Heart-Smart Women

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Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

“Part cardiology boot camp – part stand-up comedy!”

Victoria's CAROLYN THOMAS will be visiting Central Saanich in April with 90 minutes of her lively and fact-packed presentation. Did you know that heart disease is our #1 health threat, killing 5-6 times more women than breast cancer does each year? In fact, more than all forms of cancer combined?

Yet many women still consider heart disease to be a man's problem! That lack of awareness can be a deadly mistake.

From risk factors (and how to address them) to women’s unique cardiac symptoms, Carolyn’s talks are based on an impressive background: she survived a misdiagnosed heart attack herself, and in 2008 became the first Canadian ever accepted to attend the Women Heart Science & Leadership patient advocacy training at the world-famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Since then, she has shared what she learned at the Mayo Women's Heart Clinic - and far beyond as emerging studies are published on women's heart disease every year. For example, researchers continue to report that women's cardiac issues are under-researched, under-diagnosed and even under-treated compared to our male counterparts. The cardiology gender gap is alive and well!

Carolyn is the founder of the award-winning blog, HEART SISTERS - www.myheartsisters.org (which has attracted over 16 million views from 190 countries) - and is also the author of “A Woman’s Guide to Living with Heart Disease” https://myheartsisters.org/the-book/ (published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2017).

A copy of her book will be awarded as a draw prize to one lucky participant during the Shady Creek presentation!

Carolyn's writing has been published internationally, including in the British Medical Journal. In 2012, the BMJ invited her to serve as a Patient Reviewer for cardiology papers submitted for publication to the journal. She continues to represent a unique patient perspective at medical conference presentations and community events, and has been interviewed about what she's learned since her own dramatic experience by media worldwide - from The Globe and Mail to The Wall Street Journal, the South China Morning Post, NPR, Huffington Post and CBC's 'The National' among many others.

This talk is FREE, but pre-registration is recommended (Carolyn's presentations are almost always full with a waiting list!) Register with some girlfriends and learn more about heart health together!