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President’s report - December 2014
2014-12-31
It is almost 6 months since I assumed the Presidency of ISH and I am delighted to update you on the many activities that have taken place during this time. In the last newsletter you received my vision and goals for ISH. I would now like to share with you how these goals are being addressed and how we are progressing the vision of the Society.
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A spotlight on Nadine Nader Faza - our 1st New Investigator of the Month for 2015
2014-12-23
Nadine is based at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio and currently working on several clinical research projects pertaining to the transcatheter management of structural heart disease.
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December 2014 issue - ISH Hypertension News
2014-12-19
The December 2014 issue of ISH Hypertension News is now available. Contributions include a report from the ISH President, Rhian Touyz, informing us about her first half year in office, updates from the New Investigator Committee and much more.
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New ASH-ISH Hypertension Guidelines Offer Practical, Clinical Information for Doctor and Patient Around the Globe
2014-01-23
The ASH-ISH guidelines have been written to provide a straightforward approach to managing hypertension in the community, for practitioners in low and middle-income countries as well as developed countries.
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A CALL FOR BIDS - ESH/ISH JOINT SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2020
The Councils of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) have agreed to hold a Joint Scientific Meeting in Europe in 2020.
PROPOSAL DEADLINE 31st JANUARY 2014.
Read More 30/11/2013
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Prof. Lars H. Lindholm receives Umeå University's most prestigious award
Umeå University, Sweden (34,000 students and 4,300 employees) has recently awarded Professor Lars H Lindholm its most prestigious award, the gold medal of merit, for "his outstanding work in research and research education over very many years". This is a singular honour as the gold medal has only been awarded twice during this century.
Read More 20/11/2013
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Report of World Hypertension Day in Japan 2013 - Light-up Japanese Landmarks
Japanese Hypertension Society set up light-up events around World Hypertension Day 2013. Eight landmarks in six areas were lit up with red as a symbol of arterial blood and blue for venous blood. To add to this they organised public blood pressure measurement sessions and meetings for continual medical education.
Read More 19/11/2013
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WHL New Global Recognition Awards for Preventing and Controlling Hypertension
Hypertension is the world’s leading risk for death and for disability and approximately 30% of hypertension is related to excess dietary sodium (salt).
Read More 06/11/2013
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Katrina Binger: November ISH New Investigator of Month
Read on to find out more about Katrina Binger; ISH November New Investigator of the Month. Katrina is currently working at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Read More 01/11/2013
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ISH New Investigator Committee newsletter - EXPLORE, October 2013
This extraordinary issue of Explore highlights the special events of the 3rd ISH New Investigators' Symposium on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, which was once again a great success attracting more than 120 new investigators from around the World.
Read More 24/10/2013
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New Investigator Seeking Mentorship
We would now like to ask your assistance and interest in making contact as a possible mentor with new investigator, Dr. Ozzanne Issakwisa.
Read More 22/10/2013
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Introducing ISH President-Elect, Rhian Touyz MD, PhD, FRCP, FRSE
I am delighted to share with you a little about myself as I take on the role of President-Elect of ISH.
Read More 11/10/2013
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Interview with new investigator award winner Katrina Binger
Check out our interview with Katrina Binger and Dylan Burger following her award for her poster at the 2013 ISH New Investigator Symposium.
Read More 08/10/2013
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World Hypertension Day 2014 - 17 May
A notice follows from the World Hypertension League (WHL), an affiliated section of the ISH, in relation to World Hypertension Day (WHD) 2014.The WHD was first inaugurated in May 2005 and has become an annual event ever since. The purpose of the WHD is to promote public awareness of hypertension and to encourage citizens of all countries to prevent and control this silent killer, the modern epidemic.
Read More 02/10/2013