The Ten-Day Seminar is co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors.

Course Syllabus   |   Final Program

Course Description
The primary goal of the seminar is to provide an intensive introduction to the epidemiology and prevention of major cardiovascular diseases for qualified health professionals planning careers in research, teaching or practice in this area.  A select faculty of epidemiologists and biostatisticians and prevention researchers will present discussions, lectures and laboratory and tutorial sessions illustrating basic principles of cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention and their applications.  There will be extensive group participation.

Course Objectives
At the conclusion of the program, healthcare professionals, researchers and public health practitioners should be able to:

• Incorporate into research, teaching and/or practice an increased understanding of the nature of cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary heart disease and stroke, and epidemiologic approaches to the investigation of these diseases.
• Improve research productivity by applying the major epidemiologic approaches to the investigation of current research questions through collaborative, multidisciplinary development of research proposals.
• Improve grant writing, publications, teaching and practice related to cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention by acting on enhanced ability to critically evaluate epidemiologic evidence.
• Become more active in relevant cardiovascular health policy advocacy by acting on improved ability to recognize and evaluate the epidemiologic basis for policy and practice in cardiovascular disease prevention.

Continuing Medical Education Accreditation – Physicians

The American Heart Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

All faculty participating in CME/CE activities sponsored by the American Heart Association will disclose to the audience (1) significant financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of products from the commercial supporter(s) and/or the manufacturer(s) of products or devices discussed in their presentation; and (2) unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation. Such disclosures will be made in writing in course presentation materials.

Continuing Education Accreditation – Nurses
The American Heart Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Travel Stipends
A limited number of stipends for travel expenses and lodging may be available to eligible applicants.  Refer to the Call for Applications brochure for additional information and application instructions.
The deadline for application submissions has passed.

Sponsors 
The program is administered by the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and supported by grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors.

Supporters
Financial support is provided by the American Heart Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors.

The sponsors greatly appreciate the financial support provided through educational grants from:

Pfizer, Inc
Merck, Inc
The Sandra A. Daugherty Foundation

For additional information, contact:
American Heart Association
National Center, Dallas, Texas
Telephone: (888) 242-2453
Fax: (214) 373-3406
E-mail: scientificconferences@heart.org

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is “building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.”