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Heart of a Woman Medical Symposium (CME conference), July 13-14Day 1: Saturday 13th JulyTimeSession/TopicSpeaker/Session Chairstart ??9:00What does it Matter? ?Dr Gina Lundberg, Preventive Cardiologist, USA9:00Introduction: what's so special about the Heart of a Woman?Dr Dawn Scantlebury, Interventional Cardiologist, BarbadosWhy HoW now? Dr Scantlebury introduces the topic of sex and gender in cardiovascular medicine.9:15What happens when we don't focus on the heart of a woman? Inequities in Cardiovascular care9:30Surely, we're doing well here in Barbados- What does Barbadian data teach us? Dr Alafia Samuels, Professor of Epidemiology, BarbadosDr Samuels reports on sex-specific data from the Barbados National Registry of NCDs.9:45Panel DiscussionDr Patricia Best, Dr Alafia Samuels, Dr Dawn Scantlebury????A Pound of Cure: Common CVD conditions in practice?Dr Dawn Scantlebury9:55Coronary artery disease: stable and unstable presentations in womenDr Patricia Best, Interventional Cardiologist, USADr Best will discuss differences in CAD epidemiology and presentation between men and women. She will highlight conditions such as takotsubo cardiomyopathy and SCAD (spontaneous coronary artery dissection), as well as more ‘mundane’ CAD diagnoses. 10:25Heart failure: reduced vs. preserved- what is different for women?Dr Selma MohammedHeart failure/transplant Cardiologist, USAAre women more likely to get one type of heart failure compared to the other? Do you understand the differences in management between heart failure with preserved vs heart failure with reduced ejection fraction? Dr Mohammed will enlighten you.10:55Atrial fibrillation/strokeDr Aderemi Soyombo, Cardiologist, BarbadosAF, stroke and women. Dr Soyombo gives key points on the management of AF in the primary care setting???11:15Break?????An Ounce of Prevention.?Dr Alafia Samuels11:30It's all about prevention, be it primary or secondary...Dr Gina Lundberg, Preventive Cardiologist, Emory UniversityDo you know your patients’ risk for CVD? How do you counsel them? Who do you screen? You won’t want to miss this session where Dr Lundberg clarifies the concept of prevention- which is always better than cure and the all-important risk stratification for CVD.Evaluating cardiovascular risk. Traditional and non-traditional risk factors.12:00If the lupus doesn't get them... Autoimmune disorders and cardiovascular diseaseDr Cindy Flower, Rheumatologist, BarbadosWhat does rheumatoid arthritis have to do with the heart? Dr Cindy Flower expands on the heart- joint connection.????Let's Get Down to the Nitty Gritty?Dr Cindy Flower12:15The Foundation of it all- Lifestyle Modification workshopMs. Helene Charlebois, Registered Dietician, CanadaHow comfortable are you with the weight-loss advice you give your patients? Do you just say: go join a gym; Just eat healthy? In this interactive workshop, Ms Charlebois will teach the teachers. ???13:00Lunch????14:00The new hypertension guidelines- how do I integrate into my practice?Dr Arianne Harvey, Internist, BarbadosDr Harvey will simplify and streamline the different HTN guidelines, focusing on tactics to navigate women-specific scenarios14:20But the cholesterol is only 5 mmol/L. Why should I start a statin?Dr Gina LundbergGetting that risk down: Dr, Lundberg highlights cholesterol management in women. 14:35Diabetocardiology? New frontiers in diabetes managementDr Colette George, Endocrinologist, BarbadosDiabetes is commonly described as a CVD equivalent condition. What does that mean for your management of the diabetic patient? Dr George elaborates.14:55Panel Discussion????15:00Bikini Medicine??Dr Patricia BestOverlap between ObGYN and Cardiology15:00Normal cardiac findings in pregnancyDr Dominique Marshall, OBGYN registrarA woman’s cardiovascular system undergoes a marked change during pregnancy. What should you expect? Dr Marshall explains15:10Cardiac problems in pregnancy.Dr Dawn ScantleburyMy patient says she had a heart murmur growing up- does she need to see the cardiologist during this pregnancy? 15:30Pregnancy as a window to the futureDr NaTisha Robinson, Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, BarbadosThey say, ‘pregnancy is a stress test’, but what does that mean? Dr Robinson will enlighten you.15:50Panel discussion?????Putting it together: an ounce of preventionPanel discussion: G. Lundberg, C. George, A. Harvey, P. Best, We’re not all the same! Interactive workshop discussing risk stratification and management of women at different stages of the lifespan. 16:00A 45-year-old G3P3 comes to you for her annual physical16:15A 70-year-old woman with diabetes comes for routine follow up?16:30A 30-year-old woman asks what she can do to decrease her long-term cardiovascular risk?16:45Question and Answer Session?17:00Adjourn Day 1.Day 2 Sunday 14th July9:00Review Day 1?Dr Dawn Scantlebury?Introduction to Electrocardiogram interpretationDr R. Jeffrey Massay, Cardiologist, BarbadosIn this first hour of the day, Drs Massay, Moe and Scantlebury will lay the groundwork for ECG interpretation. 9:10Basics of cardiac conduction, including normal waves, segments and intervalsDr Dawn Scantlebury9:25Performing an ECGVideo9:35Systematic approach to reading an ECGDr R. Jeffrey Massay9:45Rate, rhythm, axisDr Stephen Moe, Cardiologist, Barbados????A Pound of Cure in practice- with ECGs!Dr Selma Mohammed10:00A 60- year-old woman with intermittent chest painECG: IschaemiaDr Stephen MoeDr Kenneth Connell, Internist, BarbadosDr Patricia Best, RN Rosanna Springer- Wellness nurse, Local Insurance CompanyYou’ve had some great education, now let’s put it into practice. We will discuss the management of different cardiovascular conditions using a case-based format, including interpretation of relevant ECGs. 10:40A 42-year-old woman presents with sudden onset severe chest painECG: Findings in MI11:20Break?11:50Doc, I can't lie down flat at night: A 55-year-old woman presents with shortness of breathECG: Ventricular hypertrophyDr Arianne Harvey, Dr Aderemi Soyombo, Dr Kenneth Connell, Dr Lynda Williams Primary care and palliative care physician, Barbados, RN Rosanna Springer12:20A 70-year-old woman with intermittent palpitations: atrial fibrillation in the primary care setting.ECG: Arrhythmias13:00Adjourn? ................
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