Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute

 PVRI Hight Altitude task force invite you a Brainstorming session on “Recent Trends and Future Perspectives in High-Altitude Research”, at SNM Hospital, Leh, Ladakh from September 4-5, 2009. The basic objective of this symposium is to discuss recent trends of integrating all branches of research on high-altitude and bring them to a common global platform for long term future perspectives.  Dr. Qadar Pasha the co-leader ofVRI Hight Altitude task force likes to invite the PVRI fellows  (with family) to participate in this event.  For the announcement details click here

Three new task forces have been established in the first half of 2009, as recommended during the Annual General meeting in Mexico.

1. Pulmonary Venous Hypertension Task Force.  Task force Leaders: Evelyn Horn and Stefano Ghio
2. Pulmonary Vascular Diseases: Haemolytic Anaemia Task Force Leaders: Kamal Mubarak, and Roberto Machado
3. Pulmonary Hypertension in Connective Tissue Diseases taskforces: Leaders: Francisco J. Soto and Virginia Steen

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 Ahvie Herskowitz, MD.  Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President Partnerships,  provides senior executive leadership to the Institute for OneWorld Health .    He has extensive experience performing large-scale multinational phase II and III clinical trials. Prior to co founding IOWH Ahvie spent four years at the Ischemia Research & Education Foundation where he held the position of Director and Vice President responsible for all clinical research activities including performing design and analysis of all phases of multicenter trials for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients, as well as all epidemiologic and outcome studies and registries.

The Second 2008 – PVRI Open lecture on PAH in congenital heart disease  was held on  November 19, 2008, 5:00PM (GMT). This web based video-conference will be based on case presentation and discussion. The three cases to be presented and discussed are from the Heart Institute, São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Antonio Augusto Lopes, M.D. Director, Dept. Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease The Heart Institute (InCor) -  São Paulo - Brazil   who moderated  the session, full details to fellow soon

Check the www.pahforum.com to watch the discussion on line

A brief monograph on PAH, authored by PVRI Fellows and others of the Indian subcontinent was brought out by Elsevier Inc.  This was released on November 7th as part of the inauguration proceedings for the PCSI 2008. This book was published as volume 1, issue 6 of the Elsevier Clinical Advisory Board (ECAB) India Clinical Update series in Cardiology with a CME credit of 7 hours.
A copy can be requested here ( available only to the Fellows and members of the PVRI)

To request a copy please write to PVRI Adminstrator  PVRI India Office   Ms. Swapna Menon swapna30@gmail.com 

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