VAS-COG 2007

描述（由申请人提供）：国际血管行为和认知障碍学会（VAS-COG）第三届大会将汇集跨学科的基础和临床研究兴趣，以交流和传播与各种脑部疾病的血管原因相关的信息。VAS-COG会议的目标如下：促进不同医学亚专科之间的合作，包括神经科医生，精神科医生，心脏病学家和老年病学家为了促进基础，临床和流行病学研究者提供旨在了解血管和神经系统之间相互作用的新研究领域的最新信息为年轻研究者提供一个论坛，介绍他们的研究和与资深科学家互动，为血管疾病的临床、影像学、神经心理学和神经病理学标志物提供指导，这些标志物可以纳入研究和临床环境。这是我们的第一次北美会议，并提供了一个重要的机会，让西班牙裔专业人士参与这一迅速发展的研究和临床实践领域。血管性认知、情感和精神障碍不成比例地影响美国（US）的老年人和西班牙裔人群。这两个群体都在迅速扩大。未来几十年，非西班牙裔白人老年人的数量将增加一倍，而西班牙裔老年人的数量将增加四倍。我们的目标受众包括临床医生，科学家，护士，社会工作者，政府和社会机构的代表，制药和生物技术公司，预期的受众结构是50%的基础科学，30%的临床和20%的社会科学。根据我们过去的经验，年轻的调查人员估计占听众的30%。据估计，妇女占观众的40%。西班牙裔预计将占30%。日期：2007年7月11-15日地点：万豪河中心，圣安东尼奥，得克萨斯州第三届大会的国际社会血管行为和认知障碍（VAS-COG）将讨论最新进展的血管认知，情感和精神障碍，包括中风，中风相关的痴呆症，抑郁症和糖尿病相关的认知障碍。这些情况不成比例地影响美国的老年人和西班牙裔人口。许多血管性认知障碍是可以预防和潜在可逆的。VAS-COG将提供一个论坛，交流和传播关于这些重要条件的信息。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Third Congress of the International Society for Vascular Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG) will bring interdisciplinary basic and clinical research interests together for the exchange and dissemination of information related to vascular causes of various brain disorders. The VAS-COG meeting objectives are as follows: To foster collaborations among different medical sub-specialties including neurologists, psychiatrists, cardiologists, and geriatricians To foster collaboration among basic, clinical and epidemiologic investigators To provide an update on new areas of research aimed at understanding the interaction between the vascular and neural systems To provide a forum for young investigators to present their research and interact with senior scientists To provide guidance on clinical, imaging, neuropsychological, and neuropathologic markers of vascular disease that could be incorporated into research and clinic settings. This is our first North American meeting and offers an important opportunity to involve Hispanic professionals in this rapidly evolving area of research and clinical practice. Vascular cognitive, affective and mental disorders disproportionately affect the elderly and Hispanic populations in the United States (US). Both groups are rapidly expanding. The number of elderly non-Hispanic whites will double in coming decades, while the number of elderly Hispanics will quadruple. Our target audience includes clinicians, scientists, nurses, social workers, representatives of government and social agencies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies The expected structure of the audience is to be 50% basic sciences, 30% clinical and 20% social sciences. Based on our past experience, young investigators are estimated to comprise 30% of the audience. Women are estimated to comprise 40% of the audience. Hispanics are expected to comprise 30%. Dates: July 11-15, 2007 Location: Marriott River center, San Antonio, TX The Third Congress of the International Society for Vascular Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG) will address recent advances in vascular cognitive, affective and mental disorders, including stroke, stroke related dementias, depression and diabetes associated cognitive impairments. These conditions disproportionately affect the elderly and Hispanic populations in the United States. Many vascular cognitive disorders are preventable and potentially reversible. VAS-COG will provide a forum in which information on these important conditions can be exchanged and disseminated.