Testimonials from the 2009 Cardiometabolic Health Congress

	“The firestorm of diabetes and metabolic syndrome continues to spread with the increasing incidence of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia acting like gasoline to further fuel the flames and contribute to higher CV morbidity and mortality. The CMHC is the place to get the latest information on quelling this epidemic.” George Bakris, MD
	“CMHC brings together a unique assemblage of basic, translational, and clinical experts with a diverse and attentive audience to address an urgent contemporary health challenge that demands such a multidisciplinary approach.” Peter Libby, MD

“Cardiometabolic risk is the new paradigm that challenges us to understand patients’ risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. This conference is THE place to hear all the latest information on CM risk.” Christopher Cannon, MD
“The importance of diabetes as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease continues to grow. The CMHC nicely brings together all the different perspectives that are necessary to provide optimal care to reduce cardiovascular risk.” Deepak Bhatt, MD

	"Excellent overview of metabolic syndrome and cutting edge treatment modalities. Will recommend to others and come back next year." Nader Sharifi, MD Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
	"Thanks for putting on this important, needed, multidisciplinary conference. I will be back." Sonal Sawaswat Gupta, MD Franklin, TN

"Excellent balance of diabetology, lipid management, and atherosclerosis." Florence M. Parrella, MD Burlington, MA "Appreciate that the conference is small enough that all attendees can be at every talk - this keeps the quality of all speakers high also - almost all speakers presented data that could be practically used in the clinical situation - thank you for a great conference. Please keep including renal specialists too." Rafael Uribe, MD, MHA Plymouth, MA "Superb conference, appreciate that speaker went into great details and was not superficial." Felicia Austin-Tolliver, MD Sugarland, TX "The best organized conference that I have attended in 25 years!" Michael Engelbert-Fenton, PA-C Murray, UT "Well done, will be back next year!" Jeffrey Fetter, MD, Professor Concord, NH "Tremendously helpful for my understanding of this syndrome, and my ability to motivate patients to change their lifestyle." Kathleen Giobbi, RN, MS Portland, ME "I really enjoyed the case studies and the interactive sessions the most!" Charlene Eggeman, RN, BSN, CDOE Newport, RI "The congress in general is excellent. I am going back home to Houston, TX, and am happy and eager to apply and put in practice the knowledge acquired from this congress." Rafael Valdez, MD Houston, TX "Excellent program, lots of practical information." Rosemary Sullivan Cobb, RN, CDE, CPT Wilmington DE "Great! I appreciate the efforts to cover new topics each year." Mark Holm, MD St. Cloud, MN "Excellent panel of speakers! Overall, a very informative conference!" Rosa Ianni, MSN New York, NY "Excellent speakers and conference, one of the best conferences on diabetes, c-v & obesity! The format is excellent - 20 presentations with Q&A! Cost is also excellent!" Barbara Joswick, RN, MSH, CACDE Deland, FL "Excellent speakers, the CMHC is maintaining a high level of education." Lester Chow, PharmD. Franklin, MA "This was my first time attending and without a doubt, the program was put together nicely and the presenters had a wealth of information that was really great to hear without being overwhelming." Jacqueline Klootwyk, PharmD Philadelphia, PA "A very well organized conference, thank you for an excellent conference. It's very good to learn about the evidence from many of those who establish it through research efforts." Stephanie Smith, MD, MPH Naperville, IL "I am very impressed by the quality of talks and the range of topics selected." Priya Krishnanurthy, MD, MPH Easton, MD "Probably the best conference I have ever been to!" William Martin, MD Lawrenceville, GA "The speakers were all outstanding!" Thomas Mills, P.A. Lawton, OK "Thank you for an excellent conference! This was the first time in attendance for me." Ardyce Olson, ChP Rochester, MN "A perfect blend of current research findings and broad clinical guidelines." James Persson, MD Fort Rucker, AL "Outstanding Again! Even better than last year (which was excellent), I am amazed that you continue to improve the Congress. Thank you!" Michael Rothkopf, MD West Orange, NJ "Superb Conference!" Joel Rosenberg, MD Washington DC "Overall, excellent symposium!" - Norman Soler, MD, PhD Springfield, IL "Excellent program - will attend again in 2010!" Joan Peters-Gilmartin, PA-C, MHP Provincetown, MA "Overall, great job by all! Everybody was well prepared to pass on their knowledge base." Frank Lavernia, MD Coconut Creek, FL "Excellent meeting!" Stephen Wallach, MD Honolulu, HI "Drs. Lebovitz and DeFronzo are great educators. This was my first CMHC and I have already enrolled for next year's meeting." Alan Wynne, MD Topeka, KS "Great job was done by all. Great conference, great up-to-date data, you continue to meet your goal of "no longer existing in silos" during your "unprecedented marriage of disciplines" Congratulations!" Maryanna Young, RN Newburyport, MA "Great job, great conference!" Connie Zant, RN, FNP Big Spring, TX