Yale faculty, trainees, and staff will share some of the latest updates on cardiovascular care at the upcoming Masters of Medicine Conference in Kingston, Jamaica. The annual conference, hosted by the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC), aims to accelerate the development of evidence-based cardiovascular care in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean.
Scheduled for January 18-19, 2025, the theme for this year’s event is ‘Her Heart Matters.’ Several of the presentations will focus on cardiovascular disease in women, covering topics such as the prevention of heart disease, awareness of cardiovascular conditions, and the relationship between menopause and women’s heart health.
The conference will also cover other cardiovascular health issues, including cardiomyopathy in low- and middle-income countries, cardiac amyloidosis, capacity development in cardiovascular medicine, cardiac imaging and gene therapy advancements, and addressing structural barriers to accessing cardiovascular care and improving health equity.
“We are excited to collaborate with HIC to share the latest updates in cardiovascular care with colleagues to help strengthen clinical capacity and improve access to high-quality cardiovascular care in Jamaica and across the region,” said Edward Miller, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), who has worked with the HIC for many years on this initiative. “Through this event and continued collaboration, we hope to build bi-directional research and educational programs to help all of us discover new insights about cardiovascular disease.”
For example, research has shown that Black patients of West African and Caribbean descent are two to three times as likely to develop cardiac amyloidosis, a disease caused by the buildup of certain proteins in the heart. There is a pressing need to understand this disease in Jamaica, which has a population primarily of West African heritage. Miller and other Yale colleagues have collaborated with Ernest C. Madu, MD, chair of the HIC, to develop methods to screen high-risk patients for amyloidosis, learn more about the disease, and ultimately identify more effective therapeutic strategies.
Yale will also provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits for event attendees.
Yale faculty, trainees, and staff presenting at the conference include Corianne Brennan, BS; Norrisa Haynes, MD, MPH; Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD; Cesia Gallegos Kattan, MD; Kene Mezue, MD, MSc; Michael Nanna, MD, MHS; Carol Oladele, PhD, MPH; Erica Spatz, MD, MPH; Sara Tabtabai, MD; and Sasha Zivkovic, MD, PhD.
View the complete list of presenters, the program agenda, and registration details.