16th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
16th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
16th Annual Scientific Meeting - Heart Failure Society of America
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About the HFSA<br />
Executive Council<br />
The <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>America</strong> (HFSA) represents the first<br />
organized effort by heart failure experts from the <strong>America</strong>s to provide a<br />
forum for all those interested in heart failure research and patient care.<br />
The HFSA is dedicated to:<br />
Promoting research related to all aspects <strong>of</strong> heart failure and to providing<br />
a forum for presentation <strong>of</strong> basic, clinical and population-based research.<br />
Educating health care pr<strong>of</strong>essionals through programs, publications,<br />
and other media in the areas <strong>of</strong> basic science, clinical medicine, patient<br />
management, and social, ethical and economic issues to enable them to<br />
diagnose and treat heart failure and concomitant medical conditions more<br />
effectively.<br />
Encouraging primary and secondary preventive measures to reduce the<br />
incidence <strong>of</strong> heart failure; serving as a resource for government, private<br />
industry, and health care providers to facilitate the establishment <strong>of</strong><br />
programs and policies that will better serve the patient.<br />
Enhancing quality and duration <strong>of</strong> life in those with heart failure.<br />
Promoting and facilitating the formal training <strong>of</strong> physicians, scientists<br />
and allied health care providers in the field <strong>of</strong> heart failure.<br />
<strong>Society</strong> Membership Information<br />
Membership in the <strong>Society</strong> is open to all health care pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
with an interest in cardiovascular medicine. For information about the<br />
HFSA or to become a member, call or write:<br />
<strong>Heart</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>America</strong>, Inc.<br />
Court International<br />
Suite 240 South<br />
2550 University Avenue West<br />
St. Paul, MN 55114<br />
phone: 651-642-1633<br />
fax: 651-642-1502<br />
e-mail: info@hfsa.org<br />
Interested participants can also visit the HFSA exhibit booth (#601) or<br />
visit the HFSA web site at www.hfsa.org.<br />
Officers:<br />
President:<br />
Vice-President:<br />
Secretary:<br />
Treasurer:<br />
Immediate Past President:<br />
Members:<br />
Barry M. Massie, MD<br />
San Francisco, CA<br />
Thomas Force, MD<br />
Philadelphia, PA<br />
Hani N. Sabbah, PhD<br />
Detroit, MI<br />
Mandeep R. Mehra, MD<br />
Boston, MA<br />
Douglas L. Mann, MD<br />
St. Louis, MO<br />
Inder S. Anand, MD, PhD<br />
Minneapolis, MN<br />
John C. Burnett, Jr., MD<br />
Rochester, MN<br />
John Chin, MD<br />
Sacramento, CA<br />
Steven R. Houser, PhD<br />
Philadelphia, PA<br />
Sharon A. Hunt, MD<br />
Stanford, CA<br />
JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD<br />
Denver, CO<br />
Sara C. Paul, RN, MSN, DNP<br />
Hickory, NC<br />
Mariann R. Piano, RN, PhD<br />
Chicago, IL<br />
Heather J. Ross, MD<br />
Toronto, ON, Canada<br />
Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH<br />
Cleveland, OH<br />
James E. Udelson, MD<br />
Boston, MA<br />
Michael R. Zile, MD<br />
Charlotte, SC<br />
Ex Officio Members:<br />
Jay N. Cohn, MD<br />
Minneapolis, MN<br />
Gary S. Francis, MD<br />
Minneapolis, MN<br />
David A. Lathrop, PhD<br />
Bethesda, MD<br />
Isabella Liang, PhD<br />
Bethesda, MD<br />
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