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MEDICAL LUMINARY ADDRESSES MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE IN ARMENIA
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Published: Thursday October 04, 2012
Dr. Aram Chobanian lectures at AUA.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) College of Health Sciences, in
collaboration with the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia,
organized a Public Health Seminar with Dr. Aram V. Chobanian, a world
famous cardiologist and President Emeritus of Boston University as well
as a Dean Emeritus and Provost of Boston University School of Medicine.
On September 27, Dr. Chobanian talked about the major public health
challenge of cardiovascular diseases, particularly hypertension,
in Armenia. He emphasized the importance of appropriate control
of hypertension through healthy lifestyle and medical therapy to
prevent cardiovascular complications. Dr. Chopanian also shared with
the audience the international evidence behind the recommendations
of the Seventh Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection,
Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure of the National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute in the US, which he chaired.
The large audience of public health and medical professionals,
including students, faculty, researchers and physicians and members
of the AUA community, asked questions and received advice from Dr.
Chobanian during an active question/answer session following his
presentation. The reception in the AUA Akian Gallery provided the
opportunity for informal interactions between Dr. Chobanian and
attendees of the public health seminar.
Dr. Aram V. Chobanian founded the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute
at the Boston University School of Medicine in 1974, and oversaw its
rapid development into a center for pioneering research into the
biological and clinical aspects of cardiovascular disease. Boston
University recently awarded him with an honorary degree, a Doctor
of Humane Letters honoris causa. Dr. Chobanian has received numerous
awards for his basic and clinical research on cardiovascular diseases.
These include the First Lifetime Achievement Award in Hypertension
of the American Heart Association, the Modern Medicine Award,
the Award of Merit of the American Heart Association, the Abbott
Award of the American Society of Hypertension and the Freis Award
of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. He recently
chaired the Seventh Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection,
Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure of the National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute. He has published more than 275 papers and
two books, and served on several editorial boards, and had chaired
the Publications Committee of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Chobanian was elected as a Foreign Member of the Armenian National
Academy of Science and recently received the St. Mesrob-Mashtots Medal
from Catholicos Aram I. Dr. Chobanian has been involved in several
programs to improve health care in Armenia, including training of
physicians, nurses, and other health professionals in emergency
medicine, trauma care, and health care management; development of
medical residency and post-graduate educational programs in Armenia and
the establishment of a successful medical student elective program for
US medical students to spend one to two months in Armenian hospitals
and clinics. He has also been instrumental in the provision of
much-needed medical equipment, supplies, and medications for Armenia.
Dr. Chobanian was in Armenia at the invitation of the Fund for Armenian
Relief (FAR).
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, independent
university located in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded in 1991, AUA is
affiliated with the University of California. Through teaching,
research, and public service, AUA serves Armenia and the region
by supplying high-quality, graduate and undergraduate education,
encouraging civic engagement, and promoting democratic values.
The American University of Armenia is accredited by the Accrediting
Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges, 985 Atlantic Avenue, #100,
Alameda, CA 94501, 510-748-9001.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-10-04-medical-luminary-addresses-major-public-health-challenge-in-armenia-
Published: Thursday October 04, 2012
Dr. Aram Chobanian lectures at AUA.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) College of Health Sciences, in
collaboration with the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia,
organized a Public Health Seminar with Dr. Aram V. Chobanian, a world
famous cardiologist and President Emeritus of Boston University as well
as a Dean Emeritus and Provost of Boston University School of Medicine.
On September 27, Dr. Chobanian talked about the major public health
challenge of cardiovascular diseases, particularly hypertension,
in Armenia. He emphasized the importance of appropriate control
of hypertension through healthy lifestyle and medical therapy to
prevent cardiovascular complications. Dr. Chopanian also shared with
the audience the international evidence behind the recommendations
of the Seventh Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection,
Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure of the National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute in the US, which he chaired.
The large audience of public health and medical professionals,
including students, faculty, researchers and physicians and members
of the AUA community, asked questions and received advice from Dr.
Chobanian during an active question/answer session following his
presentation. The reception in the AUA Akian Gallery provided the
opportunity for informal interactions between Dr. Chobanian and
attendees of the public health seminar.
Dr. Aram V. Chobanian founded the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute
at the Boston University School of Medicine in 1974, and oversaw its
rapid development into a center for pioneering research into the
biological and clinical aspects of cardiovascular disease. Boston
University recently awarded him with an honorary degree, a Doctor
of Humane Letters honoris causa. Dr. Chobanian has received numerous
awards for his basic and clinical research on cardiovascular diseases.
These include the First Lifetime Achievement Award in Hypertension
of the American Heart Association, the Modern Medicine Award,
the Award of Merit of the American Heart Association, the Abbott
Award of the American Society of Hypertension and the Freis Award
of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. He recently
chaired the Seventh Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection,
Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure of the National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute. He has published more than 275 papers and
two books, and served on several editorial boards, and had chaired
the Publications Committee of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Chobanian was elected as a Foreign Member of the Armenian National
Academy of Science and recently received the St. Mesrob-Mashtots Medal
from Catholicos Aram I. Dr. Chobanian has been involved in several
programs to improve health care in Armenia, including training of
physicians, nurses, and other health professionals in emergency
medicine, trauma care, and health care management; development of
medical residency and post-graduate educational programs in Armenia and
the establishment of a successful medical student elective program for
US medical students to spend one to two months in Armenian hospitals
and clinics. He has also been instrumental in the provision of
much-needed medical equipment, supplies, and medications for Armenia.
Dr. Chobanian was in Armenia at the invitation of the Fund for Armenian
Relief (FAR).
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, independent
university located in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded in 1991, AUA is
affiliated with the University of California. Through teaching,
research, and public service, AUA serves Armenia and the region
by supplying high-quality, graduate and undergraduate education,
encouraging civic engagement, and promoting democratic values.
The American University of Armenia is accredited by the Accrediting
Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges, 985 Atlantic Avenue, #100,
Alameda, CA 94501, 510-748-9001.
From: A. Papazian