Date: Thursday, April 16, 2020
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm (EST)
Presenters: Nicole Nickerson, A woman with lived experience with heart disease, Middle LaHave, Nova Scotia and
Colleen Norris, Professor, Faculty of Nursing,Scientific Director, Cardiovascular Health and Stroke Strategic Clinical Network and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine and School of Public HealthUniversity of Alberta
Other speakers to be announced...
Moderators: Kathryn Rand, Director, Health Promotion & Government Relations, Nova Scotia, Heart & Stroke and
Kristin Honshorst, Project Lead, Women’s Heart & Brain Health Research, Heart & Stroke
Intended Audience: Women with lived experience with heart disease, stroke & vascular cognitive impairment, including family and care supporters, sex and gender researchers, health professionals and system leaders. All are welcome to join.
Language:This webinar is scheduled in English and will also be offered in French (date TBD). If you are interested in announcements regarding our French language webinars, please join the mailing list at the bottom of this webpage.
Note: This is an open invitation and may be forwarded to interested parties.
About this presentation: Information on sex and gender differences regarding the risk of developing, and the severity of disease manifestation, of COVID-19 is emerging. This information is generating questions and concerns about disease prevention and management. This webinar will offer a timely overview on COVID-19 and how it is impacting men and women differently while hearing from lived experience, research and health professional perspectives.
Key Topics
- To discuss the lived experience of women with heart disease, stroke or vascular cognitive impairment during COVID-19.
- To provide an overview of emerging data related to sex and gender differences in disease rates and share current knowledge about sex and gender differences in risk.
- To discuss sex and gender considerations in a clinical context for managing risk and other health conditions
- To provide practical tips about how to talk to your doctor, advocate as a person with lived experience, and how to manage other health conditions and obligation with a sex and gendered perspective
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