CJC May 2010 – SIX Libin publications!

This statistic hasn’t been tracked in the past, but perhaps we’ll start now. Number of publications authored by Libin Institute members in a single issue of a major peer-reviewed journal. For the May 2010 edition of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology that number was six!

2010 Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) recommendations: The scientific summary – an update of the 2010 theme and the science behind new CHEP recommendations
NR Campbell, J Kaczorowski, RZ Lewanczuk, R Feldman, L Poirier, MML Kwong, M Lebel, FA McAlister, SW Tobe, on behalf of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program

The 2010 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part I – blood pressure measurement, diagnosis and assessment of risk
RR Quinn, BR Hemmelgarn, RS Padwal, MG Myers, L Cloutier, P Bolli, DW McKay, NA Khan, MD Hill, J Mahon, DG Hackam, S Grover, T Wilson, B Penner, E Burgess, FA McAlister, M Lamarre-Cliche, D McLean, EL Schiffrin, G Honos, K Mann, G Tremblay, A Milot, A Chockalingam, SW Rabkin, M Dawes, RM Touyz, KD Burns, M Ruzicka, NR Campbell, M Vallée, GR Prasad, M Lebel, SW Tobe, for the Canadian Hypertension Education Program

The 2010 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part 2 – therapy
DG Hackam, NA Khan, BR Hemmelgarn, SW Rabkin, RM Touyz, NR Campbell, R Padwal, TS Campbell, MP Lindsay, MD Hill, RR Quinn, JL Mahon, RJ Herman, EL Schiffrin, M Ruzicka, P Larochelle, RD Feldman, M Lebel, L Poirier, JMO Arnold, GW Moe, JG Howlett, L Trudeau, SL Bacon, RJ Petrella, A Milot, JA Stone, D Drouin, J-M Boulanger, M Sharma, P Hamet, G Fodor, GK Dresser, SG Carruthers, G Pylypchuk, ED Burgess, KD Burns, M Vallée, GR Prasad, RE Gilbert, LA Leiter, C Jones, RI Ogilvie, V Woo, PA McFarlane, RA Hegele, SW Tobe

Hypertension: Are you and your patients up to date?
S Omar Allu, J Bellerive, RL Walker, NR Campbell

Home blood pressure monitoring among Canadian adults with hypertension: Results from the 2009 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada
CM Bancej, N Campbell, DW McKay, M Nichol, RL Walker, J Kaczorowski

Identification of factors driving differences in cost effectiveness of first-line pharmacological therapy for uncomplicated hypertension
SW Klarenbach, FA McAlister, H Johansen, K Tu, M Hazel, R Walker, KB Zarnke, NR Campbell, for the Canadian Hypertension Education Program

Cardiac Sciences Research Day – May 27, 2010

The annual Cardiac Sciences Research Day, in appreciation of Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta staff, is set for Thursday May 27, 2010. As always, we have a great line-up for research talks – and lunch is on us!

Please click the above image for details and a full program. If you can’t make it to all the talks, select those that tickle your fancy. Don’t miss out!

See you on May 27, 2010!

National Nurses Week – Cardiac Style!

Cardiac Sciences supervisors, managers and administrators throughout Calgary got out the cooking utensils to whip up a special meal in recognition of National Nurses Week. Fun was had by all!

See pictures from FMC’s festivities:

Knudtson admitted into Order of the University of Calgary

A pioneer of Interventional Cardiology in Canada, the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta‘s Dr. Merril Knudtson, Professor of Cardiac Science and Medicine, was admitted into the Order of the University of Calgary (OTUC) at convocation on May 13, 2010.

Dr. Knudtson flanked by Honourary Degree recipients Gail & David O'Brien as well as Interim President Veale and Chacellor Cuthbertson. Photo Credit - Dave Brown, UCalgary Imaging Services

Dr. Knudtson being congratulated by Chancellor Cuthbertson. Click image for May 2010 Convocation slide-show

Referring to the impact pioneering work in Interventional Cardiology has had over the last three decades, a UCalgary media story stated the following:

It could be argued that Knudtson’s work has directly or indirectly added millions of years of life to the Canadian population.

Congratulations Dr. Knudtson!

Keep Smilin’

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The OTUC was developed in 1994 as a result of a suggestion which came forward from the University of Calgary Senate. It honors worthy recipients who have a record of exemplary and distinguished service to the University.

More about the OTUC

Prior OTUC recipients

TalkHealth – How MRI Could Transform Cardiology

Internationally renowned cardiologist, Dr. Matthias Friedrich, Director of the Stephenson CMR Centre at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, delivered the Calgary Health Trust’s TalkHealth lecture on May 5, 2010. Speaking to the topic, Seeing the Heart Without Touching the Patient – How MRI Could Transform Cardiology, Dr. Friedrich articulated how cardiac imaging has evolved, what is now possible and what the future might hold.

TalkHealth is a donor appreciation event that allows the Calgary Health Trust the opportunity to thank its valued donors for their generosity over the past year. This speaker series is generally offered in the Spring and Fall, and gives donors the opportunity to enjoy informative presentations by doctors and health care professionals from different areas of health care.

To learn more about TalkHealth, visit the Calgary Health Trust web-site and select TalkHealth from the Events & Lotteries tab.

Dr. Friedrich’s presentation

Prior posts about Dr. Matthias Friedrich