Invitation

Dear Colleagues,

Turkish Society of Cardiology which was founded in 1963 is going to hold the 30th Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation on October 23 - 26, 2014 relying on its experience of already more than half a century.

We aim at presenting a satisfactory scientific program with a wide spectrum for all our participants in our Congress that is one of the prominent meetings at national and international level in terms of high quality scientific content and number of attendees. Our Congress is again credited by EBAC and Turkish Medical Association.

Maxx Royal Convention Centre in Antalya which served us with unforgettable hospitality in last two years is now going to host us for the third time.

This year, an increasing number of colleagues from the other continents will be with us at the 30th Congress besides colleagues from the member national cardiac societies of the European Society of Cardiology. Last year there were more than 3000 attendees in our Congress and we expect this figure to be higher.

The “Symposia”, “Pro-Con Debates” and ”How-to Sessions” planned in our Congress will allow us to update and discuss our recent knowledge on diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The Visual Interactive Certification Courses in Turkish will improve clinical skills of our young cardiologists and they were totally booked three weeks before the Congress.

With the “Case Focused Sessions”, that were introduced in our 25th Congress, we will provide a case based interactive discussion format for the clinicians who want to develop their practice.

Celebrated speakers who are the prominent authors of their respective fields from Turkey and from the world will chair and lecture in our sessions. We are sure that the participatns will enthusiastically attend the Joint Sessions with ESC, American College of Cardiology, Turkic World Cardiology Association, EAPCI and Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery besides the sessions on New Guidelines, Evaluation of Cardiology Education and Training from the View of Turkish Board for Accreditaiton in Cardiology and the Young Cardiologists, Recent State of National Researches and Efficient Research Project Management with the participation of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.

The authors and researchers from Turkey and all over the world made significant contributions to the success and scientific content of our 30th Congress with the carefully selected and meticulously prepared abstracts and intersting clinical cases. We are indebted to them and to our reviewers who evaluated each abstract and case with great devotion and attention.

We will be glad to host you in our meticulously organized 30th Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation and offer you a high grade scientific and social program this year in the amazing turquoise coast of Antalya.