International Society of Diabetes & Vascular Disease

Introduction
Council Members
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Official Journal

An important new professional society

President	Professor Ele Ferrannini
	Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy

Vice-President	Dr Richard Nesto
	Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Boston, USA

Secretary	Dr Steven P Marso
	The Mid America Heart Institute, St Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, USA

Treasurer	Professor David Matthews
	Oxford Centre for Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK

Mission Statement

To provide a forum for the integration of Diabetes and Cardiovascular research which promotes multidisciplinary collaborations between clinicians and scientists, enhances the careers of individuals working in these disciplines and improves understanding of, and quality of care in, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease.

The International Society of Diabetes and Vascular Disease (ISDVD) has been established to promote awareness and understanding of the interrelationship between the syndrome of metabolic diseases resulting in vascular diseases. These diseases result in a significant increased risk of fatal and non-fatal events such as myocardial infarction and stroke.

Who can join the Society?

Membership of the International Society of Diabetes and Vascular Disease will be open to health care professionals with an interest in diabetes and vascular disease.

What will the Society provide?

The Society will provide a unique forum exchange of research and information which will improve research and patient care. From 2004, the Society will:

		Publish its own official journal - Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research which which will appear six times a year.
		Organise scientific conferences and workshops to review original research and state-of-the-art reviews.
		Sponsor original research.

When will the Society begin?

The Society will be finalised in 4Q 2003 and the first issue of Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research will be published in January 2004.

To register your interest

If you would like to receive an application form and further information about the Society, please complete the registration form.