past events

3rd All Africa Conference on Heart Disease,
Diabetes and Stroke

26-27th May 2011 Kampala, Uganda

The African Heart Network (AHN), member of the World Heart Federation, will hold its next meeting (featuring a workshop on Tobacco) in Kampala, Uganda from 26-27th May 2011.

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THURSDAY
26th May

 

FRIDAY
27 MAY 2011

Registration

07h30 - 08h00

Registration

AHN Executive Meeting

08h00 - 0830

Opening Address: ‘The Environment and Heart Disease’
Sidney Smith, President of World Heart Federation, Geneva

Dr K K Akinroye AHN President

Chairs

Sidney Smith, USA/ Juergen Freers, Uganda

AHN Executive Meeting (cont’d)

08h30- 08h55

Environmental pollution and cardiovascular health: : Annette Peters, Germany (TBC)

AHN Executive Meeting (cont’d)

09h00 - 09h25

The role of the Africa Heart Network in combating chronic disease in Africa: Kingsley Akinroye,

9.30am to 10.30am AHN General Assembly

09h30 - 09h55

An integrated approach to the diagnosis and management of chronic diseases at community level; Gene Buckman, Rwanda (TBC)

AHN General Assembly (cont’d)

10h00- 10h25

Endomyocardial fibrosis – a neglected form of chronic disease: Juergen Freers, Uganda

TEA/COFFEE

10h30 -1h100

TEA/COFFEE

AHN WORKSHOP  session 2;

11h00 - 13h00

AHN session - NCDs /UN summit in September

Vash Mungal-Singh South Africa AND Charles Mondo, Uganda

Chairs

Habib Gamra, Tunisia /Elizabeth Gatumia/Johanna –WHF

Growing AHN- Planning and developments

11h00 : 11h25

 NCDs in Africa- UN Summit on NCDs –Update  Johanna Ralston WHF CEO

AHN – CVD campaigns and advocacy

11h30 -11h55

Pan African NCD alliance developments: Kingsley Akinroye

Developing in country NCD Alliances with Diabetes and Cancer Groups-  The Uganda experience; Charles Mondo, Uganda

12h00 -12h25

UN Summit on NCDs –implications for Africa - discussion

Scientific Abstracts

12h30 -12h55

Scientific Abstracts

LUNCH

13h00

LUNCH

AHN Member  Presentations

14h00- 15h30

AHN-Tobacco workshop

Habib Gamra, Tunisia/ Francis Kwamin, Ghana

Chairs

Kingsley Akinroye, Nigeria/ Sidney Smith, WHF

Addressing Salt levels in food : Vash Mungal-Singh-S. Africa

14h00- 14h25

Pollution –indoor & outdoor-the role of cardiologists – Sidney Smith, President WHF

Burden of cardiovascular risk factor in Africa: Go Red FW
Daniel Lemogoum-Cameroon

14h30 -14h55

Good implementation of a total ban on smoking (in all enclosed public paces in Seychelles: a rapid survey-Pascal Bovet –Seychelles

Seychelles- Pascal Bovet

15h00 - 15h30

Cost effective Smoking Cessation treatment-has it a place in Africa?

TEA/COFFEE

15h30 -16h00

TEA/COFFEE/ MODERATED POSTER SESSION

Rwanda, Tunisia, Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda
Mozambique , Mauritius, Jephat Chifamba, MD (Zimbabwe) TBC

16h00- 17h30

FCTC ratification and implementation in Africa- progress & challenges: Dr. Ahmed Ouma  Regional Advisor - Tobacco Control,  WHO Regional Office for Africa

SATELLITE EVENT: OPENING COCKTAIL FUNCTION @ 7.30pm

Tackling the Tobacco Industry-Role of cardiologists