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Contact usWhenever you choose, you can now watch the 90-minute recording of our CME Connect webinar, Heart Health for Her: Cardiovascular Health and Prevention, from March 18.
Dr. Roopinder Sandhu and Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal shared their expertise and insights into how the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative at the Libin Institute is raising awareness and addressing critical gaps in evidence and care for women’s cardiovascular health.
To watch the parts you want, you can scroll or search the transcript or jump to:
- Cardiovascular disease and women overview, risks, and gaps in 21 minutes
- Why focus on women, the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative, the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Clinic, and tools and supports in 17 minutes
- Cardiac rehabilitation, women and cardiac rehabilitation, and practical guidance for referrals in 18 minutes
- Q&A on LDL targets, Framingham risk score versus ASCVD, hormone replacement therapy and risk, and statin-resistant individuals in 30 minutes
Presenter bios:
Dr. Roopinder Sandhu:
Dr. Sandhu is a distinguished cardiologist (electrophysiology) and clinician-scientist dedicated to advancing cardiovascular care for women. She is the Martha Brauer Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Health Research and serves as the Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative and Medical Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Clinic. Dr. Sandhu’s research program focuses on epidemiology and health services research within the field of cardiac electrophysiology, with a particular focus on atrial fibrillation (AF), syncope, and sudden cardiac death (SCD).
Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal:
Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal is a Clinical Professor at the University of Calgary and Medical Director of TotalCardiology Rehabilitation. He has led numerous initiatives aimed at improving secondary prevention in Calgary and has published extensively on these efforts. His work spans clinical care, research, and education in secondary prevention, and he is passionate about integrating new evidence and guidelines into everyday clinical practice.
