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The Emirates Cardiac Society is a non-profit organization established in 1999 under the Emirates Medical Association.
ECS is striving to improve cardiovascular health through education, research and quality patient care. ECS helps people understand the importance of healthy lifestyle choices and provides science-based treatment guidelines to healthcare professionals to help them provide quality care to their patients.
The society has regular scientific meetings and social gatherings. It hosts local and international conferences affiliated with Gulf Heart Association, Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, World Heart Federation, European Society of Cardiology and American Heart Association.

Juwairia AlAli

President

Cardiologist Rashid Hospital,
Dubai, UAE

Abdullah Shehab

Vice President

Professor of Cardiology. Vice President of Emirates Cardiac Society. Vice President of The Gulf Intervention Society
Editor in Chief NEMJ, UAE

Nadya Almatrooshi

General Secretary

Staff Physician, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Wael Almahmeed

Scientific Committee Chairperson

Consultant Cardiologist,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Safaa Al Mohdar

Cultural Committee Chairperson

Head of Cardiology, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi,UAE

CVD in Women 2023

Conrad Dubai, UAE

On 3rd and 4th of February 2023, the Emirates Cardiac Society has conducted successfully the CVD in Women Conference, the First of its Kind in the region

The event was able to attract large medical and specialist participation from GCC and MENA Region With more than 550 physical and virtual participants
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women worldwide.
Women with CVD continue to be under-diagnosed and under-treated due to misconceptions and lack of awareness among both patients and doctors.

NCD ACADEMY

Emirates Cardiac Society is thrilled to collaborate with ACC (American College of Cardiology) along with the World Heart Federation and NCD Alliance to be part of launching this important educational program, with support of funding Sponsor “VIATRIS (Mylan+Upjohn, a legacy Division of Pfizer)” of the NCD Academy.

NCD Academy is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between major actors in global health to equip frontline health workers with integrated, mobile-first education on NCD care as they take on a more prominent role in prevention.
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