Saint John’s Health Center will sponsor free community education forums called “A Woman’s Health — Heart Disease and Stroke†on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:30pm – 8:30pm and repeated on Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:00pm – 4:00pm at the Santa Monica Public Library Auditorium.
According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, more than 50 percent of women in the U.S. on average who do not have cardiovascular disease by age 45 will develop cardiovascular disease – including stroke, congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease – in their lifetime.
The lifetime risk increases with age and cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes. Those who have heart disease, care for someone who does or simply want to better understand, maintain or improve their own cardiovascular health, will benefit from this free educational forum, which will feature Saint John’s distinguished physicians.
Lectures will include: “Chest Pain in Women — Angina, Calcium Scores and Heart Attack†by Richard Wright, MD, FACC, consultative cardiologist (afternoon) and Daniel Wohlgelernter, MD, FACC, Medical Director of Saint John’s Post Coronary Care Unit (evening); “Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders including Atrial Fibrillation†by Shephal Doshi, MD, Medical Director of Electrophysiology & Pacing (afternoon) and Sarina van der Zee, MD, cardiologist/cardiac electrophysiologist (evening); “Stroke — A Risk at Any Age – including Multi-Infarct Dementia†by Michael Gold MD, FAAN, neurologist; and “Stress and Cardiovascular Health†by Nicole M. Weinberg, MD, FACC, consultative non-invasive cardiologist.
Thirty minutes before the beginning of each forum a registered dietitian from Saint John’s Nutrition and Diabetes Education Department will provide a “Healthy Hearts†food and nutrition exhibit. Concurrently a physical therapist from Saint John’s Performance Therapy Center will also be available to answer questions.
The community forums are offered free of charge to any interested person as part of the Flora L. Thornton Community Health Education Program at Saint John’s. Seating is limited and advance reservations are required and can be made by calling (310) 829-8453.
For more information about St. John’s Health Center: www.newstjohns.org