BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260305T145215EST-8896zlzA9u@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260305T195215Z DESCRIPTION:Presented by MUHC\, Women’s Healthy Heart Initiative and Heart & Stroke\n\nOne in three women die of ischemic heart disease or stroke. Ye t most women remain unaware of the risks they face: they are under-diagnos ed\, under-treated and under-researched.\n\nOur learning objective is to i ncrease awareness and knowledge about heart disease in women amongst healt hcare professionals.\n\nThis symposium will include presentations by exper ts on sex and gender differences in heart disease.\n\nScientific Planning/ Organizing Committee\n\nWendy Wray\, RN BScN MScN\n Natalie Dayan\, MD MSc \n Louise Pilote\, MD MPh PhD\n\nOverall Learning Objectives for the Activi ty:\n\nTo understand the differences and similarities between women and me n in heart disease across the lifespan\n\nLearning Objectives for Specific Sessions:\n\nProvide an overview of how heart disease differs in women co mpared to men\n Describe the relationship between cancer and heart disease risk in women\n Review diagnostic and therapeutic considerations of spontan eous coronary dissection in women\n Describe the impact of gender\, as oppo sed to sex\, in heart disease\n Review sex differences in genetics of dysli pidemia and in lipid profiles\n Describe the importance of a pregnancy and reproductive history in establishing a woman's risk for heart disease\nDes cribe a novel collaborative Nurse-Led heart disease primary prevention mod el of care\n\nClick here to access the Program\n\nClick here to access the Registration FormAll participants must register in order to participate a t the Women's Heart Health Symposium.\n\nThe deadline to register for the event is Friday\, October 11\, 2019.\n\nA heart healthy lunch will follow @ 12:30.\n DTSTART:20191031T121500Z DTEND:20191031T163000Z LOCATION:Drs. Sylvia & Richard Cruess Amphitheatre (ES1.1129)\, CA\, QC\, M ontreal\, Research Institute of the MUHC\, 1001 Decarie Blvd SUMMARY:Women’s Heart Health Symposium URL:/medhealthsci/channels/event/womens-heart-health-s ymposium-301133 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR