EP 80: AHAs Scientific Sessions: Science, Innovation and Community With Dr Manesh Patel

Published: Nov. 21, 2022, 3:20 p.m.

b'This week\\u2019s episode is dedicated to one of the biggest cardiovascular meetings, AHA\\u2019s Scientific Sessions. Dr Ankur Kalra\\u2019s guest is Dr Manesh Patel, chair of the AHA Committee on Scientific Sessions and Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Co-Director of the Heart Center at Duke University.\\n\\nYear on year, the organisers of the Scientific Sessions aim to give platform to cardiovascular science at its best: innovative, impactful, and collaborative.\\nIn this information-packed episode, Dr Patel takes us behind the scenes and talks about the work that goes into the curation of the programme and the considerations that shape the event. Dr Kalra asks Dr Patel about his highlights over the years and the movement and changes that he observed as vice chair and chair of the event. Dr Patel elaborates on the key late-breaking science trials in 2022. Dr Kalra and Dr Patel discuss the grading system of the award applications and share some useful information with our listeners.\\n\\nWhat does Dr Patel think about the function of the Scientific Sessions? What happens after you submit your application to an award? How do the organisers concert a balance between the scientific and the social need of a global community?\\n\\nQuestions and comments can be sent to \\u201cpodcast@radcliffe-group.com\\u201d and may be answered by Ankur in the next episode. \\nGuest: @manesh_patelMD, host: @AnkurKalraMD and produced by: @RadcliffeCARDIO.'