3rd Annual Parkview Heart Institute's Women and Heart Disease Symposium

A program offering knowledge and strategies for practitioners to recognize, diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease in women.

Sponsored by Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, Parkview Health and the Parkview Heart Institute

Agenda

5 - 5:50 p.m. - Registration/Vendor Displays/Buffet Dinner

5:50 - 6 p.m. - Welcome --  Leah Felger MSN, RN, Program Coordinator of For Her Heart, Parkview Heart Institute

6 - 6:30 p.m. - Gender Differences in the Cardiovascular Perioperative Setting  --  Shaun Hart MSN, ACNP-BC, Parkview Physicians Group - Cardiovascular Surgery

6:30 - 7 p.m. - Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy  --  Claire Boccia-Llang, MD, MA, FACC, Cardiologist and Director, Women's Heart Program, Morristown Medical Center Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown, N.J.

7 - 7:20 p.m. - Break/Vendor Displays

7:20 - 7:50 p.m. - Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Women  --   Nina Kukar, MD, ABIHM, Cardiologist and Director, Cardiac MRI; Director of Women'sHeart, Mount Sinai Health  System, New York, N.Y.

7:50 - 8 p.m. -     Interactive Panel Session

Notes

1.  Auxiliary aids and services for persons with disabilities are available by calling (260) 266-1450.
2. Room temperature may fluctuate, so please dress accordingly.

Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:

• Discuss and recognize gender and sex differences in cardiovascular disease
• Discuss and recognize associated risk of pregnancy among women with a history of congenital heart disease
• Develop gender-specific care strategies for women in the perioperative setting of cardiovascular surgery
• Develop strategies to assess and treat women through cardiac imaging modalities

Planning Committee
Michael J. Mirro MD, FACC, Chief Academic and Research Officer, Parkview Health
Roy W. Robertson, MD, FACC, President, Parkview Heart Institute; Cardiologist, Parkview Physicians Group – Cardiology
Michael GeRue MSN, RN, COO, Parkview Heart Institute; and Senior Vice President, Cardiovascular Services, Parkview Health
Leah R. Felger MSN, RN, Program Coordinator, Parkview Heart Institute
Sarah Mohrman RDN, CD, MA, Program Coordinator Parkview Heart Institute
Carolyn Moeller BSN, RN, CCRC, Community Outcomes and Education Coordinator, Parkview Health
Cathy Ballou, Coordinator, Continuing Professional Development, Parkview Regional Medical Center

Continuing Education Credit
The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program is accredited by the Indiana State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other healthcare professionals: A certificate of attendance will be provided to other healthcare professionals in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations. Attendees should ensure in advance that their credentialing or licensing organization accepts CME credits from the sponsor of this activity.

 

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