Adoption of EHHC by Albania
Albanian Society of Cardiology
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11/02/2010 15:15:00
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Albania signed for and launched the European Heart Health Charter on 5 December 2009.
The ceremony took place in a special dedicated session before opening of the joint ESC and Albanian National Cardiology Conference. The Chart was signed by the Minister of Health, Dr. Petrit Vasili, the President of the ASC, Assoc. Prof. Mimoza Lesha FESC and the National Coordinator, Prof. Ahmet Kamberi FESC.
Prof. A. Kamberi presented the EHHC to the participants and invited all key government agencies with direct and indirect cardiovascular health protection and wellbeing responsibilities, as well as all relevant NGOs to sing the Chart to the benefit of our children hearts.
The Minister of Health, Dr. P. Vasili, praised this event and further underlined that, “the Chart is a significant document, early warned challenge not only from the European Council but from the World Health Organization as well and as such the Chart is to be seen as a document for action”.
Several meetings with the Al
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European Summit on CVD Prevention - Call for Action!
European Society of Cardiology
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23/07/2008 11:45:00
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The European Summit on CVD Prevention was held at the European Heart House in January 2008.
The 200 delegates of 46 countries and 27 health organisations agreed upon a call for action to ensure optimal implementation of the European Heart Health Charter (EHHC), and the European Guidelines on CVD Prevention, with a main objective: Equal access to efficient health care structures for CVD prevention and rehabilitation, adapted to individual CVD risk profiles, throughout Europe.
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Les Maladies Cardio-Vasculaires: La prévention.
Professeur Pierre Duroux Hôpital Américain de Paris.
Docteur Jean-Pierre Usdin. cardiologue. Hôpital Américain de Paris.
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30/05/2008 10:53:00
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We will debate with a large public audience of cardiovascular diseases.
An important part of this Expert Round Table with participation of the assistance will be kept to preventive actions and informations concerning risk factors. The participants will include Neurologist, Radiologist, Vascular surgeon, Cardiologist.
On June 10th 2008 Jean-Pierre Usdin MD +33146412793.
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3rd International Congress Practice, 11-12 April 2008
Clinica das Conchas
Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
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05/02/2008 14:54:00
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PRACTICE has the purpose of discussing therapeutical effects of sports and physical exercise on several public heath issues, also showing the benefits of the link between Psychology, Exercise and Medicine.
Themes 2008:
- Diabetes and Pediatric Obesity
- Rheumatological Diseases
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For proffesionals
Regional Cardiological Hospital / Katerenchuk
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31/01/2008 08:34:00
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Preventionn of cardiac diseases. Trainning on prevention of hypertension
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UK launch of the Heart Health Charter
National Heart Forum
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10/01/2008 17:34:00
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The Charter was launched in the United Kingdom at an event jointly hosted by the National Heart Forum (NHF), the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS). Speaking at the launch event in London on 9 October 2007 were Peter Hollins, chief executive of the BHF, Dr Nick Boon, president of the BCS, Dr Jane Flint, BCS member of council and Sir Alexander Macara, chairman of the NHF. The launch was attended by around 40 representatives from NGOs, academic institutions, parliament and the health services.
A major contribution towards the Heart Health Charter in the UK is the formation of a new Cardio and Vascular Coalition of 29 voluntary organisations with an interest in promoting and protecting cardiovascular health in England. The scope and purpose of the Coalition is to work with and influence central government and local commissioners to ensure that cardiovascular health is high on their agenda.
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Succesful campaign MOST as a strong support of signing the European Heart Health
Slovak Society of Cardiology
Assoc. Prof. Gabriel Kamensky
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17/12/2007 16:09:00
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The Slovak Heart Foundation and SSC with support of the ESC and EU within the scope of EuroHeart project prepared nationwide educational campaign MOST for a month of september 2007 with following activities: a) 122 independent educational activities of 11 pharma companies, b) 48 lectures for seniors and juniors on the topic of CV prevention, 1233 participants, c) 400 TV spots and 200 radio spots were televise and radio including 20 spots during prime time in Slovak national TV d) Several programmes on CV topics were broadcasting in Slovak Radio, Slovak Television, TA3, regional TVs, e) the campaign had reached about 16234300 contacts in target group of 35-55-year Slovaks and 8548100 contacts in group of 35-55-year women, f) 4289 preventive exams during the project were performed g) the minister of Health Mr. Valentovic together with representatives of SHS, SSC, WHO office in Slovakia, Office of Public Health, and the SLPCD signed the European Heart Health Charter.
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Launch of the European Heart Health Charter in Italy
Italian Association Against Thrombosis and Italian Heart Foundation
Italian Federation of Cardiology
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14/12/2007 10:58:00
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the number one killer in the world. CVD kill more than 4.3 million people in the WHO European Region, 1.9 million in the EU Member States, and some 250,000 in Italy [more women (55%) than men (45%)] each year. It is important also to underline that CVD are one of the most important causes of disability; so it is not possible to forget the impact of the costs of CVD.
The annual direct and indirect costs for coronary heart disease were $142.5 billion in 2006 in the U.S. and they continue to rise (Harv Bus Rev 2004;82:64-76, 136). In the European Union, the costs for CVD were €169 billion in 2003 (EHJ 2006; 27:1610-1619). The direct and indirect costs of the CVD in Italy in 2003 were € 16.9 billion.
We can prevent CVD, but how can we do it?
The answer is easy: we must act on cardiovascular risk. Recently it has been published an important article on NEJM where the authors showed the decline of death from CVD and in this article the 44% of the decline is attributed to the action on risk factors, including reductions in total cholesterol (24%), systolic blood pressure (20%), smoking (12%), and physical inactivity (5%), despite an increase in obesity and diabetes, which accounted for an increase in deaths of 8% and 10%, respectively) (NEJM 2007;356:2388-98).
Prevention is important to prevent CVD and to reduce the costs, but the individual alone is not able to reach this important results, he must be supported by the institutions and the family. All these concepts were included in the European Heart Health Charter; ALT and FIpC agreed to launch the Charter in Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Federation of Cardiology (FIC). The event took place on Thursday 15th November 2007 in Milan.
A press conference was organised at Palazzo Marino, City Hall of Milan, in the presence of about 50 children, "Ambassadors" and “Witnesses” of the Charter commitments.
The initiative was organized under the auspices, among the others, of the Italian Ministry, of Health, National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Milan Council of Health, Milan Council for Family, Education and Social Policies and Office for Education of Lombardia Region.
Carla De Albertis, Health Councillor of Milan, first presented the Charter, underling how the commitments of the document are very much in line with Milan’s objectives in terms of prevention and education for its citizens.
During the press conference, children, wearing the European Charter T-shirt, together with authorities, professionals and journalists involved, released red heart-shaped balloons and symbolically spread the word on the importance of preventing cardiovascular diseases.
The event continued with the speeches of Lidia Rota Vender, president of ALT, Rodolfo Paoletti, president of FIpC, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, president of FIC and Aldo Genghi, deputy director of the Office for Education of Lombardia Region.
Several rappresentatives of press, TVs and radios participated in the press conference and all the speakers were interviewed by journalists.
The Charter was also signed by Central Direction of Health Council of Milan, National Federation of the Associations of Cardiopatic Patients (CONACUORE), Italian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SISF) and Italian Society of Gender Health and Medicine.
The Istituto Superiore di Sanità/National Instituite of Health also confirmed its endorsement after the event took place.
Other signatories will be asked to endorse the Charter in order to have more support in this new developing alliance.
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Launch of the European Heart Health Charter in Slovakia
Slovak League Heart to Heart
Slovak Society of Cardiology
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12/12/2007 13:15:00
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In the Slovak Republic, the charter was launched in September 2007. The charter was signed by the Minister of Healthcare, Mr Valentovic, by Prof Jan Slezak, president of the Slovak Heart to HEart League, and by As. professor Gabriel Kamensky, past president of the Slovak Cardiac Society.
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Launch in Germany
German Heart Foundation
Christine Dehn
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11/12/2007 16:01:00
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The German Heart Foundation asked the most important German health organisations and associations in the field of cardiovascular diseases to sign the Charter. The feedback was throughout positive: ten organisations signed the Charter. The German Ministry of Health was very pleased about this initiative. Due to their politics they were not able to sign the charter but offered their support.
We sent the press release together with the Charter to more than 600 press contacts, all signatories as well as to the Ministries of Health and consumer protection (Bund and Länder) and to selected German Members of the European Parliament in Brussels.
The Charter was also put on our website.
The reactions in the press were good. We chose the moment right after our national campaign (heart week) for launching the charter. Therefore the public was very well informed about our aims.
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