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Protecting the Cardiovascular Health of Women: Understanding the AHA/ACOG Advisory Statement and the Role of OBGYNs in Women’s Heart Health

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About this Webinar

Date: Thursday, December 13, 2018

Author: Wild, Robert A., MD, MPH, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Adjunct Professor, Family and Preventive Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Chief, Gynecology Service
VA Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK  
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Category: For Credit, Webinar

Description: Dr Wild discusses the significance of cardiovascular disease in women and how it impacts women differently than men, describes what was included in the AHA/ACOG joint Presidential Advisory statement on promoting risk identification and reduction of cardiovascular disease in women and reviews what steps to employ in the annual wellness visit to help identify patients at risk for cardiovascular disease.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the significance of cardiovascular disease in women and how it impacts women differently than men
• Describe what was included in the AHA/ACOG joint Presidential Advisory statement on promoting risk identification and reduction of cardiovascular disease in women
• Plan what steps to employ in the annual wellness visit to help identify risk for cardiovascular disease

ASCLS P.A.C.E.® credits are available to laboratory professionals through May 27, 2019.

Evaluation survey and P.A.C.E. survey

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