12th Annual Women's Cardiovascular Health Symposium
In-Person Event
May 03, 2019
Chicago, Illinois, USAOVERVIEW
12th Annual Women's Cardiovascular Health Symposium is organized by Northwestern Medicine and will be held on May 03, 2019 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
The target audience for this medical event is Cardiologists, Internists, Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Hospital Medicine Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Residents and Nurses and any other health care professionals who participate in the care of women across the life span.
Conference Description :
Heart disease from coronary artery disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. As a result of differences in symptoms and disease presentation between genders, heart disease is often missed in women. Almost half of US women fail to recognize cardiovascular disease (CVD) as their major health problem and thus miss the opportunity to partner with health care providers early to identify and manage risk factors over their lifespan. Women are also at risk for other forms of heart disease such as valvular disorders, heart failure and arrhythmias. The aging woman is also at risk for bone loss and sexual dysfunction. It is critical for health care providers to identify and appropriately educate their female patients who are at risk for all forms of CVD. However, overall awareness, as well as rapid changes and advances in scientific discovery make the practice of evidence- based medicine challenging for all practitioners.
Key gender specific advances in a variety of areas of CVD, such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, lipid disorders, arrhythmias, hormonal changes and cardiac complications of cancer therapy will be covered. There will be ample time for participant interaction. We extend a special invitation for cardiologists, primary care providers and OB/ GYN physicians to attend this symposium since they can be the first to identify female patients at risk to personally and positively improve their overall health. Women are still less likely to be offered proven therapies for heart disease as compared to men. This troubling statistic is an urgent call to action to change, especially since the lifetime risk of CVD in women approaches.
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
The target audience for this medical event is Cardiologists, Internists, Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Hospital Medicine Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Residents and Nurses and any other health care professionals who participate in the care of women across the life span.
Conference Description :
Heart disease from coronary artery disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. As a result of differences in symptoms and disease presentation between genders, heart disease is often missed in women. Almost half of US women fail to recognize cardiovascular disease (CVD) as their major health problem and thus miss the opportunity to partner with health care providers early to identify and manage risk factors over their lifespan. Women are also at risk for other forms of heart disease such as valvular disorders, heart failure and arrhythmias. The aging woman is also at risk for bone loss and sexual dysfunction. It is critical for health care providers to identify and appropriately educate their female patients who are at risk for all forms of CVD. However, overall awareness, as well as rapid changes and advances in scientific discovery make the practice of evidence- based medicine challenging for all practitioners.
Key gender specific advances in a variety of areas of CVD, such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, lipid disorders, arrhythmias, hormonal changes and cardiac complications of cancer therapy will be covered. There will be ample time for participant interaction. We extend a special invitation for cardiologists, primary care providers and OB/ GYN physicians to attend this symposium since they can be the first to identify female patients at risk to personally and positively improve their overall health. Women are still less likely to be offered proven therapies for heart disease as compared to men. This troubling statistic is an urgent call to action to change, especially since the lifetime risk of CVD in women approaches.
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
KEY DATES
03 May, 2019
Event Start Date
03 May, 2019
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
CardiologyObstetrics and GynecologySUGGESTED HOTELS
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