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AF Stat™ Events

First AF Working Group Meeting: May 18th, 2009

On May 18th, 2009 the AF Stat working group met in Washington, D.C. to discuss the AF Stat Call to Action and ways to raise awareness about atrial fibrillation.

Speakers included:

Senator Bill Frist, M.D., AF Stat Health Policy Advisor
Jerry West, NBA Hall of Famer and Former Player, Coach and General Manager of the LA Lakers
Eric Prystowsky, M.D., AF Stat Medical Chair, St. Vincents Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Hugh Calkins, M.D., F.A.C.C. Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Director of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology
Julie Harvill AF Stat Public Health Advisor, Lead Consultant, The National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.

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Keynote Address: A National Platform for AFib Awareness: Leading the Change Senator Bill Frist, M.D. AF Stat Health Policy Advisor	Living With AFib – A Life Out of Sync Jerry West, NBA Hall of Famer Former Player, Coach and General Manager of the LA Lakers	AF Stat Program Overview Eric Prystowsky, M.D. AF Stat Medical Chair St. Vincents Hospital, Indianapolis, IN	Disease Overview Hugh Calkins, M.D., F.A.C.C. Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Director of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Public Health Perspective: Crafting an AF Call to Action Julie Harvill AF Stat Public Health Advisor Lead Consultant, The National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

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