8th Annual Healthy Hearts for Women Virtual Symposium
Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, UK Gill Heart and Vascular Institute, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, and Markey Cancer Center

Friday February 4, 2022 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Registration

Schedule:
8:40-8:50 Welcome to the 8th Healthy Hearts for Woman 2022

8:50-9:00 Introduction by Dr. Lisa A. Cassis, PhD
Vice President for Research
Professor, Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

9:00- 9:45 Dr. Rhian Thouyz, MBBCh, PhD, FRCP, FRSE, FMedSci
Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Dr. Phil Gold Chair in Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
“Sex hormones and vascular health”

9:45- 10:30 Dr. Erin Michos, MD, MHS
Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
“Female-specific Factors and Their influence on the Cardiovascular Health of Women Across the Lifespan”

10:30-11:00 Dr. Sanda Despa, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
‘’Metabolic & Cardiovascular Consequences of Gestational Diabetes‘’

11:00 – 11:15 Break

11:15- 12:00 Dr. Tochukwu Okwuosa, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Cardio-Oncology Services
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
“Cardiovascular effects and outcomes linked with hormonal therapies in cardio-oncology – women versus men”

12:00-12:30 Dr. Amit Arbune, MD, MHA, FACC
Assistant Professor, Advanced Cardiac Imaging & Cardio-Oncology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
’’Effect of cancer therapy on the heart related to breast cancer’’