Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are part of the same disease process, and represent an enormously underestimated public health problem. Up to 2 million Americans develop DVT every year, and 600,000 develop PE.  About 60,000 Americans actually die each year from PE, a rate higher than that of breast cancer and AIDS deaths combined.
       
What is Deep-vein thrombosis? Are pregnancy and fertility risk factors? Are women more at risk?  These and other questions were answered by medical experts from NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell at the 27th Annual Women's Health Symposium.
       
Myra Mahon and Joan Weill have demonstrated a long-term commitment to women's health issues and were the co-chairs of the event, which will benefit the
Iris Cantor Women's Health Center.
       
The Women's Health Symposium is one of the first programs in the city dedicated to women's health issues.

 

WHO:        
Herbert Pardes, M.D., President and CEO
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Symposium Moderator

Melanie Bloom
National Patient Spokesperson for the Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis
Panel: The Importance of Educating the public about Deep-Vein Thrombosis

Orli R. Etingin, M.D., Medical Director, Iris Cantor Women's Health Center Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Panel: Pregnancy, Fertility and the link to Thrombosis

Andrew Schafer, M.D., Chairman, Department of Medicine Physician-in-Chief
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Panel: Deep Vein-Thormbosis and Pulmonary Embolism: Unraveling the mysteries of Blood Clotting


WHAT:    
27th Annual Symposium on the latest developments in treatment and promising new strategies for the prevention of Deep-vein thrombosis
    


WHERE:     
Citigroup, 399 Park Ave.
12th Floor Auditorium