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Women and Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular Health

Presented by: Amy L. Doneen DNP, ARNP

Original Publication Date: February 17, 2016

 

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Course Description:

Veteran AAOSH speaker Dr. Amy Doneen joins us to discuss cardiovascular disease in women.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the statistics related to women and CVD.
  • Understand the unique red flags associated with women and CVD.
  • Recognize the unique nature of lifestyle and medication choices for women with heart disease.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Amy L. Doneen, DNP, ARNP, is an international leader in preventing heart attacks, stroke, and diabetes.  She is the co-founder of the Bale/Doneen Method and the co-principle lecturer and researcher for this method of CVD Prevention. Her research on CVD prevention has been published in such respected medical journals as Atherosclerosis, Post Graduate Medicine, Journal of the National Medical Association, Journal of Clinical Lipidology, Cardiology Roundtable, Physician’s Weekly, Cardiovascular Nursing, Dental Economics, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and ADVANCE for Healthy Aging and others.

Having given well over a thousand lectures to global medical groups, including the International Atherosclerosis Society, International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Women’s Heart Symposium, American Heart Association, Cleveland Heart Lab, National Dental and Family Practice Organizations, she is a sought-after thought leader in vascular wellness.  Doneen has served as a reviewer for medical journals on topics revolving around vascular imaging and served on the appropriate use committee for the Society of Atherosclerotic Imaging and Prevention. Doneen is the owner and medical director of the Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center and an adjunct Professor at Texas Tech Health Sciences. She is also the past chair of the Pacific Northwest Preventative Cardiovascular Nurses Association.