Newswise — To celebrate its 20th anniversary year, ISHIB announces it will host ISHIB2006 to address "The Evolving Metabolic Syndrome: Cardiovascular Risk Burdens in Ethnic Populations."
ISHIB invites medical reporters to attend the scientific sessions delivered in a learning environment conducive to exchange among participants and presenters. Topics covered will include: Current Trends of Metabolic Syndrome; Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome; Treatment Standards for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction; Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome Components; Public Education/Health Communications on the Metabolic Syndrome. Reporters interested in receiving media passes to these and other scientific sessions should contact Anne M. Dubois, APR, CPRC at the numbers listed above.
The conference will take place during June 23-25, 2006 and will be held at the Atlanta Sheraton Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will attract physicians (cardiologists, internists, nephrologists, and other specialists), physician assistants, nurses, medical reporters, medical researchers and others in the healthcare professions.
For more information, please visit http://www.ishib.org/ishib2006/
ISHIB2006 is jointly sponsored by ISHIB and the American Society of Hypertension (ASH). ISHIB (The International Society on Hypertension in Blacks) is a nonprofit, professional medical membership organization devoted to improving the health and life expectancy of ethnic populations. ISHIB was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1986 to respond to the problem of high blood pressure among ethnic populations. Each year, its international interdisciplinary conference presents advancements in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases and reducing the health disparities among ethnic minority populations. In addition to US conference locations, other sites for the conference have included Toronto, London, the US Virgin Island, Kenya, Cameroon, and Brazil.
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