EPCCS 2011
The 4th Annual Scientific meeting of the EPCCS was held on September 1-2, 2011 in Berlin, Germany
Professor Arno Hoes, Utrecht, the Netherlands and  Professor Richard Hobbs, Oxford University, United Kingdom,  co-chairman of 4th annual meeting of the the European Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (EPCCS), offered a warm welcome to over 400 delegates from across Europe.

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EPCCS Faculty Talks

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What do GPs need to know about this new CVD epidemic

Prof. Richard McManus (Birmingham, United Kingdom) explains what CKD is and how it should be treated, from the GP viewpoint.

Do biomarkers have a role in CVD prediction or follow-up?

Prof. Arno Hoes (Utrecht, The Netherlands) discusses new biomarkers for predicting of future cardiovascular disease being developed in recent years .

Problems with oral anticoagulants in clinical practice

Dr. Fokko de Haan (Germany) discusses daily problems with the new oral anticoagulants.

The future of lipid management in stroke

Prof. Pierre Amarenco (Paris, France) describes how stroke can be prevented with statins and which patients already having stroke should receive statins.

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EPCCS Faculty Slides

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Biomarkers in CVD prevention Hoes

Do biomarkers have a role in CVD prediction or follow-up?
Prof. Arno Hoes - Utrecht, The Netherlands

CKD Mc Manus

Chronic Kidney Disease - what GPs should know about this 'new' CVD epidemic
Prof. Richard McManus - Birmingham, United Kingdom

What's new in diabetes

What's new in diabetes?
Dr. Neil Munro - Esher, United Kingdom

Top ten studies Scherer

My top ten studies in primary care
Prof. Martin Scherer - Hamburg, Germany

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