Episode #9 of Lipid Leaders is now out! We’re honoured to speak with Dr. George Thanassoulis about his remarkable journey in research and contributions to the Canadian lipid and cardiovascular community.

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In this episode of Lipid Leaders, Dr. Samer Mansour speaks with Dr. George Thanassoulis, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).

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Episode #9 of Lipid Leaders will be sent to all VESL members by email on Monday, August 23, and can be accessed online here.

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Episode #8 of Lipid Leaders is now out! We’re honoured to speak with Dr. Daniel Gaudet about his remarkable journey in research and contributions to the Canadian lipid and cardiovascular community.

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In this episode of Lipid Leaders, Dr. Liam Brunham speaks with Dr. Daniel Gaudet, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine at the Université de Montreal and Founder of ECOGENE-21.

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Episode #8 of Lipid Leaders will be sent to all VESL members by email on Monday, August 9, and can be accessed online here.

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Episode #7 of Lipid Leaders is now out! We’re honoured to speak with Dr. Robert Hegele about his remarkable journey in research and contributions to the Canadian lipid and cardiovascular community.

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In this episode of Lipid Leaders, Dr. Liam Brunham speaks with Dr. Robert Hegele, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario.

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Episode #7 of Lipid Leaders will be sent to all VESL members by email on Monday, July 26, and can be accessed online here.

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Episode #4 of Blood Flow by VESL is now out! Dr. Grace Chua interviews Dr. John Mancini regarding the 2021 Canadian Dyslipidemia Guidelines on the importance of measuring triglycerides, non-HDL-C and Apo B.

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In this Episode #4 of Blood Flow, Dr. Grace Chua interviews Dr. John Mancini regarding the 2021 Canadian Dyslipidemia Guidelines on the importance of measuring triglycerides, non-HDL-C and Apo B.

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This episode #4 of Blood Flow will be emailed to all VESL members on Monday, July 19. View the email online here.

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The VESL Wall Issue #5 is now out! This month, we highlight recently published data on days alive out of hospital following intervention for moderate to severe myocardial ischemia, the persistent effect of a primary prevention strategy with statins in patients with risk factors for ASCVD, and the Lp(a) and LDL proteome using mass spectrometry.

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The VESL Wall Issue #5 was sent to all VESL members by email on Friday, July 9th and can be accessed online here.

View Dr. Liam Brunham’s 11-minute video summary of VESL Wall Issue #5 here.

To view all archived issues of the VESL Wall, go to veslcommunity.org/the-vesl-wall

Episode #6 of Lipid Leaders is now out! We’re honoured to speak with Dr. Lawrence Leiter about his remarkable journey in research and contributions to the Canadian lipid and cardiovascular community.

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In this episode of Lipid Leaders, Dr. Grace Chua speaks with Dr. Lawrence Leiter, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACE, FAHA, FACC. Dr. Leiter is Director of the Lipid Clinic at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto where he was also the Head of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism from 2000-2010. He is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto.

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Episode #6 of Lipid Leaders will be sent to all VESL members by email on Monday, July 12, and can be accessed online here.

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Episode #3 of Blood Flow by VESL is now out! In this episode, Dr. Samer Mansour reviews the new CCS Guidelines on lipid thresholds versus lipid targets.

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In this Episode #3 of Blood Flow, Dr. Samer Mansour reviews a section of the 2021 Canadian Dyslipidemia Guidelines addressing lipid thresholds versus lipid targets.

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This episode #3 of Blood Flow will be emailed to all VESL members on Monday, July 5. View the email online here.

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Episode #5 of Lipid Leaders is now out! We’re honoured to speak with Dr. David Jenkins about his remarkable journey in research and contributions to the Canadian lipid and cardiovascular community.

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In this episode of Lipid Leaders, Dr. Robert Hegele speaks with Dr. David Jenkins, OC, MD, FRSC, FRCP, FRCPC, PhD, DSc. Dr. Jenkins is a Professor in both the Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, a Staff Physician in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Director of the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, and a Scientist in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital.

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Episode #5 of Lipid Leaders will be sent to all VESL members by email on Monday, June 28, and can be accessed online here.

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Episode #2 of Blood Flow by VESL is now out! In this episode, Dr. Liam Brunham reviews the new CCS Guidelines on non-statin treatments for LDL-C and when to use them.

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In this Episode #2 of Blood Flow, Dr. Liam Brunham reviews a section of the 2021 Canadian Dyslipidemia Guidelines addressing non-statin treatments for LDL-C and when to use them.

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This episode #2 of Blood Flow was emailed to all VESL members on Monday, June 21. View the email online here.

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The VESL Wall Issue #4 is now out! This month, we cover practical ASCVD risk reduction in the South Asian population, dive into the apoB debate, and evaluate lipid testing and therapy post-ACS in the Alberta population.

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The VESL Wall Issue #4 was sent to all VESL members by email on Monday, June 14th and can be accessed online here.

View Dr. Samer Mansour’s 10-minute video summary of VESL Wall Issue #4 here.

To view all archived issues of the VESL Wall, go to veslcommunity.org/the-vesl-wall