Friday Forums: 2014-2015
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Date: September 26, 2014
Speakers:
- Scott Solomon, MD — Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Amil Shah, MD — Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Susan Cheng MD, MPH — Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Topic: “Cardiac Structure and Function in the Community: Insights from the ARIC Echocardiographic Study”
Wines: 2010 Mas Doix Salanques Priorat, Spain; 2009 Inama–Bradisismo-Veneto Rosso: Veneto, Italy
Chocolates: Icelandic Chocolates 60%, 72% Cocoa
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Date: November 7, 2014
Speaker: Goodarz Danaei, MD, ScD — Assistant Professor of Global Health and 
Population, Harvard School of Public Health
Topic: “Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Global Populations: A Novel Risk Score”
Wines: (1) 2011 Halter Ranch Cabernet Sauvigon (2) 2012 Raats-Red Jasper
Chocolates: Danish Chocolates 60%, 70% Cocoa
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Date: December 12, 2014
Speaker: Christina Economos, PhD — Associate Professor, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition.
Topic: “Obesity 180”
Wines: (1) 2011 Roche Bellene Savigny Les Beaune, France (2) 2012 J. Christopher Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, Oregon
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Date: January 16, 2015
Speaker: Maarten J.G. Leening, MD, MSc — Departments of Epidemiology and Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Topic: “Sex Differences in Lifetime Risk and First Manifestations of Cardiovascular Disease”
Wines: (1) 2011 De Morgenzon Maestro Red, South Africa (2) 2012 Susana Balbo—Signature Malbec, Argentina
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Date: February 13, 2015
Speakers:
- JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH — Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health, Harvard Medical School
- Howard Sesso, ScD — Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Topic: “The COcoa Supplement and Multivitamins Outcomes Study (COSMOS): A Randomized Trial of Cocoa Flavanols and Multivitamins in the Prevention of CVD and Cancer”
Wines: (1) 2011 Halter Ranch Cotes de Paso Rouge, Paso Robles, California (2) 2012 Newton Red Label Claret, Napa Valley, California
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Date: March 13, 2015
Speaker: George Howard, DrPH — Professor of Biostatistics, University of Alabama
Topic: “The Regards Study”
Wines: (1) 2009 Zaca Mesa Syrah, Santa Barbara, California (2) 2011 Clos du Mont Olivet Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhone, France
