294502
Approaches to cardiovascular disease in global health: Are we missing the boat?
Provision of health care to the public
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health
Learning Objectives:
Discuss current approaches in the Global North to chronic disease in particular cardiovascular disease.
Explain why and how this approach is being migrated to the Global South.
Identify faults with underlying assumptions of targets for surrogate markers with diabetes hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
Enunciate approaches to more rational decision-making to low resource settings.
Keywords: Chronic Diseases, Social Inequalities
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Extensive experience as a clinician, teacher, researcher, and public health specialist.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.