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Greetings!
Tony Bennett sings a song about leaving his
heart in
San Francisco. Well, the SADS Foundation is
going
there next week to find new heart
information!
The SADS office is busy getting ready to go
to Heart Rhythm 2008, the Heart Rhythm Society's
29th Annual Scientific Sessions. This
conference is a
meeting of the world's top cardiac
professionals.
While there, we will learn about new research
and
projects that will benefit our SADS families.
And this year we will be even busier than
usual! SADS is excited to unveil its new booth,
present its first research award, and welcome
a new
board member, as well as new scientific advisers!
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New Board Member and Scientific Advisors
SADS also announces the selection of
Silvia G. Priori. MD, PhD, associate
professor of
Cardiology, University of Pavia (Italy) to
serve on its
Board of Directors.
Since the beginning of her career Dr.
Priori has
been working actively within the European
Society of
Cardiology: From 2003 - 06, Dr. Priori served as
Chairman of the Guidelines Committee of the
European Society of Cardiology. From June
2005 to
June 2007, she was President of the European
Heart
Rhythm Association (EHRA). She has authored
more
than 241 articles in published in leading peer
reviewed medical journals.
The SADS Foundation warmly welcomes Dr.
Priori. We're glad you're with us!
SADS is also happy to welcome the following
medical
professionals as members of its Scientific
Advisory
Board:
- Heather MacLeod, MS, GC, from Atlanta,
Georgia
- James C. Perry, MD, from Chicago,
Illinois
- Shubhayan Santani, MD, FRCPC, from
Vancouver,
British Columbia
- Phil Saul, MD, from Charleston, South
Carolina
- John Treidman, MD, from Boston,
Massachussetts
- Frank Zimmerman, MD, from Oak Lawn,
Illinois
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Thanks to all our volunteers for making SADS
possible. We are overwhelmed with the
support you
continually give us...we are honored to have
such
caring individuals and families helping us.
Thanks again
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On May 14th, the Pediatric and Congenital
Electrophysiology Society (PACES) will
convene during
the HRS conference for a dinner meeting
sponsored
by the SADS Foundation.
SADS is pleased to announce the First Annual
SADS
Foundation Young Investigator Award in Cardiac
Channelopathies. The Award will be presented
at the
annual PACES dinner, Wednesday May 14th.
Help us declare an official "National Sudden
Cardiac Arrest Awareness Week" for the week
starting October 5, 2008. Sudden Cardiac
Arrest (SCA) is one of the nation's leading
killers, claiming the lives of over a quarter
of a million Americans each year. Yet it is
still not well understood by doctors,
researchers or recognized by the general
public. And an official awareness week will
help open the public's eyes to just how
dangerous SCA is. Our website has more info
for you on 
The SADS Foundation is proud to partner with REI and
climber John Roskelly to highlight the upcoming
second annual Climb to Conquer SADS. Mr.
Roskelly, well-known adventurer, author and
photographer, will speak at the Spokane REI on May
22 about the Climb and his adventures in Bhutan.
Coming to a mailbox near you...