Why @CRY_UK London Bridges Walk 2019 matters #12aweek
Dr Steven Cox, CRY’s Chief Executive, opens the conference.
CRY held a conference on understanding the impact of its research at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, on Saturday, May 11.
It was a fascinating afternoon, full of information about the mind-boggling progress made by CRY’s researchers – all of whom are paid for by you.
Among the speakers, Professor Mary Sheppard, who head’s CRY’s Centre of Cardiac Pathology, explained the centre now holds the largest cardiology database in the world. CRY consultant cardiologist, Professor Sanjay Sharma, who leads CRY’s screening programme, pointed out that the NHS misses out on diagnosing the 80% of young people among whom death is the first symptom of an underlying cardiac problem.
How does this tie in with the 2019 Heart of London Bridges Walk, on Sunday June 23rd?
This year, the National Screening Committee will once again consider whether there should be a nationwide cardiac screening programme for young adults. In the run-up, raising awareness of what CRY stands for – its screening programme, it’s internationally renowned research – remains as important as ever.
Please help by joining us on the walk. You don’t have to raise funds, you just need to show your support. It really does count.
You can register here.