[ARVD-FORUM] CLOSING MESSAGE. Dr. Gonzalez Frias

[ARVD Symposium]

English - Spanish

Congratulations for such an extraordinary event, which has let us be updated
on the topic, study, discuss, ask questions and become friends with
colleagues from all over the world.
Thanks!

Dr. Angel Gonzalez Frias
Uruguay

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Los felicito por tan extraordinario evento que nos ha permitido actualizar
el tema, estudiar, discutir, preguntar y confraternizar con colegas de todo el 
mundo
Gracias!

Dr. Angel Gonzalez Frias
Uruguay

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> English - Spanish
>
> With this message the First International Symposium on ARVD on the Internet
> is officially closed. We would like to thank all participants and lecturers
> for their active contribution to this symposium. We are pleased to inform
> you that we had over 2100 participants registered during our congress,
> taking advantage of spectrum of interesting presentations and discussions.
> The experience has been intense and vibrant, as it was actively reflected
> in the participation of the registrants from all over the world, who sent
> to the Discussion Forum their opinions, questions and clarified their
> doubts that were also actively answered by the most experienced researchers
> in the topic, from the most varied specialties and origins.
> And there were even more who followed with quiet interest all the
> presentations and debates made.
> Once again, the power of the Internet, when used for these academic and
> scientific goals, has been proven by carrying out this event. Many
> colleagues are already veterans regarding their participation in these
> Symposia and Conferences through the Internet, and others have made of this
> their first experience.
> The responses from cardiologists around the world exceeded our
> expectations, and clearly, this approach answered an unmet need and has
> major educational potential. Although we initiated the Virtual Cardiac
> Symposia with the idea of assisting cardiologists caring for patients with
> relatively infrequent cardiac conditions, we believe that this
> Internet-based educational approach will have similar applicability and
> value for cardiologists caring for patients with common cardiac disorders.
> Unlike standard conventions and symposia that end when the last light is
> turned off in the conference hall, nothing prevents that our new colleagues
> may seize the teachings from this Symposium on the Internet, since all that
> has been published, including radio transmissions and the files of the
> Forum, remain available in the website. In fact, we still have new
> colleagues registering to get access to the LQTS Virtual Symposium from a
> year ago. We will keep current ARVD Virtual Symposium accessible for at
> least a year, contributing to further understanding and knowledge regarding
> this interesting disorder.
> Once again, we would like to thank all the members of our faculty, who
> served with their expert knowledge so that the Symposium could excel as it
> finally did. The panelists who sent interesting questions that were replied
> day by day, especially by Drs. Guy Fontaine and Frank Marcus, pioneers
> describing this disease. We thank all the participants, without whom all
> the effort would have been meaningless.
> We also would like to thank the team of the Akros Group, especially to
> Maria Isabel Ayala, Georgina E. Warlet, Ariel Guebel, Gabriela Hecht MD,
> Fernando Schapachnik BS, Martin Vidal, Celeste Justel, Susana Torok, and
> Alejo Schapachnik.
> We very much appreciate financial support of this innovative form of
> education by Ela Medical and CV Therapeutics.
> For us, this has been an extremely useful experience and the response
> obtained, generates strength for us to plan another Symposium of similar
> characteristics for the near future, which will deal with Atrial
> Fibrillation, to be held next October 2005.
>
> Wojciech, Sergio, and Edgardo
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>
> Concluyen con este mail las deliberaciones del Primer Simposio
> Internacional sobre DAVD en Internet. Nos gustaria agradecerles a todos los
> participantes y conferencistas por su activa contribucion con este
> simposio. Nos complace informarles que tuvimos mas de 2100 participantes
> inscriptos durante nuestro congreso, que aprovecharon el espectro de
> interesantes presentaciones y discusiones.
> La experiencia ha sido intensa y vibrante, como se reflejó activamente en
> la participación de inscriptos de todo el mundo que enviaron al Foro de
> Discusion opiniones, preguntas y aclararon dudas que fueron tambien
> activamente respondidas por los mas experimentados investigadores en el
> tema de las mas diversas especialidades y proveniencias.
> Y fueron aun mas aquellos que siguieron con callado interes todas las
> exposiciones y debates realizados.
> Una vez mas queda demostrado con la realizacion del evento, el poder de
> Internet, cuando es utilizada para estos fines academicos y cientificos.
> Muchos colegas ya son veteranos en cuanto a su participacion en estos
> Simposios y Congresos a traves de Internet y muchos otros han hecho con
> esta su primera experiencia. Las respuestas de los cardiologos alrededor
> del mundo excedieron nuestras expectativas, y claramente, este enfoque
> respondio a una necesidad que no se habia satisfecho y tiene un potencial
> educativo muy importante. Aunque iniciamos el Simposio Cardiaco Virtual con
> la idea de asistir a los cardiologos que cuidan a los pacientes con
> afecciones cardiacas relativamente poco frecuentes, creemos que este
> enfoque educativo basado en la Internet tendra una aplicabilidad similar y
> un valor para los cardiologos que cuidan de sus pacientes con trastornos
> cardiacos comunes. A diferencia de las convenciones y simposios estandar
> que terminan cuando se apaga la ultima luz de la sala de conferencias, nada
> impide que nuestros nuevos colegas puedan aprovechar las enseñanzas de este
> Simposio en Internet, ya que todo lo publicado, incluyendo las emisiones de
> radio y los archivos del Foro, quedan disponibles en el website. De hecho,
> aun hay colegas nuevos que se estan inscribiendo para obtener acceso al
> Simposio de LQTS, que se llevo a cabo hace un anio. Mantendremos el actual
> Simposio Virtual de DAVD disponible por al menos un anio, contribuyendo a
> una mayor comprension y conocimiento de este interesante trastorno.
> Una vez mas, nos gustaria agradecerles a todos los faculties, que pusieron
> todo su saber para que el Simposio tuviera el brillo que finalmente tuvo. A
> los panelistas que enviaron inteligentes preguntas que dia a dia fueron
> respondidas y muy especialmente a Guy Fontaine y Frank Marcus, pioneros en
> la descripcion de esta enfermedad. Le agradecemos a todos los
> participantes, sin quienes todo el esfuerzo hubiera carecido de
> significado.
> Tambien nos gustaria agradecerle al equipo de Akros Group, en especial a
> Maria Isabel Ayala, Georgina E. Warlet, Ariel Guebel, Dra. Gabriela Hecht,
> Lic. Fernando Schapachnik, Martin Vidal, Celeste Justeln, Susana Torok y
> Alejo Schapachnik.
> Agradecemos muchisimo el apoyo economico de esta forma innovadora de
> educacion, ofrecido por Ela Medical y CV Therapeutics.
> Para nosotros, esta ha sido una experiencia extremadamente util y la
> respuesta obtenida nos genera fuerza para planificar para el futuro cercano
> otro Simposio de similares caracteristicas, que sera el de Fibrilacion
> Auricular, a realizarse en el proximo mes de octubre de 2005.
>
> Wojciech, Sergio y Edgardo

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Dr. Sergio Dubner
Director

Dr. Edgardo Schapachnik
Director