May 4: Mary K. Carl Memorial Lecture
Carey to discuss assessment of cardiovascular health of professional firefighters
2:42 p.m., April 24, 2015--Mary G. Carey of the University of Rochester will deliver the Mary K. Carl Memorial Lecture, “Surveying and Assessing Cardiovascular Health Among Professional Firefighters,” from 4-6 p.m., Monday, May 4, at the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus.
The lecture is sponsored by the School of Nursing in UD’s College of Health Sciences.
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Registration is required and can be completed at this website. A reception will follow the lecture.
Carey, associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Rochester and director of the Clinical Nursing Research Center, will share the results of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health to develop a non-invasive risk stratification approach to better identify firefighters at risk for cardiovascular events.
Among on-duty professional firefighters, high-risk ECG markers of fatal cardiac events and abnormal stress test results that warrant further evaluation are prevalent. Annual physical checkups with routine 12-lead ECG can identify those who might benefit from preventive cardiovascular services.
For additional information, email bsclavos@udel.edu.