Strategic Advisory Board Committee Meetings

The Libin Cardiovascular Institute‘s Strategic Advisory Board (SAB), chaired by Emeritus Professor Eldon R. Smith OC, has two committees. These are the International Experts Advisory Committee (IEAC), chaired by Emeritus Professor D. George Wyse and the Community and Partners Advisory Committee (CPAC), chaired by Mr. Alvin Libin. Meetings of these two committees recently took place as captured in the following images.

CPAC Chair Mr. Alvin Libin and other CPAC members listening to one of several presentations

Dr. Brenda Gerull delivering a presentation on CV Genetics

IEAC L to R - Dr. Marc Pfeffer, Harvard University, Dr. D. George Wyse, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Dr. Dan Roden, Vanderbilt University, Dr. Anthony DeMaria, UCSD

To learn more about the SAB, CPAC and IEAC, click on the following links:

Strategic Advisory Board

Community and Partners Advisory Committee

International Experts Advisory Committee

Heart attack or bad gas?

The Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta‘s Dr. Eldon R. Smith OC was recently quoted in the Globe and Mail. The article asks the question, heart attack or bad gas? His comments highlighted that there is little that is black or white …

Article: Heart attack or bad gas?

excerpt:

Calgary cardiologist Eldon Smith, a former dean of medicine at the University of Calgary, wasn’t all that reassuring when I spoke to him about baby boomers and chest pains. Diagnosing heart disease is such an inexact science, he told me, that “cardiologists can find no evidence of heart disease and a patient can still die within two months.” Oh, great.

As for those stress tests – I had one and aced it – Dr. Smith says he has heard of doctors who gave patients full cardio workups, including a stress test, declared them fine “and the patient dies before leaving the laboratory.” Stop, Doc, you’re killing me.

Of course, there are facts that will tell the examining doctor a lot, including what you were doing when you first felt the pain. “If you were walking quickly uphill and the pain was there, but it subsided when you stopped, that’s pretty good evidence” that there may be underlying heart problems, Dr. Smith said.

He recently led a steering committee responsible for developing a new strategy to fight heart disease in Canada, and is more interested in drumming heart-healthy lifestyle practices into all of us, including being physically active, not smoking, maintaining a good weight, eating fruits and vegetables and less salt, regularly checking cholesterol levels, and – if you’re over 50 – taking an aspirin a day.

Read other blog posts about Dr. Smith – Click Here

George Gosbee recognized by World Economic Forum

I know, I know … you’re asking, who is George Gosbee and what does he have to do with the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta? Read on …

Firstly, George Gosbee is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta. He is Chairman, President, CEO and Founder of Tristone Capital and has been previously recognized as one of Canada’s top 40 Under 40 and as one of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People. Click here to read more about him.

Now the World Economic Forum part …

Each year, the World Economic Forum recognizes young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world. This year’s forum recognized 230 individuals including a select 7 from Canada.

Congratulations Mr. Gosbee!!!

Read the Press Release

Review the Complete List of young leaders recognized for 2009