies formed it and nowadays there are 27 and 11 delegations which spread their tasks through the whole country.
Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology
The Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) was founded in Lyon in 1963 and subsequently has created a network of specialists working in the same field encountering similar problems. The mission of AEPC is to promote (a) the knowledge of the normal and diseased heart and circulation and (b) exchange of knowledge and (c) continuous education.
Belgian Society of Cardiology
The Belgian Society of Cardiology is the scientific society of Belgian cardiologists promoting research and education in the field of cardiology.
Brazilian Society of Cardiology
Promotes the specialty thruout Brazil and South America.
British Cardiovascular Society
BCS aims to support and represent all those working in the fields of cardiovascular care and research. To help achieve this aim, BCS is affiliated with 17 unique organisations that work in specific areas of cardiovascular medicine, health and patient care.
British Heart Foundation
The aim of the British Heart Foundation is to play a leading role in the fight against heart disease so that it is no longer a major cause of disability and premature death.
Canadian Association of Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists
The Canadian Association of Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists membership is composed of technologists employed in the Heart Catheterization Laboratories and/or Pulmonary Function Laboratories. The CACPT is committed to maintaining the highest standards possible for all Registered Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists.
Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology
CAIC-ACCI is the Canadian voice for the advancement of interventional cardiology throughout our country and beyond. Our activities include specialty education for both Fellows and Operators, dissemination of clinical research, publishing Position Statements, liaising with related professional associations and advocating on behalf of our patients.
Canadian Cardiovascular Society
The CCS is the national voice for cardiovascular physicians and scientists. The CCS mission is to promote cardiovascular health and care through knowledge translation, including dissemination of research and encouragement of best practices professional development, and leadership in health policy.
Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association
The CPCA was formed in 1971 with its mission being to advance the practice of Pediatric Cardiology in Canada. The CPCA serves as a vehicle to promote collaboration and communication between physicians and trainees across the country within this diverse and rapidly expanding field. The CPCA network helps facilitate development of clinical care guidelines, pan-Canadian research initiatives, educational programs for trainees and cardiologists to name just a few of its roles.
European Society of Cardiology
The European Society of Cardiology represents 59,000 cardiology professionals across Europe and the Mediterranean. The ESC comprises 5 Associations, 5 Councils, 19 Working Groups and 51 National Cardiac Societies. It also includes the distinguished community of ESC Fellows and Nurse Fellows.
Fédération Française de Cardiologie
La Fédération Française de Cardiologie lutte contre les accidents cardiaques.
German Heart Foundation
Promotes heart health thruout Germany.
InterAmerican Heart Foundation
In Berlin, Germany, on September 9, 1994, the World Heart Federation approved the InterAmerican Heart Foundation as the official intercontinental foundation for the Americas with the focus on promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
InterAmerican Society of Hypertension
The Inter-American Society of Hypertension (IASH) is a non-profit organization devoted to the understanding, prevention, and control of hypertension and vascular diseases. Its members include outstanding scientists and physicians from 20 different countries in the Americas Europe, Australia and Asia. Anyone interested in the field of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases is welcome to join the society.
International Academy of Cardiology
The International Academy of Cardiology is dedicated to the advancement of global research in cardiovascular medicine through the support of scientific meetings and publications.
International College of Angiology
The International College of Angiology is an association of scientists from all parts of the world, working in the field of vascular medicine and surgery, dedicated to the continued advancement and education in Angiology. The College was founded in 1958, in order to encourage, support, and facilitate research and education in the problems of vascular disease.
International Society for Heart Research
The mission of the ISHR is to promote the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in the cardiovascular sciences on a world-wide basis.
Japanese Circulation Society
We strive for the improvement and progress of research activities and studies as well as to contribute to the development of scientific research concerning the circulatory organs by holding presentations of reports on theories and applied studies relating hereto, maintaining contact and exchanging knowledge with members, other individuals and organizations, and providing information.
Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association
The aim of NI Chest, Heart and Stroke is to promote the prevention of and alleviate the suffering resulting from chest heart & stroke related illnesses.
SA Heart
The South African Heart Association was formally constituted in September 1999, from the amalgamation of the Southern African Cardiac Society and the South African Society of Cardiac Practitioners, becoming the sole organisation representing the professional interests of all cardiologists and cardio-thoracic surgeons in the country.
Spanish Society of Cardiology
Extensive website promoting the specialty of cardiology from the Spain Society of Cardiology.
The Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion
The mission of the Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion is to encourage and foster the developement of the profession of Clinical Perfusion through education and certification, so as to provide optimum patient care.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSF) plays a leading role in the fight against preventable heart disease and stroke, with the aim of seeing fewer South Africans suffer premature deaths and disabilities. - See more at: http://www.heartfoundation.co.za/about-you/about-us#sthash.jzOJvXpG.dpuf
The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery was formed to organize and centralize the various surgical centers concerned with patient outcomes, techniques, and progessive development of less invasive forms of heart surgery.
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