Series I: On-Demand

Women and Atrial Fibrillation

Women’s Cardiac Health Awareness is pleased to provide complimentary On-Demand access for all Series I Sessions as they become available.

Contemporary Data on Women and Afib: Identifying Symptoms, Patient Selection, Increasing Awareness and Education Access Session I >>

Optimal Treatment Options for Women with Afib: LAA Management, Concomitant and Hybrid Ablation, and Pain Management in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Procedures Access Session II >>

Developing a Successful Afib Program: Becoming an Advocate and Step Wise Approaches for Application into Practice Access Session III >>

Afib Education and Awareness: Call to Action on Next Steps Access Session IV >>

Session I

Contemporary Data on Women and Afib: Identifying Symptoms, Patient Selection, Increasing Awareness and Education

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Agenda

Welcome and Introductions
Roxana Mehran, HelenMari Merritt, and Andrea Russo

Gender Differences in Atrial Fibrillation
Helen MariMerrit

Post Lecture Discussion
Panel: Roxana Mehran, HelenMari Merritt, Andrea Russo, Hugh Calkins, and William Abraham

Identifying Symptoms and Patient Selection: Who Should be Referred for Rhythm Control and When?
Andrea Russo

Post Lecture Discussion
Panel: Roxana Mehran, HelenMari Merritt, Andrea Russo, Hugh Calkins, and William Abraham

Women and Afib: Increasing Awareness and Education
Roxana Mehran

Panel Discussion
Panel: Roxana Mehran, HelenMari Merritt, Andrea Russo, Hugh Calkins, and William Abraham

Program Directors
Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, FSCAI Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Professor of Population Health Science and Policy Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY
HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO Cardiothoracic Surgeon Executive Committee and Board of Directors Member Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE
Andrea Russo, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA Professor of Medicine Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Academic Chief, Division of Cardiology Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services Director, CCEP Fellowship Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ
Guest Panelists
Hugh Calkins, MD Catherine Ellen Poindexter, Professor of Cardiology and Professor of Medicine Director of Electrophysiology Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, MD
William Abraham, MD, FACP, FACC Professor of Internal Medicine, of Physiology and of Cell Biology The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center Columbus, OH

Program Directors and Moderators
HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO Cardiothoracic Surgeon Executive Committee and Board of Directors Member Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE
Andrea Russo, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA Professor of Medicine Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Academic Chief, Division of Cardiology Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services Director, CCEP Fellowship Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ
Guest Presenters and Panelists
Jennifer Cozart, MD Teaching Staff: Denton A. Cooley Fellowship, Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery Residency Physician Ambassador, Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and Texas Heart Institute Houston, TX
Kathryn O’Keefe, MD Cardiothoracic Surgeon Surgical Director, LVAD and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program TriHealth Heart and Vascular Institute Cincinnati, OH
Samine Ravanbakhsh, MD Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Division of Thoracic Surgery Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ
Guest Panelists
Bradley Knight, MD Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Northwestern Medicine Director of the Heart Rhythm Center, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Chester C. and Deborah M. Cooley Distinguished Professor of Cardiology, Northwestern University Chicago, IL
Patrick McCarthy, MD, FACC Executive Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Vice President, Northwestern Medical Group Chief of Cardiac Surgery Heller-Sacks Professor of Surgery Chicago, IL

Program Directors and Moderators
Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, FSCAI Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Professor of Population Health Science and Policy Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY
HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO Cardiothoracic Surgeon Executive Committee and Board of Directors Member Methodist Physicians Clinic Omaha, NE
Andrea Russo, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA Professor of Medicine Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Academic Chief, Division of Cardiology Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services Director, CCEP Fellowship Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ
Guest Faculty
Kevin Makati, MD BayCare Health System Arrhythmia Section Director Medical Director, Saint Joseph’s Hospital Assistant Professor University of South Florida Tampa, FL
Andrew Sherman, MD Chief, Department of Cardiac, Vascular & Vascular & Thoracic Surgery St. Joseph’s Hospital Chair, Adult Cardiac Surgery and Strucutre Heart BayCare Health System Tampa, FL
Guest Panelists
Karen Martinelli, RN, CCRN Atrial Fibrillation Nurse Navigator Atrial Fibrillation Clinic, WellStar Health System Atlanta, GA
Tara Mudd MSN, APRN, NP-C Advanced Practice Clinical Director Outpatient Specialty – Norton Medical Group Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner AFib Clinic Louisville, KY

Welcome and Introductions Roxana Mehran, MD, HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO, Andrea Russo, MD
Patient Education and Awareness Tina Baykaner, MD
Panel Discussion with Q&A *Moderator:* Andrea Russo, MD *Panel:* Roxana Mehran, MD, HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO, Tina Baykaner, MD, Kent Morris, MD, Steven Peterson, MD, Tanyanan Tanawuttiwat, MD, and Mellanie True Hills, CSP
Cardiologists Education Tanyanan Tanawuttiwat, MD
Panel Discussion with Q&A Session *Moderator:* Roxana Mehran, MD *Panel:* HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO, Andrea Russo, MD, Tanyanan Tanawuttiwat, MD, Tina Baykaner, MD, Kent Morris, MD, Steven Peterson, MD, and Mellanie True Hills, CSP
The Art of Conversation with the Patient: Perspectives from an Electrophysiologist and Surgeon Kent Morris, MD and Steven Peterson, MD
Panel Discussion with Q&A Session *Moderator:* HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO *Panel:* Roxana Mehran, MD, Andrea Russo, MD, Tina Baykaner, MD, Kent Morris, MD, Steven Peterson, MD, Tanyanan Tanawuttiwat, MD, and Mellanie True Hills, CSP

Program Directors and Moderators
Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, FSCAI Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Professor of Population Health Science and Policy Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY
HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO Cardiothoracic Surgeon Executive Committee and Board of Directors Member Methodist Physicians Clinic Omaha, NE
Andrea Russo, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA Professor of Medicine Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Academic Chief, Division of Cardiology Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services Director, CCEP Fellowship Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ
Guest Faculty
Tina Baykaner, MD Clinical Instructor Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Electrophysiology. Stanford University Stanford, CA
Kent Morris, MD Executive Medical Director of Cardiology at Norton Healthcare Norton Healthcare Louisville, KY
Steven Peterson, MD Norton Healthcare Louisville, KY
Tanyanan Tanawuttiwat, MD IU Health Physicians Cardiology Indianapolis, IN
Mellanie True Hills, CSP CEO, American Foundation for Women's Health/StopAfib.org Greenwood, Texas

Series I: On-Demand

Women and Atrial Fibrillation

Contemporary Data on Women and Afib: Identifying Symptoms, Patient Selection, Increasing Awareness and Education Access Session I >>

Optimal Treatment Options for Women with Afib: LAA Management, Concomitant and Hybrid Ablation, and Pain Management in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Procedures Access Session II >>

Developing a Successful Afib Program: Becoming an Advocate and Step Wise Approaches for Application into Practice Access Session III >>

Afib Education and Awareness: Call to Action on Next Steps Access Session IV >>

Session I

Contemporary Data on Women and Afib: Identifying Symptoms, Patient Selection, Increasing Awareness and Education

Agenda

Program Directors

Guest Panelists

Session II

Optimal Treatment Options for Women with Afib: LAA Management, Concomitant and Hybrid Ablation, and Pain Management in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Procedures

Agenda

Program Directors and Moderators

Guest Presenters and Panelists

Guest Panelists

Session III

Developing a Successful Afib Program: Becoming an Advocate and Step Wise Approaches for Application into Practice

Agenda

Program Directors and Moderators

Guest Faculty

Guest Panelists

Session IV

Afib Education and Awareness: Call to Action on Next Steps

Agenda

Program Directors and Moderators

Guest Faculty

Partner Program