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Abstract submissions are now invited for potential poster or oral presentations - deadline for submission is Friday 30 September
Despite dramatic recent reductions in mortality rates, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the most important cause of premature mortality in the UK. Vascular disease also contributes substantially to the burden of ill health from chronic kidney disease, stroke and dementia. For this reason health authorities and governments around the world are committing to strategies to reduce the impact of cardiovascular disease which includes primary and secondary prevention.
There is international consensus, supported by evidence reviews from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in the UK, and by the World Health Organization internationally, that population interventions in conjunction with risk assessment and risk management programmes are important components of an effective cardiovascular disease strategy.
The UK government is taking action both at a population and individual level to tackle the top seven causes of cardiovascular disease: high blood pressure, smoking, cholesterol, obesity, poor diet, physical inactivity and alcohol consumption.
This is why the 2017 NHS Health Check conference focusses on the role of the programme in underpinning other CVD prevention programmes and aims to support and inspire delegates in tackling the risk factors driving the burden of cardiovascular disease in England.
Who should attend?
This conference is aimed at those individuals involved with commissioning, providing, evaluating and supporting the NHS Health Check programme and the risk factors it assesses and seeks to change.
For more information and to register please visit the Conference website.
Fuse is a research and evaluation active organisation and your data may be used for these purposes in unspecified projects. If you do not want us to use your data, please contact Peter van der Graaf at p.van.der.graaf@tees.ac.uk.