International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risks

The Chair’s primary objective is help raise awareness of abdominal obesity as a new risk factor that, along with traditional risk factors, figures largely in this new concept of global cardiometabolic risk.
To achieve this goal, the Chair is committed to the following:

Developing educational activities for healthcare professionals, such as preceptorships at Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec in Quebec City, academic sessions at major international congresses, various conferences, publications, as well as a press relations program for the lay and medical press
Fostering ties and partnerships with professional bodies and associations around the world
Spurring and promoting research programs—epidemiological programs in particular—to stem the obesity and diabetes pandemic ravaging today’s society

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Mr Wytze Russchen (Founder and Chairman of Russchen Consultants)

IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions

Academic institutions