Additional Resources for
attendees of the
2nd Annual Women's Cardiac Health
Conference - Preventing the Preventable: Women and Heart
Disease
Sponsored by the
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) and its Committee on Women in
Medicine in collaboration with the American Heart
Association which was held at the MMS Headquarters
on Friday, February 16, 2007.
Practical Perspectives is a new, complimentary, 8-page
newsletter filled with updated information for today's busy
practitioner. This issue is a Focus on Women's
Cardiac Health, an 8-page easy reference for you and your
patients. Topics covered include prevention through diet
and lifestyle changes, two studies comparing the
Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet, and the 2007 AHA guidelines
for preventing CVD. Click here to
download and print or save the newsletter (.pdf, 910kb)*.
Managing Holiday Stress CME event - November 2, 2007
The MMS and its Committee on Women in Medicine is pleased to
sponsor a live CME activity on Wednesday, November 7,
2007 from 5:45pm to 8:00pm at MMS headquarters in
Waltham, MA. The evening features Aggie Casey, MS, RN, who
was a very well-received speaker at last year's Women's Cardiac
Health Conference. She will be joining us again to help us
create healthful ways to deal with the hectic pace of the holiday
season.
Save the Date: 2008 3rd Annual Women's Cardiac
Health Conference:
The Third Annual Women's Cardiac Health
Conference is scheduled for Friday, February 29, 2008 at MMS
headquarters in Waltham, MA. This event will focus on
prevention and will feature experts from the Harvard School of
Public Health on the most up-to-date information on nutrition, as
well as address cardiac health from a psycho-social
perspective.
From the American Heart Association (AHA):
The 2007
Guidelines for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in
Women were published this year in a special women's health
issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart
Association. Please click
here for more information.
See additional relevant information from the AHA on their "Go
Red for Women" site: http://www.goredforwomen.org/
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