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2010 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress

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Discover new research, new colleagues and old Montréal! October 23 to 27, 2010 in Montréal, QC www.cardiocongress.org.

Wait Time Alliance 2010 Report Card Released

The WTA has issued its 5^th annual report card on government progress towards achieving maximum wait time benchmarks; see the media release and the full report. Governments' maximum wait time for access to CABG is 26 weeks compared to 6-weeks as set by the CCS/WTA. For the first time, the WTA has also graded governments against WTA benchmarks; provincial government web sites have also been graded. The report also marks government for public reporting on wait times in 3 areas beyond CABG: cardiac rehabilitation, EP ablation and echocardiography; click for more detailed reports where available.

The CCS is one of the founding members of the WTA, which currently represents 13 national specialty areas plus the Canadian Medical Association, which provides the WTA Secretariat. The WTA was originally formed in response to the 2004 First Ministers’ Accord and its goal of establishing maximum wait times in 5 priority areas, including cardiac care (CABG).  For further information and background reports, please see the Health Policy/Advocacy section of the CCS web site or contact Louise Marcus, Director, Health Policy and Advocacy, marcus@ccs.ca or 877 569 3407 x412.

Coming Spring 2010!

The next National Physician Survey will be starting in the spring of 2010. The survey is conducted co-operatively every three years by The College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Canadian Medical Association and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. It reaches out to all physicians in Canada as well as medical residents and medical students for your input on Canadian health human resource issues. The results become a valuable information resource for us all. When you receive the survey, please take a few minutes to respond.  Your input is important and greatly appreciated.

Educational Needs Assessment in Atrial Fibrillation

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Dr. Paul Dorian, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto and Director, Division of Cardiology, St. Michael’s Hospital and AXDEV Group would like to inform you and encourage your participation in a research study.

For study details and to complete this survey here.

	CCS in your Region Canadian Heart Rhythm Society EP Colloquium September 10-11, 2010 Fairmont Tremblant Resort, Mont Tremblant Info: 514-696-6699 or xpertize@xpertize.com Current Perspectives in Cardiovascular Disease New Brunswick Heart Centre 20th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium September 16 - 18, 2010 Saint John Regional Hospital Saint John, NB Info: 506-648-7708 or 506-648-7285 SQIC Symposium 7: Focus sur la force du réseau September 24-25, 2010 Chateau Bonne-Entente, Québec, QC Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension October 1, 2010 Toronto, ON Sunnybrook Contemporary Cardiac Care October 1 - 3, 2010 Queens Landing Inn and Conference Centre, Niagara on the Lake Info: Dr. Cam Joyner 416-480-4748 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress October 23-27, 2010 Montréal, QC And more...

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