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CA-ACC Geriatric Cardiology Webinar Series

Title: Women-In-Cardiology: A Perspective on the Past, Present and Future of Geriatric Cardiology
A Panel Discussion with
Dr. Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Consultant, Emory Heart and Vascular Center
Founding Consultant, Emory Women’s Heart Center
Atlanta, GA

Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
Director, Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center
Director, Linda Joy Pollin Women's Heart Health Program
Director, Erika J. Glazer Women's Heart Research Initiative
Director, Preventive Cardiac Center
Professor of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, MACC, FAHA, FESC
Immediate Past-President, American College of Cardiology
Eric & Sheila Samson Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Health
Director of Disease Management
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian,
Newport Beach, CA
Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine

Dr. Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, CEO- Elect, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Northern California , Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF

Moderated by California ACC Catlyst Ashok Krishnaswami, MD, MAS, FACC, FESC

Overview of Discussion Topics
Recruitment of women and older adults in clinical trials
Age and sex-based disparities in CV healthcare
Is the way through a woman’s heart through her brain?
Shared Decision Making
Increasing interest in sex and age-based (chronological/physiological) research
What can health systems do for optimizing CV care in older adults?

Feb 13, 2023 04:30 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)