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We would like to extend a personal invitation for you to attend Cardiac Update and Diabetes Forum, scheduled for Friday, April 9, 2010 and Saturday, April 10, 2010 at The Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver.

Over 2 million Canadians have cardiovascular disease and over 1 million have diabetes (as many as 6 million may have metabolic syndrome). Next year 75,000 will experience an MI and many others will have a stroke or will die. Up to date management of patients at risk for cardiovascular events is of outmost importance and that is why we have created an annual opportunity for you to review the emerging trends in the management of these patients.

By attending Cardiac Update and Diabetes Forum, you will have access to the cutting edge of cardiovascular medicine and diabetes care, as well as an opportunity to discuss all aspects of high-risk patient management relevant to you and to your patients.

Based on prior comments, we have shortened each presentation to 20 minutes and have increased the time for panel discussion to ensure that all of your questions are answered.

We hope you will play an important part in this initiative and will join us at Cardiac Update and Diabetes Forum, which have been some of the most popular activities over the years. With best regards,

With best regards,

Anatoly Langer, MD Chair, Canadian Heart Research Centre Professor of Medicine University of Toronto

Victor Huckell, MD Staff Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital Clinical Professor of Medicine, UBC

Lawrence Leiter, MD Chair, Diabetes Forum Head, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism St. Michael's Hospital Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences University of Toronto

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As an organization accredited to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS), the UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development designates this educational program as meeting the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 5.5 Mainpro-M1 credits. This program is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This program has been reviewed and approved by UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development. Each physician should claim only those credits he/she actually spent in the activity.