Women's Cardiovascular Health Across the Reproductive Lifespan

No matter your age, YOUR cardiovascular health matters! Did you know that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of early death in Canadian women? Or that reproductive health factors such as menstruation/menopause, fertility, and pregnancy are linked to heart health? Join us to learn more from local experts about YOUR cardiovascular wellness!

Join us on January 22nd at the Crowfoot Library between 6:30PM and 8:00PM for this program presented in partnership with the Libin Cardiovascular Institute.

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Panelist Biographies:

Dr. Roopinder Sandhu

Director, Women's Cardiovascular Health Initiative

Martha Brauer Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Health Research

Medical Director, Women’s Cardiovascular Health Clinic

Cardiologist (Electrophysiology) | Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences

Libin Cardiovascular Institute

Cummings School of Medicine | University of Calgary

Dr. Roopinder K. Sandhu MPH, FHRS, is a clinician-scientist and Professor in the Department of Cardiac Sciences at the University of Calgary. She is the Martha Brauer Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Health Research and serves as the Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Clinic (under-development) and Initiative. Dr. Sandhu’s research program focuses on epidemiology and health services research within the field of cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm doctor), with a particular focus on atrial fibrillation (AF), syncope, and sudden cardiac death (SCD).

Dr. Sandra Dumanski

Community Engagement Lead - WCHI Executive Advisory Committee

Director, Kidney ReACH

Nephrologist | Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Libin Cardiovascular Institute

Cummings School of Medicine | University of Calgary

Dr. Sandra Dumanski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Dumanski is a nephrologist (kidney doctor) and scientist whose program of research endeavors to understand the complex relationships between female reproductive health, sex hormones, and cardiovascular risk. Dr Dumanski is the Community Outreach and Engagement Lead for the Libin Cardiovascular Institute Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative, a valued member of the Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance, and is the Central Lead for ‘Wear Red Canada’, celebrated annually to raise awareness of women’s heart health.

Dr. Kara Nerenberg

Women's Heart and Brain health Mid-Career Research Chair (Heart and Stroke & CIHR)

General Internal Medicine & Obstetric Internal Medicine | Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Community Health Sciences

Libin Cardiovascular Institute

Cummings School of Medicine | University of Calgary

Dr. Kara Nerenberg is an Associate Professor and Clinician-Scientist at the University of Calgary working in the areas of General Internal Medicine and Obstetric Medicine. Dr. Nerenberg’s clinical and research interests focus prevention of cardiovascular diseases in women after common pregnancy complications, mainly the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Her research is supported by CIHR and Heart & Stroke’s Women’s Heart and Brain Health Mid-Career Research Chair.

Dr. Shafeena Premji

Board Director, Canadian Menopause Society

Medical Advisory Board, Menopause Foundation of Canada

Medical Director, Mahogany Medical Clinic

Family Physician | Clinical Assistant Professor

Libin Cardiovascular Institute

Cummings School of Medicine | University of Calgary

Dr. Shafeena Premji is a family physician with a fellowship in women's health. She is the founder and director of Milestone - Menopause Centre of Southern Alberta.

She is a board member of the Canadian Menopause Society and sits on the medical advisory board for the Menopause Foundation of Canada.