(ARCHIVED) Never Too Early, Never Too Late: Cardiovascular Health for Women Throughout the Lifespan
Women have contact with the healthcare system at important touch points throughout the lifespan. These clinical encounters - during the childbearing years, in the perimenopausal period and in later life - resent opportunities that could be leveraged to include, and, when indicated, focus on CVD risk reduction. The Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women - 011 Update (A Guideline From the American Heart Association) highlights the fact that women who have had pregnancy complications are at increased risk of CVD. The goal for this session is for clinicians to explore and optimize these opportunities in their clinical practice settings, and to champion them with their colleagues in the primary care and women's health fields. 

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Summarize the evidence that gestational diabetes, pregnancy-associated hypertension and preeclampsia predict future CVD risk.
  • Cite the prevalence of hypertension in women vs. men throughout the lifespan.
  • Identify sex differences with regard to tobacco use and cessation.
  • Summarize the impact (in women) of physical activity level on cardiovascular risk.
  • Describe successful cardiovascular health improvement programs targeted to women in a variety of age cohorts.

AUDIENCE:
This course is intended for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, dietitians/nutritionists and other healthcare providers interested in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. 

NOTE:
  • Original Live Presentation August 14, 2013
  • Reviewed by PCNA CE committee January 2014

Seminar Information
Seminar Date:
August 14, 2013
Never Too Early, Never Too Late: Cardiovascular Health for Women Throughout the Lifespan

FACULTY DISCLOSURES:
The faculty members have declared no commercial relationships related to the content of this presentation.


Speaker Information
Jo-Ann Eastwood, PhD, RN, CCNS, ANCP-BC   [ view bio ]
JoAnne M. Foody, MD, FACC, FAHA   [ view bio ]
Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC   [ view bio ]
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PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY AND RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT:
View the course materials; complete the post-test (you can take the post-test more than once if needed to achieve a passing score of 75%) and online evaluation form at the end of the activity, and print your CE certificate.


ACCREDITOR:

This educational activity is provided by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). PCNA is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education (CE) programs by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), provider number 030602. 

 

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
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Total Hour: 1.00
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