Friday 12 July 2019- Heart of A Woman Conference: Stakeholder Symposium
Agenda
| Start time | Topic | Details | Speaker |
| Mrs. Ena Harvey | |||
| 10:15 | Why talk about it? The status of heart health in Barbados and worldwide | Professor Samuels gives an overview of the epidemiology (statistics of disease) of heart and vascular disease in Barbados and worldwide | Professor Alafia Samuels, The George Alleyne Chronic Research Disease Centre, UWI |
| 10:30 | What do you mean the heart has chambers- is it a house? Will I need a handyman when things go wrong? | Let’s review the basics of heart and vascular structure and function, and then what can go wrong | Dr Dawn Scantlebury, Interventional Cardiologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
| 10:50 | I need a Handyman | Moving personal stories highlight symptoms of heart disease as experts explain more about the condition involved. | Panel:
Jennifer Fergusson, Heart disease survivor Other survivors: TBD Dr. Harold Watson, Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, UWI Dr. Richard Ishmael, Adult and Paediatric Cardiology, QEH Dr. Gina Lundberg, Preventive Cardiologist, Emory University |
| Power Outage! The day I died. | A personal experience with cardiac arrest | ||
| The plumbing is choked up | Let’s talk about heart attack symptoms. How are women different? | ||
| Quick- the sink is overflowing! | Does heart failure mean that I’m dying? | ||
| There was a hurricane and now part of my roof has gone | How do I know if I’m having a stroke? What should I do? | ||
| 12:20 | Lunch | ||
| 13:20 | What are the risk factors for heart disease? Introduction to Life’s simple 7 | Dr Gina Lundberg | |
| 13:30 | “Eat, Drink, Move, Think” – Adults | Helene Charlebois | |
| 14:00 PM | “At the Heart of Productivity” – Heart Health in the Workplace/school Session | Wellness programmes, Stress management, Barriers to healthy lifestyles, AEDs in public places,
Good Samaritan Legislation Etc.. |
Interactive panel discussion Janelle Chase-Mayers, Jennifer Ferguson,
Helene Charlebois Dr. Gina Lundberg |
| 14:20 | Refreshment break | ||
| 14:40 | A call to action: Brainstorming session/ Workplace challenge | Group discussions followed by sharing session. Attendees will be tasked with applying information learned into action points. Th aim is to develop a plan for decreasing CVD in Barbados | All attendees |
| 16:20 | Wrap up. Future steps | Mrs. Ena Harvey | |
| 16:30 | Adjourn | ||
