| Aziz Idris |
THE Cardiac Society of Brunei Darussalam (CSBD) in collaboration with Gleneagles JPMC will host the 22nd annual Asean Federation Cardiology Congress (AFCC) from November 3 to 5 which will focus on sharing advances in the field of cardiology.
Held for the first time in Brunei Darussalam, the three-day programme includes keynote lectures, concurrent sessions, plenaries, symposia, interactive sessions, pre-congress workshops, joint symposia, poster sections and live cases broadcast to the conference venue from the cardiac centre.
These were among the key points highlighted by Dato Paduka Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, President of the CSBD on Wednesday during a press conference at the Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC). According to Dato Paduka Dr Haji Isham, the congress is another major step forward for cardiovascular services in the Sultanate, with over 500 delegates from local and regional expected to attend.
He said the congress will also “help not only local medical expertise but also to share and allow our international colleagues to experience the culture, sights and sounds and celebrations of Brunei Darussalam”.
He said the congress will gauge Brunei Darussalam’s potential for medical tourism.
Other eminent speakers include medical experts form the Asia Pacific region including Australia, China and India, and from the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology.
A pre-congress workshop on transthoracic echocardiology chaired by a leading expert cardiologist from the United States, Dr Lissa Sugeng, and led by a local cardiologist with hands on training, will be held on November 2. The workshop is directed at non-cardiologist clinicians to learn basic echocardiology skill that can be applied in routine clinical practice to guide management and treatment of commonly encountered cardiac pathology.
Present during the press conference was Dr Sofian Johar, Chairperson of the Organising Committee and Dr Rajinikanth Rajagopal, Scientific Committee Member. The 22nd AFCC will be held at The Rizqun International Hotel.
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