The Congress The 11th World Congress for Microcirculation (WCM2018) will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada from September 9-13, 2018. This marks the first return of the Congress to Canada since its inaugural meeting in Toronto in 1975. The Congress is organized and held on a rotating 3-5 year basis in a unique location corresponding […]

Agenda: 9:30-10:00 Registration and Breakfast 10:00-10:30 Atherosclerosis and Inflammation in the general population: New target for treatment – TBD 10:30-11:00 Cardio-Rheumatology Program: One Year summary – Dr. Lihi Eder, Rheumatology, Women’s College Hospital 11:00-11:30 The approach to the management of cardiovascular disease in rheumatic patients – Dr. Shadi Akhtari, Cardiology, Women’s College Hospital 11:30-12:00 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus […]

The Heart Failure Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting is intended for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists,  scientists, and health care professionals who specialize or have an interest in heart failure.

This 2.5 day conference will provide a comprehensive overview of fetal cardiovascular medicine with presentations encompassing recent advancements in imaging, diagnosis and management of fetal cardiovascular abnormalities. The program is thematic, focusing on the techniques (including live scanning sessions) in the assessment of fetal heart disease, parental counseling, and perinatal management. Speakers are recognized national and […]

54th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes

Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) is happy to announce that this year’s Research Day will be held on Wednesday October 17th, 2018 at the Toronto Reference Library. This year's keynote speakers will be: Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier, Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto will be presenting “The 10,000 PhDs Project:  Implications for Graduate Education” […]

The Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) is the largest gathering of cardiovascular and allied health professionals in Canada. The Congress draws cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, researchers, nurses and other cardiovascular specialists from across Canada and around the globe and connects them with other members of the cardiovascular healthcare team. The CCC provides a broad spectrum of cardiovascular […]

Translation of Tissue Engineering for Drug Development and Heart Repair Wolfram Zimmermann Engineering of human tissue, with a focus on the heart, is a main research topic of the Zimmermann lab. The seminar will touch upon different models of in vitro organogenesis with applications in disease modelling, drug development, and tissue engineered heart repair. Mechanisms […]