Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologists

Nonprofit medical association
Founded 2008
Headquarters Kerala, India
Website www.accindia.org

The Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologists (IACC), based in Kerala, India, is a nonprofit medical association established in 2008. The IACC confers upon cardiovascular specialists who meet its qualifications. Its mission is to promote clinical cardiology, preventive cardiology and continuing medical education interests of clinical cardiologists across the country who promote primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and develop cardiovascular health and care in rural areas.[1][2] As of 2015, there more than 2600 cardiovascular professionals that represents the membership organization.

History

The IACC was founded in 2008 and its headquarters is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Dr. Rajesh Rajan is the President of the Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologists.[3][4][5] The first national annual scientific sessions of Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologist conference (IACCCON) was held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala during April 2010.[6][7] The official journal of the Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologist is the Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology.[8]

Leadership

The IACC is governed by its officers, including the President, General Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive members. Members of the Board of executives serve as grassroots liaisons between the local chapters and the association. Governing Body as follows :

Post Name
National President Dr.Rajesh Rajan
Hon.National Gen.Secretary Dr.Mohammed Shafiq
Chief Patrons Padma Bhushan Dr Devi Prasad Shetty
Padmashri Prof. Govindan Vijayaraghavan[9][10][11]

Members

The IACC has approximately 2600 members, including physicians, cardiac surgeons, clinical cardiologists and doctors specializing in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Becoming a Fellow of the Indian Association Of Clinical Cardiologist (FIACC), Annual member, Life member or Associate Members is based on specialists in cardiovascular health and diseases, specialty board certification, scientific and professional accomplishments and duration of active participation in a cardiovascular related field.[12]

Clinical Practice Guidelines

The IACC shares various Clinical Practice Guidelines for the clinical cardiology profession from evidence-based clinical trials data.[13] Importance of Guidelines-based treatment which aim to present all the relevant evidence on a particular clinical issue in order to help physicians weigh the benefits and risks of particular diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.[14]

Chapters

The association has 12 state chapters. All IACC State Chapters are controlled and guided by the parent body, but they are legally distinct entities from national IACC.[6][15][16]

Partners and Affiliates

IACC has strong ties with the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. Internationally, the IACC represents India at the World Heart Federation. It also affiliated to the European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery.[17][18]

Conferences held

Following the list of the Annual Scientific Sessions - National Clinical Cardiology Update IACCCON conferences with year and venue.

Year Location
2010 Thiruvananthapuram
2011 Kolkata[7]
2012 Mumbai
2013 Bangalore[19][20][21][22]
2014 Ooty[15]
2015 New Delhi
2015 Calicut[23]

References

  1. ↑ G Rajiv (September 29, 2014). "Finding the right rhythm for your heart". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ Carol D'Souza (22 January 2014). "Dr Kiron Varghese presents paper at the IACCON 2013". Johnite.
  3. ↑ Rajesh Rajan, Peter K. Joseph, and Vijayaraghavan Govindan. "A rare presentation of Henoch–Schönlein purpura and myocardial infarction at the 5th decade of life". Interventional Medicine & Applied Science.
  4. ↑ Usha T. Parvathy, Rajesh Rajan, and Alexander Georgevich Faybushevich. "Pulmonary function derangements in isolated or predominant mitral stenosis – Preoperative evaluation with clinico-hemodynamic correlation". Interventional Medicine & Applied Science.
  5. ↑ C. MAYA (13 August 2015). "War of words over qualification". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologists - Kerala Chapter
  7. 1 2 "Clinical cardiology conference held in Kolkata". 6 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Indo-Soviet cardiology project begins". The Hindu.
  10. ↑ "Distinguished teacher award - 2012". gvr.co.in. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Lively presentations, interactive sessions".
  12. ↑ "Members". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  13. ↑ C. Maya. "Cardiac arrest continues to claim more lives at Sabarimla". The Hindu.
  14. ↑ "Campaign to prevent heart disease". FM Bureau. 10 November 2013.
  15. 1 2 "IACCCON 2014 Payment".
  16. ↑ The Association of Clinical Cardiologists West Bengal Chapter
  17. ↑ "Healthy heart choices for everyone, everywhere".
  18. ↑ "Its fate could be sealed in the womb". The Hindu. 29 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Now, one dialysis centre in one taluk of each district". The Hindu. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Stress on appointing clinical cardiologists". The Hindu. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "4th Annual National Clinical Cardiology Update 2013 Inaugurated".
  22. ↑ "Lively presentations, interactive sessions".
  23. ↑ "CARDIOZONE-2015 CALICUT The Zonal Clinical Cardiology Update".

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