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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University/MUHC Third Annual Women’s Heart Health Symposium

Thursday, November 18, 2021Ìý(8:30Ìý- 13:00)Ìý
Virtual Format (A ZOOM link will be sent to all registrants)

Cardiovascular Emergencies in WomenÌý

Learning objective: to understand sex differences in clinical presentations, prognosis, and response to therapy of acute cardiovascular conditionsÌýÌý

Cardiovascular disease in women remains understudied, under-recognized, underdiagnosed and undertreated globally (Lancet, 2021).Ìý

Symposium highlights:

  • Review of recent CCS heart failure guidelines as they pertain to HFpEF/Acute heart failure in women
  • Understand presentation and management of acute cardiovascular complications in pregnancy
  • A review of pulmonary embolus in women including management and prognostication
  • Updates in stroke management in women and men
  • Review cardiac rehabilitation needs after an acute event in women and men
  • Sex differences in ACS presentation and coronary anatomy-coronary microvascular dysfunction: pathophysiology, presentation diagnosis and prognosis


Target audience: Cardiologists,ÌýEmergentologists,ÌýGP’s, Internists, Medical Students & Residents, Nurses, Allied Healthcare ProfessionalsÌý

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Registration is free.ÌýAll participants must registerÌýto participate at the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University/MUHC Third Annual Women's Heart Health Symposium.
A ZOOM link will be sent to all registrants.

Scientific PlanningÌýCommittee

Wendy Wray, RN BScN MScN (Chair)
Gemma Cheng, MDÌýFRCPÌýFRCPC
Natalie Dayan, MD MSc
Tamara Jennifer Ibrahim, MDCMÌýCCFPÌýMPhil
Louise Pilote, MD MPh PhD
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Accreditation

CFPC GROUP LEARNING:
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Office for Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University for up to 4ÌýMainpro+ credits.

RCPSC MOC SECTION 1
This 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 for Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University for up to 4 Section 1 (Accredited Group Learning Activity) credits/hours.

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Contact:

Giorgina Ciavarella
1001 blvd. Decarie, Office C4.4180, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1
Tel: 514-934-1934 #34631
Email:Ìýgiorgina.ciavarella [at] mcgill.ca

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