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HBPRCA
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June
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Some important announcements
of up and coming events prompted a mini e-news, so I will take this
opportunity to remind everyone to pencil in the dates for this years annual
Scientific meeting in Adelaide 5-7 December. ABSTRACT submission is now
open!!!! (gasp, already?) Some interesting late
breaking Hypertension News
With best wishes, Associate Professor
Geoffrey A Head |
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HBPRCA Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract submissions
and registrations are now open! Please mark the
following key dates in your diaries! Abstract deadline 12
September 2007 Accommodation
booking close 5 October 2007 Early bird
registrations close 31 October 2007 |
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YOU'RE SO VEIN: ABBOTT UNDER PRESSURE Mark Metherell May 19, 2007 Sydney Morning
Herald |
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It may comfort Tony
Abbott's adversaries to know that when he is raising their blood pressure,
he's doing the same to his own circulatory system. The Health Minister's
blood pressure leaps higher when he is delivering a speech than when he goes
on a 50-minute jog at 4am. That's the finding
of a blood pressure monitor Mr Abbott had fitted to his body for a day as his
contribution to World Hypertension Day this week. The gadget gave a
running snapshot of his blood flow. Every 20 minutes, it pumped up then
deflated a cuff on his arm, measuring and recording his blood pressure. It revealed that the
uber-fit minister averaged a very respectable 112/63, compared with the
120/70 average for a reasonably healthy person. His blood pressure
did briefly zoom into what the experts call the "red zone". And
that wasn't when he was hoofing the northern beaches before dawn. It rose
moderately then, but later in the day raced to 158/117 while he was
delivering a routine talk. His audience was hardly nerve-racking, comprising
70-odd health people and Liberal Party members in Bendigo. |
Shirt shrift
Tony Abbott fitted with a monitor to check his
blood pressure. |
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"I don't think
I committed any sensitivity crimes," Mr Abbott said. "There were no
ill-considered jokes. The results gave him
an insight into "how the body responds to stress
Obviously, for me at
least, making a speech is a lot more stressful than going for a run." But he was not
surprised. Before a television interview or parliamentary question, he was
conscious of "a bit of an adrenaline surge". Associate Professor
Karen Duggan, of the High Blood Pressure Research Council, said Mr Abbott's
fitness could explain the lower reading when he was jogging. Even for a
seasoned politician, public speaking could be "quite stressful". But 80 per cent of
Australians with elevated blood pressure did not get the treatment they
needed to correct a condition that heightens risk of heart attack, stroke and
kidney disease. "There is a big
treatment gap out there," Professor Duggan said. |
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FASEB Summer
Conference on
Neural Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Regulation 18 23 July 2007 Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia Please note that registrations
for this meeting are still open. To get further information about this
meeting, and to register, first go to: http://src.faseb.org/, then click on "Registration/application" on the
list at the left. There you can then get information about conference fees.
For more information about the conference program and/or to register,
then select "Online application". This takes you to the list of
conferences. Choose "Neural mechanisms in Cardiovascular
Regulation" from this list, and click on that to download the conference
program. To register, click on "Apply" in the column headed
"General Applicants". |
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4th International Meeting: Molecular
Pharmacology Of G Protein-Coupled Receptors 18 19 July 2007 Melbourne, Australia Please note
in your diaries that the 4th international "Molecular Pharmacology of G
Protein-Coupled Receptors" meeting will be held on July 18th & 19th,
this year - immediately after the IBRO meeting in Melbourne,
Australia. This year's meeting is excellent, value for money,
spanning two full 2 days, and will be held in Cossar Hall at the Victorian
College of Pharmacy in Parkville. The meeting features symposia
presentations from 17 leading international researchers in the field plus
expanded poster viewing and selected short talks. There will also be prizes
for the best poster from a student, best poster from a post-doctoral
researcher and best oral presentation from a student (short-listed from the
abstracts). We are also delighted to announce that the conference will be
formally opened by the Governor of Victoria, Prof. David de Krester,
AC. Important final note: Registration for students who will be
presenting at the meeting is FREE. Please pass
along this information to colleagues who may be interested in attending the
meeting. Further details for the meeting can be found
at: http://www.monash.edu.au/cmo/molecular/index.html We look forward to seeing you in July. Patrick Sexton and
Arthur Christopoulos On behalf of the
International and Local organising committees |
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The 2nd International Conference on Frontiers in Vascular Medicine It is our great pleasure to announce that the
Second Frontiers in Vascular Medicine meeting will be held between the 26 and
28 of October 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. The purpose of this scientific
meeting is to bring together basic and clinical scientists with interests in
vascular biology, disease and imaging, to address the recent advances in
their areas of research and clinical work. The meeting also aims to promote
active participation and more collaboration in the research of vascular
biology and medicine amongst scientists and clinicians in universities,
research institutes and hospitals. On behalf of the Organizing Committee I am
delighted to invite you to attend this scientific event. For further information, visit http://www.frontiers-in-vascular-medicine.info/.
Looking forward to seeing you in Melbourne in
October 2007. Professor Paul M. Vanhoutte Scientific Chair Head, Department of Pharmacology Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The
University of Hong Kong, China |
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Realising your potential - a great future with education,
science and training The Department is
currently recruiting for a range of new positions. To register your interest
online, click here. The recent
Australian Government Budget highlighted a renewed focus on a range of portfolio
initiatives in the education, science and training portfolios for which DEST
is responsible. As such, the Department urgently needs to recruit for a
range of new positions in order to service these new business
requirements. Interested
and potential applicants are invited to lodge an expression of
interest. The positions will range from the APS4 to EL2 levels and will
cover diverse roles including Programme Managers, Contract Managers, Policy
Developers, Researchers and Analysts and Administrative Support
officers. Further
details about each of the levels (including role responsibilities) will be
provided following the appearance of advertisements nationally in the
Australian media on 16 June 2007.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Athina Patti at Meetings First t 61 3
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CORPORATE
MEMBERS HBPRCA would like to acknowledge the ongoing support of
the following sponsors:
CORPORATE SPONSORS
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MEETINGS IN
2007 |
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17th European Meeting on Hypertension 15 19 June 2007 Milan Click here for meeting website |
Europace 2007
24 27 June 2007 Lisbon Portugal Click here for
meeting website |
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H.E.A.R.T UK 21st Annual Medical & Scientific
Meeting 27 29 June 2007 Edinburgh Click here for
meeting website |
Key Advances in the Management of Hypertension (joint RSM/BHS Meeting) 4 July 2007 Click here for meeting website |
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FASEB Summer Conference on Neural Mechanisms in
Cardiovascular Regulation July 18-23, 2007 Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia Click here for
meeting website |
ESC Congress 2007 1 5 September 2007 Vienna Austria Click here for
meeting website |
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Annual Scientific Meeting of the British
Hypertension Society Click here for meeting website |
61st High
Blood Pressure Research Conference 2007 26 29 September 2007 Tucson, AZ, USA Click here for
meeting website |
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2007 Cardiometabolic Health Congress 27 29 September 2007 Boston, MA, USA Click here for meeting website |
The 2nd International Conference on Frontiers in
Vascular Medicine Rydges Hotel, Melbourne CBD Click here for meeting website |
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High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australias
Annual Scientific Meeting 5 7 December 2007 Adelaide, South Australia Click here for
meeting website |
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MEETINGS IN
2008 |
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Western Pharmacological Society Meeting 27 31 January 2008 Kona Coast, Hawaii Further information coming soon! |
The International Conference on Fixed Combination
in the Treatment of Hypertension and Dyslipidemia 7 10 February 2008 Budapest, Hungary Click here for
meeting website |
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2nd International Conference on Hypertension,
Lipids, Diabetes and Stroke Prevention 6 8 March 2008 Prague, Czech Republic Click here for meeting website |
ISH 2008 The 22nd Scientific Meeting of the
International Society of Hypertension 14 19 June 2008 Click here for meeting website |
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Annual Scientific Meeting of the British
Hypertension Society Click here for meeting website |
2nd International Symposium on Pheochromocytoma 17 20 September 2008 Click here for meeting website |
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