The Women’s Heart Health Fellow has bi-monthly, hour-long didactic sessions providing a comprehensive curriculum of topics. Lectures are given by WHH faculty, as well as other Stanford faculty and visiting faculty.

July:

• Sex-, Gender-, Age-, and Racial-/Ethnic-Disparities in Cardiovascular Health and Disease
• How Women Differ from Men for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

August:

• Evaluation and Management of Patients with Angina and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (ANOCA)
• Sex as a Biologic Variable in Cardiovascular Diseases

September:

• Long-Term Cardiovascular Risks Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
• The Influence of Patient-Physician Gender Concordance on Patient Perceptions and Outcomes

October:

• Sex-Specific Considerations in Acute Coronary Syndromes (NSTEMI and STEMI)
• Understanding Gender Diversity of Principal Investigators and Patients in Clinical Trials

November:

• Sex-Difference in Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD Before and After Cardiovascular Disease
• Calcium, Vitamin D, and Estrogen: The Confluence of Bone, Hormone, and Heart Health

December:

• Risks and Benefits of Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Women
• Leadership, Team-Building, and Negotiation Skills for Junior Faculty

January:

• Diagnosis and Management of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) and Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA)
• Reading and Interpreting Cardiovascular Literature From a Sex- and Gender-based Perspective

February:

• Pregnancy-Associated Cardiovascular Complications and Management
• Cardiovascular Imaging Tests and Radiation Exposure in Women: How to Mitigate the Risk

March:

• Starting and Growing a Women’s Heart Health Program
• Sex and Race/Ethnicity Differences in Atrial Fibrillation

April:

• Implications of Transgender Status on Cardiovascular Health
• Cardiovascular Impact of Autoimmune Disorders and Inflammation in Women

May:

• Sex-Based Differences in Heart Failure with Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFrEF, HFpEF)
• Integrating Cardiac Behavioral Medicine into a Women’s Heart Health Clinic

June:

• Sex and Gender Differences in Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
• Promoting Self-Care and Avoiding Burnout: How it Benefits Us and Our Patients

Conference Schedule