Saturday, October 12

Cyclone Prompts Heart Failure Society to Cancel Meeting

The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) has actually cancelled its yearly clinical conference, set up to start today in Atlanta, Georgia, due to Hurricane Helene.

“The security of our participants, personnel, exhibitors– in addition to the workers who staff the hotel and Georgia World Congress Center– is our leading concern, and our company believe this is the most accountable strategy,” the society stated in a declaration on its site.

The conference will still provide a few of the scheduled program practically. Late Breaking Clinical Research sessions will be livestreamed on Sunday, September 29 and Monday, September 30 at 9:00 AM ET, and will be offered as taped discussions following the sessions. Information on accessing the recording will be emailed to all signed up participants and provided on the site as quickly as they are readily available.

Late Breakers Livestreaming

“The Program Committee got a lot extraordinary and advanced late-breaking research study this year, and we understand that our registrants aspire to hear these trial results and research study updates. We wish to bring you those outcomes without more hold-up,” stated Mitchell Psotka, MD, PhD, 2024 ASM Program Committee Chair. “We wish to honor our dedication to the detectives and provide a platform through which they can share their research study. This brand-new format will provide a various experience; however the most crucial thing is the science, and we’re thrilled to share that with you as arranged.”

The society is likewise checking out alternatives to provide other material from the curriculum in alternative formats at a later date.

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