Hosted by Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah School of Medicine and faculty from the Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology, cardiology professionals from around the world will gather to learn and exchange ideas with world-renowned health leaders. The symposium will revolve around issues related to myocardial recovery and regeneration.
The objective of this conference is to bring together thought leaders to exchange ideas, debate paradigms, and share information directly focused on issues related to myocardial recovery and regeneration. Last year, more than 350 attendees from all over the world participated in the symposium.
This year's international guests include Thomas Krabatsch, M.D., Ph.D., of the German Heart Institute, Andrew N. Redington, MB, BS, MRCP or the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Toronto, and Martin Strueber, M.D., of the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Heart Center Leipzig (Germany). National thought leaders also include faculty from Harvard Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Tufts Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ, Johns Hopkins Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ and Stanford Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ, among others.
The symposium is sponsored by Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Care, Intermountain Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵcare and Utah Cardiac Transplant Program.
WHAT: Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS)- Addressing advances in the field of myocardial recovery and regeneration spanning basic, transitional and clinical science.
WHEN: January 16 & 17, 2015
WHERE: Alumni Hall inside the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Sciences Education Building (HSEB), Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah School of Medicine
WHO: Cardiovascular scientists, heart transplant physicians and other health care leaders.