Upcoming SportsCardiologyBC Educational Events!

For those interested in learning more about sports medicine and cardiology, as well as the ongoing efforts in research and education by SportsCardiologyBC, here are some opportunities to attend our educational events. Please email admin@sportscardiologybc.org with any questions or inquiries.   Dave Battison Sports Medicine Symposiusm - October 1st/2nd Presenter: Barb Morrison Topic: "Sports Cardiology: The [...]

By |2016-09-26T20:09:41+00:00September 26th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Upcoming SportsCardiologyBC Educational Events!

Masters Athlete Study Recruitment Complete!

SportsCardiologyBC has completed its recruitment of our 5-year longitudinal study in evaluation of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in masters (>35) athletes. With approximately 900 athletes from the Lower Mainland, Interior BC and Vancouver Island, we are very proud of the cohort we've established and excited about the data we are collecting and contributing to [...]

By |2016-09-21T17:14:09+00:00September 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on Masters Athlete Study Recruitment Complete!

SCBC Article Published in Canadian Journal of Cardiology!

The SportsCardiologyBC team, led by Dr. James McKinney, have published an article in the esteemed Canadian Journal of Cardiology. The article reports on the research findings of young athlete screening conducted across the province of British Columbia. For those who have access to this journal following this link: http://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(16)30170-2/fulltext    When published in print, we will provide [...]

By |2016-07-11T20:17:38+00:00July 11th, 2016|News|Comments Off on SCBC Article Published in Canadian Journal of Cardiology!

Sports Cardiology Symposium at CCC 2016!

SportsCardiologyBC has been accepted to lead a workshop on the burgeoning field of sports cardiology at this year's Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal from October 21st-25th! Programme and registration details can be found here: http://www.cardiocongress.org/en/index.html   We hope to see you there!

By |2016-06-29T17:53:52+00:00June 29th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Sports Cardiology Symposium at CCC 2016!

SportsCardiologyBC Education Event May 25th – Fully Booked!!

Thanks to all research participants who jumped on this opportunity to come see SportsCardiologyBC team members discuss "Cardiovascular Health and Aging: The Masters Athlete". We would like to apologize to all those who have been put on the waitlist. We will be holding these events regularly so please keep checking our website, Facebook and Twitter [...]

By |2016-04-21T23:21:04+00:00April 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on SportsCardiologyBC Education Event May 25th – Fully Booked!!

ACC Scientific Session – SCBC Presentation

Dr. James McKinney of SportsCardiologyBC presenting a poster at the 2016 ACC Scientific Session in Chicago on detecting underlying cardiovascular disease in young competitive athletes! Poster available upon request - admin@sportscardiologybc.org

By |2016-04-04T18:23:00+00:00April 4th, 2016|News|Comments Off on ACC Scientific Session – SCBC Presentation

BCMJ to Publish 2-part Sports Cardiology Themed Issue!

After months of collaborative work between the excellent editorial team at the British Columbia Medical Journal and SportsCardiologyBC, dates have been set for the publication of a two-part Sports Cardiology themed issue. It will be guest edited by SportsCardiologyBC Medical Directors Dr. Saul Isserow and Dr. Brett Heilbron. The issue will focus on the rapidly [...]

By |2016-03-23T18:58:15+00:00March 23rd, 2016|News|Comments Off on BCMJ to Publish 2-part Sports Cardiology Themed Issue!

Upcoming Masters Athlete Testing Date – Jan 9th, 2016

We have added an additional date for our 5 year longitudinal study in the Masters Athlete Screening Project.  It is scheduled for January 9th, 2016 at City Sports and Physio, downtown Vancouver (address below) from 9am to 4:30pm. Brief Information about the study (additional information in the consent form), please read carefully and ask any questions: Eligibility [...]

By |2016-01-27T01:15:09+00:00December 23rd, 2015|News|Comments Off on Upcoming Masters Athlete Testing Date – Jan 9th, 2016
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