Presented by Cone Health

2024 Cone Health Women's Heart Community Event

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About This Event

Join us for an inspiring day of empowerment and education at the Cone Health Women's Heart Community Event. Discover the keys to achieving and maintaining a healthy heart, regardless of your age or background. Our event is tailored to resonate with women from all walks of life.

Kickstart your day with enlightening sessions led by esteemed Cone Health heart physicians, delving into female-specific risks, prevention strategies, and cutting-edge treatments for heart disease across the lifespan.

Later, immerse yourself in engaging classes and an interactive expo. Take advantage of complimentary screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, peripheral artery disease, and breast cancer. Engage in conversations with knowledgeable pharmacists about medication safety and adherence and explore an array of community resources dedicated to nurturing a heart-healthy lifestyle.

Best of all, registration is absolutely free, but space is limited, so secure your spot today. If you need assistance with travel to the Symposium, we're pleased to offer complimentary Greensboro Transit Authority bus passes. You can indicate this need during registration.

Let's embark on this journey towards heart health together!

 

About This Event

Join us for an inspiring day of empowerment and education at the Cone Health Women's Heart Community Event. Discover the keys to achieving and maintaining a healthy heart, regardless of your age or background. Our event is tailored to resonate with women from all walks of life.

Kickstart your day with enlightening sessions led by esteemed Cone Health heart physicians, delving into female-specific risks, prevention strategies, and cutting-edge treatments for heart disease across the lifespan.

Later, immerse yourself in engaging classes and an interactive expo. Take advantage of complimentary screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, peripheral artery disease, and breast cancer. Engage in conversations with knowledgeable pharmacists about medication safety and adherence and explore an array of community resources dedicated to nurturing a heart-healthy lifestyle.

Best of all, registration is absolutely free, but space is limited, so secure your spot today. If you need assistance with travel to the Symposium, we're pleased to offer complimentary Greensboro Transit Authority bus passes. You can indicate this need during registration.

Let's embark on this journey towards heart health together!

 

AGENDA

7:30 a.m.

Check-In & Registration

Hearty Start: Continental Breakfast for a Healthy Heart

Heart-healthy breakfast snacks provided by Greensboro Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. 

 

8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Women's Heart Health Lecture Series

  • 8:00 a.m. - Opening Remarks with Dr. Mary Jo Cagle, Cone Health CEO

  • 8:15 a.m. - FemmeFit FocusDecoding Women's Cardiometabolic Health with Dr. Bridgette Christopher (Sponsored by TE Connectivity)

  • 8:45 a.m. - EmpowerHER: Navigating Well-Woman Visits for Lifelong Health with Dr. Carolyn Harraway-Smith (Sponsored by Greensboro Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.)

  • 9:15 a.m. - Under Pressure: The Link Between Stress and Cardiovascular Health with Dr. Matt Schooler (Sponsored by ZIO Monitoring by iRHYTHM)
  • 9:45 a.m. -  Pulse & Power: Navigating Hypertension in Women's Heart Health with Dr. Tiffany Randolph

  • 10:15 a.m. - Heart Harmony: Fueling Wellness through Nutrition and Movement with  Dr. Heather  Pemberton (Sponsored by Novo Nordisk)

  • 10:45 a.m. – Closing remarks with Ruth Fisher, Vice President Heart & Vascular Service Line, Cone Health

 

Mobile Screenings (Parking Lot: Offered throughout the event)

Mobile Mammograms - Walk-ups are welcome for mobile mammography or you can save time and make an appointment ahead of time here. There is a cost for the mammograms (which take around 10 minutes), but insurance is accepted. No insurance? Ask about applying for the Cone Health Mammography Scholarship to help cover the cost of your procedure. 

 

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Choose Your Own Heart- Health Adventure

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., we will offer an interactive rotating women's health expo, classes, and free health screenings. The activities you choose are up to you. If space is full in one area, feel free to move to another and try again later!

 

Class Schedule and Expo Information

Classes:

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Women's Expo Vendors Include:

Classroom 162

  • ABI Screening: Comparing blood pressure in the upper and lower limbs
  • Cone Health Congregational & Community Nurse Program: Blood pressure monitoring with nurse consultations on hypertension
  • Cone Health Cancer Center: Lipid Profiles and Hemoglobin A1C labs

Conference Room 166B

  • Bump.Baby.Bliss. Doula, Counseling, & Ultrasound Studio: Info on pre and post-partum services
  • Cone Health Mobile Screening: Blood pressure and blood sugar checks, wellness education, Community Health Clinics
  • Greensboro Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.: Info on women’s health, advocacy and working to impact community change   
  • Janssen Pharmaceuticals: Info on cardiovascular health with the use of an anticoagulant
  • LeBauer-Brodie Center for Research and Education: Information on our cardiovascular research trials available to patients
  • NC A&T Center for Integrative Health Disparities and Equity Research: Surveys and equity research
  • NC WISEWOMAN Program (Guilford Co. DHHS): Info on heart health screening funded through public health for uninsured women
  • TE Connectivity: Info on TE's THRIVE and Women in Networking groups (focused on mental health and disability inclusion)
  • ZIO: Patient education and awareness about atrial fibrillation and Zio services
  • ZOLL, Cardiac Management Solutions: Info on sudden cardiac arrest vs heart attack, and the ZOLL LifeVest wearable defibrillator

Classroom 160

  • AnMarie Gorman: AED Training
  • Guilford Community Care Network: Learn how they help you get the medical care you need. 
  • HealthTeam Advantage: Medicare Advantage information        
  • NC A&T Center for Integrative Health Disparities and Equity Research: Surveys and equity research
  • NC A&T University Student Health Center Peer Facilitators: Hands Only CPR training
  • NC A&T Food and Nutritional Sciences Club: Food and nutrition information and education

Halls and Inside Classrooms 118 and 132:

  • Cone Health Talent Acquisition: Info on working at Cone Health
  • Novo Nordisk: Info on preventing and treating type 2 diabetes and obesity
  • Sagewell Health & Fitness: Membership information and InBody scans    
  • Women Inspiring Women Inclusion Network: Information on this and other DEI groups available at Cone Health

Getting There

Union Square
124 East Gate City Blvd.
Greensboro, NC 27406