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Featured Member Society:
Australian Atherosclerosis
Society
Statistics:
Officers:
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President
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Gerald Watts |
Past-President
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Richard O'Brien |
Secretary
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Trevor Mori |
Treasurer
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Jeffrey Cohn |
Director
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David Sullivan |
Director
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Dimitri Sviridov |
Editor
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Andrew Brown |
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| History |
| The Australian
Atherosclerosis Society (AAS) was established in 1974 by a small
group of individuals who shared a common interest in the origins,
development and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Several
of these original members, such as Paul Nestel, Philip Barter
and Leon Simons are still actively involved in the AAS.
The last thirty years has seen this small group develop into a dynamic Society
that represents the interests of cardiovascular scientists from all over Australia.
The AAS currently has more than 100 financial members and a mailing list of approximately
250. The AAS website was established about 5 years ago. It contains information
about activities in which the society is involved and contact details for the
current office bearers. One of the features of the website are t quarterly newsletters
that feature information about cardiovascular research in Australia, as well
as dates for forthcoming meetings. |
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| Activities |
The
AAS holds an Annual Scientific Meeting every year. We are most
fortunate in having groups of dedicated, hard working individuals
in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide who organize these
meetings on a rotating basis. One of the main strengths of
these meetings is the opportunities they offer to young investigators
for presenting their work. Every year the Society offers prizes
to outstanding young investigators in a number of areas. Competition
for these awards is fierce and the presentations are, without
exception, of a very high standard. Considering that some of
these individuals will one day be making decisions about the
future directions of the Society, as the leaders of cardiovascular
research in Australia, such an involvement at the early stages
of their careers is of particular importance.
In recent years the AAS has expanded the scope
of its annual meetings. While stand alone meetings are important
for consolidating the aims and directions of the Society, we
have also held combined meetings with other groups whose interests
complement those of the AAS. Given the small population base
from which the AAS membership is drawn, these ventures are
extremely valuable in terms of ensuring that we are well informed
about what is taking place around us in all areas of cardiovascular
research. Overall, the AAS faces an exciting future. The Society
is stable and has plans in place for numerous activities over
the next few years. While it is inevitable that the interests
and directions of the Society will change as new areas and
challenges in cardiovascular research emerge, this evolution
should consolidate the excellent interactions that already
exist between AAS members.
All in all, these plans ensure a healthy future for the society. |
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| Current Activities |
The Australian Atherosclerosis Society continues
to strengthen and is expanding its role and influence of the
membership. The medical issues sub-committee is currently adopting
the IAS guidelines for the treatment of hyperlipidemia for
Australian conditions; we are establishing a clinical biochemistry
sub-committee and the AAS plans to promote issues surrounding
familiar hypercholesterolemia, a common but very under diagnosed
condition.
This meeting will attract people from all over
Australian and we welcome anyone from overseas to join the
meeting. The Society offers prizes to outstanding students
in a number of areas at this meeting. Competition for these
awards is fierce and the presentations are, without exception,
of a very high standard. Our links with Asia are also strengthening, with Australia planning to host
the 2010 APSAVD Congress.
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