Women As One CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program

Published: 31 October 2024

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Overview

About the CLIMB® Skills Training Program

 

Now in its fifth year, the CLIMB program has provided free, advanced clinical skills training to over 390 women physicians from 99 countries. This online program helps address the underrepresentation of women in advanced procedural cardiology subspecialties.

Physicians worldwide will now have on-demand access to didactic presentations delivered by leading faculty on five key clinical topics:

 

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • ATTR-CM (Amyloid Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy)
  • Heart Failure
  • Prevention
  • Structural Imaging

More from this programme

Part 1

CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program: Heart Failure

Sharpen your heart failure expertise! Curated by renowned program directors Dr Bonnie Ky and Dr Clara Saldarriaga this CLIMB lecture series organised by Women As One equips you with advanced skills in heart failure (HF).

 

Deepen your expertise by exploring advanced topics, clinical trials and other crucial aspects of heart failure management with leading experts of the field. Elevate your practice and patient care with selected lectures from the CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program.

 

Learning Areas:

  • HFpEF Diagnosis and Management
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardio-Oncology
  • Comorbidities
  • Devices and Structural Interventions
  • Advanced Heart Failure
  • Clinical trials

Would you like to access the full sessions? Register to Women As One’s community.

 

About Women As One

Women As One is a global organization dedicated to empowering women in cardiology. They offer a variety of resources and programs, including the CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program and the Women As One Talent Directory, a global community of women in cardiology.

 

Join the Women As One Community

Women physicians who are not yet part of the Women As One community can register for free here.

5 sessions
HFpEF Prevalence & Diagnosis with Dr Mary Norine Walsh Watch now
HFpEF Treatment with Dr Mary Norine Walsh Watch now
Screening & Genetics in HCM with Dr Sharlene Day Watch now
Pharmacologic Management & Exercise in HCM with Dr Sharlene Day Watch now
Cancer, Cancer Therapies and Heart Failure with Dr Yuri Kim Watch now

Part 2

CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program: Atrial Fibrillation

Develop Your Skills in Atrial Fibrillation Management! Deepen your knowledge and elevate your practice in atrial fibrillation (AF) with this comprehensive course curated by renowned Program Directors Professor Andrea Sarkozy and Dr Emily Zeitler.

Deepen your expertise by exploring advanced topics, tools and other crucial aspects of atrial fibrillation management with leading experts of the field. Elevate your practice and patient care with selected lectures from the CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program.

Learning Areas:

  • Fundamentals of Atrial Fibrillation
  • AF Ablation & Procedures
  • Special Circumstances in AF
  • Stroke Risk Reduction
  • Complication Management 
  • AF Clinical Trials

 

Would you like to access the full sessions? Register to Women As One’s community.

 

About Women As One

Women As One is a global organization dedicated to empowering women in cardiology. They offer a variety of resources and programs, including the CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program and the Women As One Talent Directory, a global community of women in cardiology.

 

Join the Women As One Community

Women physicians who are not yet part of the Women As One community can register for free here.

12 sessions
AF Ablation: Patient Selection with Dr Emily Zeitler Watch now
AF Ablation: Venous & Transseptal Access & Toolkit with Dr Emily Zeitler Watch now
AF Ablation: All You Need to Know About PFA with Dr Andrea Sarkozy Watch now
Approaches to Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Dr Sabine Ernst Watch now
When & How To Go Beyond PVI at First AF Ablation with Dr Andrea Sarkozy Watch now
Redo AF Ablation and Post Ablation Flutters With Dr Bradley Knight Watch now
Pulmonary Vein Reconnection With Prof Andrea Sarkozy Watch now
Approaching Persistent AF With Prof Isabel Deisenhofer Watch now
Low or Zero Fluouroscopy Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Dr Patricia Tung Watch now
AF Management in Special Populations with Dr Emily Zeitler Watch now
Reducing Stroke Risk in LAAC Procedures with Dr Megan Coylewright Watch now
Ablate & Pace Strategy with Dr Emily Zeitler Watch now

Part 3

Women As One CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program: Structural Imaging

Elevate your structural imaging expertise with this in-depth course led by renowned Program Directors, Professor Marta Sitges and Dr Julia Grapsa. Delve into advanced topics, tools, and critical aspects of structural imaging alongside leading field experts.

Enhance your practice and patient care through selected lectures from the CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program.

Learning Areas:

  • Basics of Structural Imaging
  • Intraprocedural Guidance for TAVI
  • Candidate Selection for Mitral Procedures
  • Guiding Annuloplasty
  • Paravalvular Leaks and LAA Occlusion

Would you like to access the full sessions? Register to Women As One’s community.

About Women As One

Women As One is a global organization dedicated to empowering women in cardiology. They offer a variety of resources and programs, including the CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program and the Women As One Talent Directory, a global community of women in cardiology.

Join the Women As One Community

Women physicians who are not yet part of the Women As One community can register for free here.

12 sessions
Structural Imaging: Steps of TAVR with Dr Julia Grapsa Watch now
Structural Imaging: MitraClip & Pascal with Prof Maurizio Taramasso Watch now
Treatment Option for Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve with Prof Maurizio Taramasso Watch now
Structural Imaging: Mitral VinV & TMVR with Prof Marta Sitges Watch now
Orthotopic & Heterotypic Transcatheter Tricuspid Therapies with Dr Julia Grapsa Watch now
Structural Imaging: Echocardiographic Assessment for AS with Dr Julia Grapsa Watch now
Structural Imaging: Systematic Analysis of the Mitral Valve with Prof Marta Sitges Watch now
Structural Imaging: Systematic Analysis of the Tricuspid Valve with Dr Alison Duncan Watch now
Best Candidates for TAVI with Dr Julia Grapsa Watch now
Selecting a TAVI Device with Dr Ander Reguerio Watch now
Long-Term Follow-up of TAVI with Prof Marta Sitges Watch now
TAVI: Pre-Procedural Imaging and Intra-Procedural Guidance with Dr Ander Reguerio Watch now

Part 4

Women As One CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program: Prevention

Build your cardiovascular prevention expertise with renowned Program Directors, Dr Pam Taub and Dr Malissa Wood. Dive deep into the latest prevention strategies and critical patient care alongside leading experts.

Enhance your practice and patient care through selected lectures from the CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program.

Learning Areas:

  • CV Risk Stratification
  • Tackling Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Lipid Management – LDL & Triglycerides and Lp(a)
  • Management of CV risk in women

Would you like to access the full sessions? Register to Women As One’s community.

About Women As One

Women As One is a global organization dedicated to empowering women in cardiology. They offer a variety of resources and programs, including the CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program and the Women As One Talent Directory, a global community of women in cardiology.

Join the Women As One Community

Women physicians who are not yet part of the Women As One community can register for free here.

4 sessions
Prevention: CV Risk Prediction with Dr Pam R Taub Watch now
Prevention: Obesity Management for CVD Prevention with Dr Erin Michos Watch now
Prevention: Type 2 Diabetes Management in ASCVD with Dr Alison Bailey Watch now
Prevention: Clinical Update on Management of LDLc With Dr Heather Johnson Watch now

Part 5

Women As One CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program: ATTR-CM

This focused programme, led by Dr Grace Lin and Prof Thibaud Damy, explores the complexities of ATTR-CM diagnosis and treatment. The curriculum covers key areas such as identifying different types of amyloid cardiomyopathy, understanding the patient journey, utilizing imaging modalities, recognizing the role of AI, addressing underdiagnosis in women, and exploring current clinical trials and treatment advancements.

2 sessions
Clinical Signs and History of ATTR-CM With Dr Ahmad Masri Watch now
Imaging and Biomarkers to Diagnose ATTR-CM with Dr Francesco Cappelli Watch now

About the episode

Optimise TAVR Outcomes with Leading Expert Dr Julia Grapsa

 

Gain in-depth insights into transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures from consultant cardiologist Dr Julia Grapsa (Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, UK), Senior Editor of the European Heart Journal Imaging Methods and Practice.

 

This comprehensive five-part video lecture series, part of Women As One's CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program, offers a detailed comparison of devices and procedures used in TAVR.

 

Dr Julia Grapsa, a leading expert in the field, provides a comprehensive overview of TAVR valve types, delving into the distinctions between balloon-expandable and self-expandable valves. She sheds light on TAVR in smaller annuli using data from the SMART trial and outlines essential practical steps for successful procedures. Dr Grapsa also explores innovative leaflet modification techniques like BASILICA and concludes with key insights for imaging professionals.

 

Enhance your TAVR expertise and patient outcomes. Watch Part 2 for a head-to-head comparison of MitraClip and Pascal with Prof Maurizio Taramasso.

 

Stay tuned for more content from the Structural Imaging track of Women As One’s CLIMB® 2024 Skills Training Program.

 

About Women As One

 

Women As One is a global organization dedicated to empowering women in cardiology. They offer a variety of resources and programs, including the CLIMB Skills Training Program and the Women As One Talent Directory, a global community of women in cardiology.

 

Join the Women As One Community

Women physicians who are not yet part of the Women As One community can register for free here.

Faculty Biographies

Julia Grapsa

Julia Grapsa

Consultant Cardiologist

Dr Julia Grapsa has been a Consultant Cardiologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, UK since March 2020, leading the imaging team for tricuspid services. 

Dr Grapsa is editor-in-chief for JACC Case Reports, and is a fellow for the Royal College of Physicians, the European Society of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, EACVI, the American Society of Echocardiography and the American College of Cardiology. 

Dr Grapsa graduated from the Medical School of Ioannia in Greece, and then went on to train at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. Her research interests include Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Annular Disjunction and Tricuspid Valve and right heart remodelling. She has received awards from the European Society of Cardiology, including the training and research grant and the young investigator award in 2013 for her research in pulmonary hypertension. 

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