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VIDEO: ASPC president discusses highlights of annual congress
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BOCA RATON, Fla. — Prevention was the main theme of the 2016 American Society for Preventive Cardiology’s Congress on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Cardiology Today spoke with the ASPC President Seth J. Baum, MD, FASPC, FACC, FACPM, FAHA, FNLA, about the highlights of this year’s congress, from a focus on PCSK9 inhibitors to growing membership, and more.
One of the highlights was the town hall forum that brought together experts and patients to raise awareness and discuss barriers to access to PCSK9 inhibitors, Baum said. The town hall included representatives from the ASPC, the American College of Cardiology, the FH Foundation, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the National Lipid Association. Unique to this discussion, “we had some incredibly [passionate] patients tell their stories” about barriers to PCSK9 inhibitor access, according to Baum, medical director of Women’s Preventive Cardiology at the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health and Wellness Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital; affiliate associate professor of clinical biomedical science in the department of integrated medicines at Florida State University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine; and founder and chief medical officer of Excel Medical Clinical Trials, LLC.
Baum encouraged attendees, as well as those who could not attend the congress in person, to view the program online for virtual access and download the ASPC app to access presenter slides for more information. More information about ASPC membership can be found at aspconline.org.
The 2017 Congress on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The congress wrapped on Sept. 18, but coverage from Cardiology Today will continue.