Prof. Karen Sliwa-Hahnle held the Pan-African Cardiac Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Task Force meeting jointly with the first Tanzania Cardiac Conference in Dar es Salaam (20-22 April 2016).

PASCAR and Boston Scientific continues their investment in the skills development in Sub Sahara Africa to develop, support and guide Allied’s.

Edward Rieth was identified as candidate for an extensive 6 month training program in Echocardiography for qualified Clinical Technologist who specialise in cardiology. The course started on the 4th of April 2016 and will conclude on 30 September 2016. The host unit is Division of Cardiology, University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital South Africa. The program is under the guidance of Prof Anton Doubell (Head of Department) and Dr Alfonso Pecoraro (Program Director).  The objective of the fellowship is to upgrade the candidate’s skills in specifically echocardiography for adults but also include paediatric.

The training program consist of the following
o General echocardiography including paediatrics
o Electrophysiology lectures
o Cath lab hands on training
o Hands on echocardiography training with tutor

1st TANZANIA CARDIAC SOCIETY (TCS) CONGRESS IN COLLABORATION WITH PAN-AFRICAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY

African Allied’s as faculty and developing of an Africa Allied’s Society in joint venture with Boston Scientific.

A Namibian Broadcasting Corporation interview with Dr Chris Hugo-Hamman and the Minister of Health on Rheumatic Heart Disease

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 7 March 2016 – The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), WHO and other key partners concluded a three day meeting aimed at developing a roadmap for the eradication of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Africa.  According to WHO, RHD is the most common cause of acquired heart disease among children in developing countries, and it affects school-aged children in Africa.

Press Release Nº057/2016

Travelling has always been my stress reliever, however, doing it alone makes me feel anxious and yet independent.

As I started my journey from Gaborone, Botswana to Bangkok, Thailand, I can’t stop from being emotional since it will be my first time to be away from my family considering it will be for a whole month.

Prof Bongani Mayosi and Dr Ashley Chin represented PASCAR during this year’s SA Heart Congress on 26 October 2015.

Pacemakers are an effective treatment for chronic complete heart block, both in relieving symptoms and in prolonging life, and should be available to all who need them. The pacemaker implantation rate in sub-Saharan Africa remains dismally low (<10 pacemakers per million population) compared to that of the United States and other developed countries (>

400 per million population). Similarly, there is a virtual absence of centres that can implant cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in the sub-Sahara outside of South Africa.

The joint Pan African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) Congress and the Cardiovascular Society of Mauritius CVS(M) was held at the InterContinental Resort Balaclava Fort from 03 – 07 October 2015. The final program and presentations can be downloaded on this site.