Thank you to everyone who joined us on International Women’s Day 2022, as we focused on Women’s Heart Health. Each year, heart disease and related risk factors are missed in women and contribute to the deaths of 5,000 Irish women annually.
Our expert panelists shared their insights on key challenges specific to women’s heart health, including challenges and opportunities in cardiovascular health with Prof Roxana Mehran, gestational diabetes with Prof Fidelma Dunne and obesity with Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe.
Agenda Includes:
Challenges and opportunities for women and cardiovascular health
Prof Roxana Mehran
Professor in Cardiovascular Clinical Research & Outcomes and
Professor of Medicine & Population Health Science and Policy, Mount Sinai
Gestational Diabetes: Implications for future health
Prof Fidelma Dunne
Professor in Medicine, NUI Galway;
Associate Director, Clinical Research Facility Galway;
Consultant Endocrinologist, Galway University Hospitals
Obesity: The rising epidemic in women’s health
Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Maternity Hospital Dublin;
Head of Women’s and Child’s Health, University College Dublin;
Director of the UCD Perinatal Research Centre
Session Chair:
Prof Molly Byrne
Professor of Health Psychology, NUI Galway
This recording is for Healthcare Professionals only.
This event was supported by Novo Nordisk. To find out more about supporting women’s heart health and their weight management journey, visit:
https://www.truthaboutweight.global/ie/en.html