Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. CDT at Great Lakes C, 4th Floor
Available for 1.50 hours of CPE creditActivity Number: 0217-0000-25-149-L01-PActivity Type: An Application-Based ActivityThe Women’s Health PRN presents an education session that explores health inequities in cardiovascular disease management. This session will focus on gender disparities in cardiovascular disease management in cisgender women compared to cisgender men highlighting differences in presentation, diagnosis, and treatment including disparities in recognition of myocardial infarction (MI) symptoms and post-MI care (statin prescribing), the application of the new cardiovascular risk calculator, and share evidence-based best practices to improve outcomes in cisgender women’s health.
Learning Objectives1. Describe gender differences in symptoms, presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of CV disease.
2. Discuss disparities among age, sexes, and genders in statin prescribing.
3. Evaluate the PCE (Pooled Cohort Equations) and PREVENT™ (Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events) equations, including their differences in patient populations, inputs, and advantages and limitations in cardiovascular risk assessment.
4. Apply the PCE and PREVENTTM equations to assess a patient's cardiovascular risk.
5. Analyze barriers to equitable CVD management in cisgender women, including disparities in risk assessment, access to care, treatment strategies, and representation in clinical research.
6. Design comprehensive, inclusive, and equitable care plans for cardiovascular disease in cisgender women.
 | | Moderator: | Regina Arellano, Pharm.D., BCPS, BC-ADM | | Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove Campus
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist
Advocate Medical Group, Burbank
Burbank, Illinois | | View Biography |
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Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Management in Cisgender Women8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | | Speaker: | Diane Gutgsell, Pharm.D., BCPS, BC-ADM | | Family Medicine and Transitions of Care Pharmacist
Neighborhood Health Clinics
Fort Wayne, Indiana | | View Biography |
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Navigating the Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) and Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs (PREVENT) Equations for Equitable Cardiovascular Disease Management9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | | Speaker: | Lauren Cunningham, Pharm.D., BCACP, CDCES | | Clinical Assistant Professor
Assistant Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program
Department of Pharmacy Practice
University of Illinois Chicago Retzky College of Pharmacy
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, Family Medicine
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System | | View Biography |
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Closing the Gap: Overcoming Barriers to Equitable CVD Care in Cisgender Women9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | | Speaker: | Sally Arif, Pharm.D., BCCP | | Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Downers Grove
Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist
Rush University Medical Center
Affiliated Faculty
Center for Community Health Equity
Chicago, Illinois | | View Biography |
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