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saturday, February 8


 

6:00-7:30pm


COCKTAIL BAY DECK (OUTSIDE)

Kick-off Cocktail Reception - 


Bring a guest and enjoy the beautiful view of Tampa Bay with other women cardiologists from around the state and the Florida Chapter Board of Directors while nibbling on gourmet apps and sips. 

sunday, February 9



 7:30am


Start Your Day!

Join WIC Members to exercise with the spectacular view of the Bay from the top floor of the hotel, grab coffee in the lobby or simply sleep in!

 8:30am

 

Breakfast with Exhibitors 


 9:00am


 All sessions will be held in Salon A

Welcome 

Rhea Sancassani, MD, FACC

Chair, Women Cardiologists Committee

 9:05am





The Role of Women Cardiologists in Improving the Outcomes of Women With Heart Disease

Malissa Wood, MD, FACC

Vice President and Chief Physician Executive at the Lee Health Heart Institute

Malissa Wood

 9:45am

Skillsets to Success as a Woman in Cardiology

Toniya Singh, MD, FACC

St. Louis Heart & Vascular

Toniya Singh

 10:30am 



BREAK

Visit with the Exhibitors

Stretch!

 11:00am



Round Table Discussion: Reimagining the Recruitment Pipeline

Your Ideas to Inspire Women to Choose Cardiology

How You Can Help, Influence & Give Back 

 Jacqueline Dawson Dowe


Jacqueline Dawson Dowe, MD, FACC, FASE 

General Cardiology & Advanced Heart Failure

Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute, Dr. Philips Hospital

Former Governor of the Kentucky Chapter ACC

 Jennifer Co-Vu


Jennifer Co-Vu, MD, FAAP, FACC, FASE 

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Radiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Director, Fetal Cardiac Program

Director, Single Ventricle Program

University of Florida Congenital Heart Center

Chair-Elect, ACC Women in Cardiology Leadership Council

 Aarti Patel


Aarti Patel, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Program Director, Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship

Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine

University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine

Center Director, Cardiac Imaging

Medical Director, Non Invasive Cardiology

Heart & Vascular Institute, Tampa General Hospital 


 Vanessa Hurtado


Vanessa Hurtado, MD

Vice-Chair FCACC FIT Committee

University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine

 Jessica Pham


Jessica Pham, MD

Chief Resident, Pediatrics Residency Program

University of Florida 


 Ashley Roderiguez


Ashley Rodriguez

Medical Student

Ross University School of Medicine

 Noon


Give Back/Pay Forward

Networking Lunch with Florida Medical Students and Residents

 1:30pm


Wrap-up & Champagne Send-off

Gather Our Ideas, Formulate Plans to Make Them Actionable and Make Time to Celebrate Each Other

 2:00pm


 Adjourn







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