2025 Endeavor Health NorthShore Cardiovascular Institute Women's Heart Symposium

Glenview, IL US
February 7, 2025
The Women's Heart Symposium is a half-day program focusing on the unique impact of cardiovascular disease (CVD) throughout a woman's lifespan, offering strategies for risk assessment and prevention.

Hosted at Glenbrook Hospital, this centrally located event will provide attendees with practical tools for assessing CVD risk and implementing preventative measures. Participants will also have the rare opportunity to engage in discussions and network with cardiologists and other healthcare providers specializing in Women's Heart Care, fostering valuable professional connections and future collaborations.

Join us to bridge the educational gaps and gain valuable insights into reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease in women.

Target Audience

This event is designed for Primary Care Providers, including Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers who focus their care on the unique impact of cardiovascular disease on women.

Learning Objectives

After the activity, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify and describe the manifestations of cardiovascular disease across the female lifespan, including during pregnancy, menopause, and post-menopausal stages;
  • Evaluate the role of obesity in cardiovascular disease risk and the therapeutic use of GLP-1 agonists for risk management;
  • Determine appropriate indications for using the coronary artery calcium score to assess cardiovascular disease risk and accurately interpret the results;
  • Apply the polygenic risk score to assess cardiovascular disease risk and inform clinical decision making;
  • Identify alternative lipid-lowering therapies for patients who are statin intolerant or prefer not to take statins.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Systems-based Practice
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Jennifer Wertheimer
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
[email protected]
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.50 Participation
Event starts: 
02/07/2025 - 7:30am
Event ends: 
02/07/2025 - 12:30pm
Activity opens: 
01/20/2025
Activity expires: 
05/30/2025
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Endeavor Health Glenbrook Hospital
2100 Pfingsten Rd
ACC Conference Room
Glenview, IL 60026
United States
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The University of Chicago and Endeavor Health reserve the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago and Endeavor Health are not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
COURSE DIRECTOR

  Sarah Alexander, MD

 

 


Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.

Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and Endeavor Health. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Other Participant Credit
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
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