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<B>From: </B>Robert Richard <rrichard@MIT.EDU><BR>
<B>Date: </B>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:55:47 -0400<BR>
<B>Subject: </B>FW: CME Opportunity - Cardiovascular Biomarkers 2007 and Beyond: From Benchtop to Bedside<BR>
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<HR ALIGN=CENTER SIZE="3" WIDTH="100%"></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><FONT FACE="Tahoma"><B>From:</B> Michel Renaud [<a href="mailto:informatique.mst@ambafrance-us.org]">mailto:informatique.mst@ambafrance-us.org]</a> <BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 11, 2007 2:11 PM<BR>
<B>Cc:</B> Jean-Jacques Pierrat<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> CME Opportunity - Cardiovascular Biomarkers 2007 and Beyond: From Benchtop to Bedside<BR>
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FROM BENCHTOP TO BEDSIDE
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<SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><B>October 1st 8:00am – 6:00pm<BR>
October 2nd 8:30am - 12:30pm<BR>
Harvard Medical School<BR>
NRB, Amphitheater<BR>
77 avenue Louis Pasteur<BR>
Boston MA 02115
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<SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><FONT FACE="Arial">On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology of the Embassy of France and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), we invite you to attend the 6th annual French-American Innovation Day (FAID) on <FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><B>October 1st & 2nd</B></FONT>, <B>2007 in Boston, MA</B>.<BR>
This year, a world-class French and American faculty will tackle contemporary issues in the field of biomarkers in cardiovascular disease for a very valuable educational program.<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Program chairs D Morrow, Z Mallat<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Welcome Address H.E. Pierre Vimont <BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Introductory Address E Braunwald<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Biomarkers in Primary Prevention P Ridker, X Jouven<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Biomarkers in Secondary Prevention M Sabatine, G Montalescot, A Tedgui<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Biomarkers in Heart Failure R Lee, F Zannad<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Biomarker Discovery R Gerszten, L Tiret<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Roundtable – Discovery to Application N Rifai, R Gerszten, R Lee, M Sabatine, <BR>
G Montalescot, F Zannad, D Morrow<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>Imaging Z Fayad, G Rioufol, F Jaffer, E Lancelot<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><FONT FACE="Arial">The program will provide an in-depth discussion of established and emerging biomarkers as effective, non-invasive tools to enhance the detection and management of cardiovascular diseases. The contemporary clinical use of available biomarkers will be reviewed, as will the pathphysiological insights, technological advances, and development strategies guiding biomarker discovery. <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">This program is designed to be of interest to cardiologists, internists, emergency physicians, and researchers. It is supported by educational grants from multiple companies and entities and sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM). PIM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.75 <I>AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)</I>™.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">REGISTER NOW for this complementary CME program. Space is limited. <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><a href="http://www.innovation-france-science.org/faid/registration_form.htm">http://www.innovation-france-science.org/faid/registration_form.htm</a> <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/mrenaud/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/vfvxlfyp.default/Mail/Local%20Folders/Inbox?number=928817644> <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">For further information and program details, please visit our website at <FONT COLOR="#800080">www.france-science.org/faid/</FONT> <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/mrenaud/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/vfvxlfyp.default/Mail/Local%20Folders/Inbox?number=928817644> <BR>
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