Event: 2^nd Annual CCMR Symposium

Date: October 9, 2009

Venue: Room 201A, Beijing International Conference Center, Beijing, China

Weblink: http://www.ccmregistry.org/2009_symposium_17.html

Following the successful first CCMR (China Cardiometabolic Registries) symposium held in October, 2008, this year, several world renowned medical experts will give keynote speeches and share their insights on the latest research findings in cardiovascular and metabolic disease areas. Among the distinguished guest speakers are Prof Michael Weber of the United States and Prof Keith A. Fox of the United Kindom. Experts will also discuss the paradigm of evidence based medical practice and the impact of health reform, both in China and western countries, on medical product development and marketing, healthcare management, and public health wellness.

The general sessions will include a broad range of topics, which may include the following areas:

Ethnic and regional differences in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

- Epidemiology

- Disease management

Challenges and advancement in Clinical Science

- ACS/CAD/ischemia

- Diabetes

- Heart failure

- Metabolic syndrome

- Risk factors

- Stroke/TIA

- Thrombosis/platelets/coagulation

- Other

Evidence based medicine

- Registry (Euro Heart Survey/NCDR/CCMR)

- Other community based research

- Real world clinical study

Besides general sessions, there will be an industry panel with senior R&D leaders of multinational pharmaceutical companies sharing their view of how evidence based medicine will impact industry in China in the next few years.

For registration, please visit Weblink: www.ccmregistry.org/2009_symposium_17.html