NIPC Series 2024

In support of International Women’s Day 2024, NIPC hosted a NIPC Series webinar Women and CVD Matters! on Tuesday 5th March.

A panel of experts came together to share their insights on key challenges specific to women’s heart health. Women face many unique health challenges throughout their lives and this webinar explored cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and menopause, lipid management, important messages for CVD prevention and control and the lived experience of SCAD.

Thank you to all our speakers for a fantastic session.

Topics:

  • Spotlight on Sex-Specific Risk Factors
  • Peri-Menopause, Menopause, HRT and CVD – Your Top Questions Answered
  • Is Lipid Management Important in Women and if So When, in Whom and How Best?
  • What are the most Important Messages for Women in CVD Prevention and Control?
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – What Every Practitioner Should Know?

Speakers:

  • Dr Nicola Cochrane – GP & Menopause Specialist, Carrig Clinic and National Maternity Hospital
  • Dr Catherine McGorrian  – Consultant Cardiologist, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
  • Professor Lis Neubeck – Head of the Centre for Cardiovascular Health Research, Edinburgh Napier University; ESC Patient Forum Lead
  • Shirley Ingram – Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Tallaght University Hospital

Thank you to our sponsors Novartis and Daiichi Sankyo for this support of this event.

To view a recording of this webinar, you must login or register HERE. Once logged in visit the ‘Resources – library’ section where you can watch this and other webinars.

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