2024 ISCP GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Wednesday 15th May @12.00 GMT
Dear esteemed ISCP members,
We are pleased to inform that a date has been set for our 2024 General Assembly. It will take place fully online over zoom on Wednesday 15th May @12.00 GMT. Please block your calendars and attend this important yearly meeting. We hope to see you all at the GA this year.
We will be in touch again over email closer to the date to share the agenda and any other relevant documents for your consideration. Only Full Members, Associate Members, and Emeritus Members in good standing are eligible to partipate. If you are entitled to take part but have not received your invitation please get in touch with Lourdes Marenco
A-Z of CV Pharmacotherapy:
ISCP Webinar Series
Our first five webinars produced in collaboration with our partners Radcliffe Cardiology are now available to view in the Webinars On Demand section:
1- Ferric Carboxymaltose: Ironing Out the Issues Around Heart Failure-Related Readmissions,
2- Inclisiran: A Jab Goes a Long Way,
3- Edoxaban: ENGAGEing in Individualisation of DOACs,
4- Valsartan Sacubitril: Has our PARADIGM shifted?,
5- Clopidogrel or Ticagrelor: Why, When, for Whom?, and
Details of future webinars will become available in Upcoming webinars very soon, including the next series of our own A to Z of CV Pharmacotherapy programme
Have you watched one or more of the above sessions? We value your opinion. Take 3 minutes to give us feedback on the series.
Upcoming Events
30
Aug
ESC 2024 LONDON
Conferences 30 Aug 2024
31
Oct
ISCP 2024 BRAZIL
Annual Meeting 31 Oct 2024
Highlights
The latest reviews, resources and expert analysis from our website.
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ISCP book series
Current Cardiovascular Therapy
Kaski, Juan Carlos.
Series Editor: Juan Carlos Kaski Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy is a fast-moving and complex discipline within cardiology in general. New studies, trials and indications are appearing on a regular basis. This series created with the support of the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (ISCP) is designed to establish the baseline level of knowledge that a cardiovascular professional needs to know on a day-to-day basis. The information within is designed to allow readers to learn quickly and with certainty the mode of action,...
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Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy
A. Ferro, D.A. Garcia (Eds.)
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Pharmacological Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes
Avanzas, Pablo; Clemmensen, Peter(Eds.)
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Atrial Fibrillation Therapy
Gheorghe-Andrei Dan, Antoni Bayes de Luna, John Camm(Eds.)
board of directors
Providing a leadership and advocacy role amongst members of their national societies.
 
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Heinz Drexel
Director
Scientific Advisor & Head of VIVIT-Research Institute, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch (ATHF), A - 1976 Medical degree with highest award of the Republic of Austria, University of Innsbruck 1983-1987 - Ass. Prof., leading physician of the Diabetes inpatient and outpatient clinic, University of Innsbruck - 1988-1990 Ass. Prof. of... more
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Alberto Lorenzatti
President
Dr. Alberto J. Lorenzatti is currently the Co-Director of the DAMIC Medical Institute / Rusculleda Foundation for Research, Teaching and Patient Care (Head of the Clinical Research network with more than 30 research sites in Argentina) and he was the Chief of Cardiology at the Cordoba Hospital, Cordoba, Argentina... more
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Pablo Avanzas
Secretary
Professor Pablo Avanzas is Director of Invasive Cardiology at Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias and Full Professor of Cardiology at University of Oviedo in Asturias, Spain. Affiliations/Memberships • Full Professor of Cardiology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain. • Director of Invasive Cardiology at Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo,... more
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Sang Hong Baek
Past President
Professor Sang Hong Baek is Director of Heart Failure and Transplantation Programme and Preventive Cardiology at Seoul St. Mary's (more…) more