While some may think Laura Bush has been busy handholding her husband “W” as he finished “41” and serving as a grandmother for Mila Hager, she’s managed to still make the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health a major priority.
Let’s face it. Women’s wellbeing affects all branches of society. One of the issues challenging women is heart health. While there is no denying that cancer, diabetes and depression are major factors facing the health care industry, heart disease is the frontrunner as the #1 killer of both men and women in the U.S. But let’s get down to workable numbers — 1 in 4 women die from heart disease.
On Thursday, February 5, the former first lady and National Advisory Board Chair Lee Ann White have arranged for a symposium — Matters of the Heart — to take place at the Ritz-Carlton.
Laura will do the introduction of the following experts, who will honestly address the issues of women’s heart disease that touch all ages:
- Dr. Wayne Isom -Professor of cardiothoracic surgery and chairman of the department of cardiothoracic surgery at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center University. Dr. Isom is the surgeon of choice for many high-profile individuals, including Larry King and David Letterman.
- Dr. Holly Andersen — Director of education and outreach for the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Andersen is an authority on cardiovascular disease in women and athletes and speaks extensively on preventive cardiology.
- Dr. Marjorie Jenkins — Regional director and chief scientific officer of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health. She also serves as the director of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Sex and Gender-Based Medicine curriculum program and co-chair of the President’s Task Force on Sex and Gender-Based Medicine.
- Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell — President of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and former president and chief executive officer of Cooper Clinic in Dallas, TX. Dr. Mitchell will moderate the panel discussion.
Oh, if you’re time crunched and concerned that a “symposium” lasts from dawn to dusk, don’t worry. This one starts at 10 a.m. and is a done deal by noon.
There is no charge to attend the symposium. However, registration is required. Instead of online hassles, just call Diane Howard at 214.252.4103 and she’ll get your name locked in.
Why is there no charge? That’s because Lee Ann and her husband Alan White are “personally matching the money raised by ‘Matters of the Heart’ up to $100,000 with proceeds benefiting the Laura B. Bush Institute for Women’s Health.”