President’s Page: Considering the Health Care World as Flat

With the alarming rate of growth in cardiovascular disease worldwide in both developed and developing countries, it is even more important to build on our partnerships and to share our knowledge. Since the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Board of Trustees formalized its global strategy in 2005,...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2007-09, Vol.50 (10), p.1004-1005
Main Authors: Dove, James T., MD, FACC, King, Spencer B., MD, MACC, Hian-Sim, Kui, MD, FACC
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical Technology
Cardiology
Cardiology - manpower
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Communication
Counseling
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Developing countries
Disease prevention
Electronic health records
Family physicians
Global Health
Health care
Health Care Costs
Hospitals
Humans
Internal Medicine
Interprofessional Relations
LDCs
Medical imaging
Physicians - supply & distribution
Preventive medicine
Public sector
Rehabilitation
Tomography
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:With the alarming rate of growth in cardiovascular disease worldwide in both developed and developing countries, it is even more important to build on our partnerships and to share our knowledge. Since the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Board of Trustees formalized its global strategy in 2005, the ACC has pursued its goal of fostering collaborative information exchanges among cardiovascular professionals and societies around the world. [...]in many countries, general physicians handle preventive, rehabilitation, and counseling duties.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.001