Cardiac Rehabilitation and Women’s Health
Spotlight on Rehabilitation Webinar Series
Mariane Bertagnolli, PhD, specialist in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Women’s Health, invites four international experts in the area of cardiac rehabilitation and women's health to share knowledge and foster collaborations in the new and exciting field of cardio-obstetric rehabilitation.
Register here for one or all the upcoming webinars, Mondays at noon (EST).
Measuring and Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation: International Registry and Women-Focused Cardiac Rehabilitation
Sherry L. Grace, PhD, FCCS, FAACVPR, CRFC
York University, Toronto, Canada
Monday, May 16, noon (EST)
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Where Are We?
Pedro Dal Lago, PT, PhD
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brazil
Monday, June 6, noon (EST)
Prenatal Exercise: Baby Steps for Better Cardiovascular Health!
Margie Davenport, PhD
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Monday, June 13, noon (EST)
Physical Function Assessment in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Maria Bäck, RPT
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Monday, June 20, noon (EST)
Mariane Bertagnolli's PT, PhD, research program focuses on elucidating women’s physiological responses to exercise and cardiac rehabilitation interventions. Her target population is women who have had severe hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, such as pre-eclampsia, and who are at increased risk of developing heart disease in the years following pregnancy. Her lab investigates whether and how cardiac and obstetric rehabilitation programs can improve women’s physical function in the postpartum period and, ultimately, prevent lifelong heart disease. Her team is currently preparing a series of studies to help shape this new field of rehabilitation. The webinar series aims to bring in international experts that will directly contribute to identifying vulnerable women and designing effective protocols to advance the cardio-obstetric rehabilitation field.
SPOTlight on Rehabilitation is an initiative for researchers from the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University to periodically highlight an area of their research to colleagues, students, and interested stakeholders using various platforms including webinars, podcasts, educational videos, highlight articles or in-person events.
