2008-2009

Past Friday Forums 2007-2008

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Date: September 12, 2008

Speaker: John P. Forman, M.D., M.Sc.

Topic: “Novel Risk Factors for Hypertension”

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Date: October 10, 2008

Speaker: JoAnn Manson, M.D., Dr.PH.

Topic: “A Proposed Large-Scale Randomized Trial of Vitamin D and Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Rationale and Design”

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Date: November 21, 2008

Speaker: Anthony Rosenzweig, M.D.

Topic: “Endothelial Inflammatory and Regenerative Mechanisms in Vascular Pathology”

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Date: January 23, 2009

Speaker: Roberto Marchioli, M.D.

Topic: “Development of Collaborative Research Networks for Large Randomized Controlled Trials: Experiences of the GISSI Investigators”

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Date: February 27, 2009

Speaker: Paul M. Ridker, M.D., M.P.H.

Topic: “JUPITER Trial Update”

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Date: March 27, 2009

Speaker: Prof. Mark Woodward, M.D.

Topic: “Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factor Prevalence in the Asia Pacific Region”

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Date: April 10, 2009

Speaker: Howard D. Sesso, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Topic: “The Epidemiology of Antioxidant Vitamins and Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of Recently Completed and Newly Initiated Clinical Trials”

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Date: May 8, 2009

Speaker: Laura D. Kubzansky, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Topic: “Feeling with Your Heart: (Un)Healthy Psychological Functioning and Coronary Heart Disease”

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Date: June 5, 2009

Speaker: Miguel Hernán, MD, DrPH

Topic: “How to Estimate the Effects of Hypothetical Interventions on the Risk of CHD. (Hint: First specify the intervention)”

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