As one of the premier international cardiology events held in Canada each year, ACC Lake Louise provides a companionable environment for thought leaders and educators to interact with medical practitioners and local health leaders.

Overall at the 2008 Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Lake Louise 86% of attendees were from Canada, 8% were from the US and 6% were from outside North America, including Australia, Belgium, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands and The United Kingdom.

Nine Canadian provinces were represented by over 225 attendees: more than half came from Alberta and Ontario, and a third were from Québec, Manitoba and British Columbia.

For those who attended before, their average number of years attending was more than eight. Over 20 people indicated having attended more than 10 years, and five of these had attended 20 or more times.

Faculty were from McGill, Alberta, Montréal, Toronto, the Mayo Clinic, Oxford University and the University of Amsterdam, among elsewhere.