2008 Colorado Springs, CO

48th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in association with the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism, American Society of Preventive Cardiology Debate

Broadmoor Resort at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Plan to join us on March 11-15, 2008. The society annual business meeting and dinner will be held on March 14, 2008.

The topics for this year’s debate have been chosen.

Debate: Cutting the Fat Out of Our Life: Lifestyle vs. Medical and Surgical Therapy

Pro:
Louis Aronne, MD, Cornell University, New York, New York

Con:
Caroline Apovian, MD, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Debate: Are Risk Factor Scoring Systems for Cardiovascular Disease Useful?

Pro:
Peter W. F. Wilson, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Con:
Zahi A. Fayad, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York