Thursday, October 31, 2019 (8:15 am - 12:30 pm)
RI MUHC - 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1
Drs. Sylvia & Richard Cruess Amphitheatre (ES1.1129)
One in three women die of ischemic heart disease or stroke. Yet most women remain unaware of the risks they face: they are under-diagnosed, under-treated and under-researched.
Our learning objective is to increase awareness and knowledge about heart disease in women amongst healthcare professionals.
This symposium will include presentations by experts on sex and gender differences in heart disease.
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All participants must register in order to participate at the Women's Heart Health Symposium.
The deadline to register for the event is Friday, October 11, 2019 EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019
Scientific Planning/Organizing Committee
Wendy Wray, RN BScN MScN
Natalie Dayan, MD MSc
Louise Pilote, MD MPh PhD
Overall Learning Objectives for the Activity:
To summarize the differences and similarities between women and men in heart disease across the lifespan
Learning Objectives for Specific Sessions:
- Summarize how heart disease differs in women compared to men
- Outline the relationship between cancer and heart disease risk in women
- Identify the diagnostic and therapeutic considerations of spontaneous coronary dissection in women
- Distinguish the impact of gender, as opposed to sex, in heart disease
- Relate sex differences in genetics of dyslipidemia and in lipid profiles
- Explain the importance of a pregnancy and reproductive history in establishing a woman's risk for heart disease
- Illustrate a novel collaborative Nurse-Led heart disease primary prevention model of care
The Women's Heart Health Symposium program meets the accreditation criteria as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has been accredited by the Office of Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University for up to 3.75 Section 1 credits/hours
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA Category 1 Credits™.
Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme. Each physician should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program has received unrestricted educational funding from the Divisions of Cardiology and General Internal Medicine as well as the Heart & Stroke Foundation (Quebec).
Contact:
Giorgina Ciavarella
1001 blvd. Decarie, Office C4.4180, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1
Tel: 514-934-1934 #34631
Email: giorgina.ciavarella [at] mcgill.ca