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Heart of a Woman 2024
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available.
Presented by the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
In Partnership with The National Federation Of Business & Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States, yet many women are unaware of their risk factors and potential symptoms, which differ from those of men. Increased awareness is key to preventing heart problems.
Thus, Heart of a Woman is designed to educate physicians, nurses and the entire care team about the gender-specific symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and how women can proactively improve their own heart health. Attendees can customize the experience with small-group breakout sessions in the afternoon.
FEES
| IN-PERSON | FEE |
|---|---|
| Physician (Houston Methodist, HMCC ACO PCP, HMPAQ) | $20 |
| Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $230 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $20 |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist; including nurses) | $20 |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist; including nurses) | $20 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | $20 |
| VIRTUAL | FEE |
|---|---|
| Physician (Houston Methodist, HMCC ACO PCP, HMPAQ) | $10 |
| Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $10 |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist; including nurses) | $10 |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist; including nurses) | $10 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | $10 |
| All attendees - NO CE option – Click here to register | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents/fellows and other health care professionals in the cardiology and cardiovascular specialties, internal medicine and family practice.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Discuss traditional risk factors and risk enhancers and how they differ between men and women.
- Explain how obesity elevates risk of cardiovascular disease and effective weight management strategies.
- Discuss recent guideline updates concerning hormone replacement therapy in women with and without cardiovascular disease.
- Identify the non-obstructive forms of ischemic heart disease in women.
- Discuss diagnosis, co-morbidities, and treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or World Health Organization (WHO) group 2 pulmonary hypertension, the most common type of heart failure/pulmonary hypertension in women.
- Identify cardiomyopathies that predominantly occur in women.
- Discuss treatment of hypertension during pregnancy and management of the high-risk pregnant patient with cardiovascular disease.
- Describe how to minimize PCI and CAB complications in women.
- Discuss the role of percutaneous interventions versus surgery in women with valvular heart disease.
- Explain how under-representation of women in cardiology/cardiovascular surgery and in clinical research trials affects patient care.
Nursing Learning Outcome:
Upon completing this activity, 75% of learners are expected to self-report in the post-activity evaluation that they have acquired new knowledge and insights into the disease processes, management, and interventions related to cardiovascular diseases in women throughout their lifespan.
| AGENDA │ Saturday April 27, 2024 | ||
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 8:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:50 AM | Welcome and Introductions | Karla Kurrelmeyer, MD, FACC FASE Bindu Chebrolu, MD Nadeen Faza, MD Valeria Duarte, MD, MPH |
| Session I | ||
| 9:00 AM | CV Risk Prediction & Prevention of CVD in Women | Karla Kurrelmeyer, MD, FACC FASE |
| 9:20 AM | Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease | Marian Limacher, MD, FACC |
| 9:40 AM | Obesity & Weight Management Strategies | Eleonora Avenatti, MD, DABOM |
| 10:00 AM | Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies | Mahwash Kassi, MD |
| 10:20 AM | Ischemic Heart Disease In Women - The Non-Obstructive Syndromes: SCAD, INOCA, MINOCA, MVA, CMD | Alpesh Shah, MD |
| 10:40 AM | HFpEF and Pulmonary HTN in Women | Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC |
| 11:00 AM | Stress Cardiomyopathy | Miguel Quinones, MD, MACC, FASE |
| 11:20 AM | Atrial fibrillation/ Flutter Management in Women | Adi Lador, MD |
| 11:40 AM | Questions and Answers | |
| Noon | Lunch, Mentoring, and Exhibits | |
| Session 2 | ||
| 1:00 PM | Hypertensive Disorders and Safe Medication Use During Pregnancy | Michael Pirics, MD |
| 1:20 PM | HF in Minority Women | Mahwash Kassi, MD |
| 1:40 PM | PCI and Coronary Artery Bypass, How to Minimize Risk in Women | Neal Kleiman, MD, FACC |
| 2:00 PM | Valvular Heart Disease in Women: Diagnosis, Percutaneous Interventions and Surgery | Joe Aoun, MD |
| 2:20 PM | From Great to Unparalleled | Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, MHCM |
| 2:40 PM | Management of the High-Risk Women during Pregnancy | Valeria Duarte, MD, MPH |
| 3:00 PM | Under-representation of Women in Clinical Trials | Eleonora Avenatti, MD, DABOM |
| 3:20 PM | Heart Healthy Diets and Supplements | Sarah Khan, MS, RD, LD |
| 3:40 PM | Imaging to Detect Heart Disease in Women | Miguel Quinones, MD |
| 4:00 PM | Questions and Answers | |
| 4:20 PM | Adjourn | |
| Mentoring & Networking sessions: - Mentoring for fellows will be held in the Board Room adjacent to the Bookout Auditorium during lunch - Networking will be held outside the Bookout Auditorium for all other interested attendees following the conclusion of the conference | ||
In-person attendance will be held in the John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue.
Available Credit
- 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.00 Attendance
- 6.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award 6.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
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Price
FEES
| IN-PERSON | FEE |
|---|---|
| Physician (Houston Methodist, HMCC ACO PCP, HMPAQ) | $20 |
| Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $230 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $20 |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist; including nurses) | $20 |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist; including nurses) | $20 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | $20 |
| VIRTUAL | FEE |
|---|---|
| Physician (Houston Methodist, HMCC ACO PCP, HMPAQ) | $10 |
| Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $10 |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist; including nurses) | $10 |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist; including nurses) | $10 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | $10 |
| All attendees - NO CE option – Click here to register | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.