From bakken-announce at communityforum.net Fri Feb 23 12:46:12 2007 From: bakken-announce at communityforum.net (bakken-announce@communityforum.net) Date: Fri Feb 23 12:48:06 2007 Subject: [Bakken-announce] Women of Heart, Women of Science at The Bakken Museum Message-ID: Women of Heart, Women of Science A Series of Talks at The Bakken Museum Join us for Women of Heart, Women of Science, a series of talks every Thursday in March at 7 p.m., at The Bakken Museum. This outstanding series on heart medicine, including new therapies for Sudden Cardiac Arrest and heart problems, and a special lecture on the "quiet crisis" in science education, celebrates Women's History Month and the extraordinary contributions to science made by these prominent women. March 1: Esther S. Takeuchi - Powering the Heart: How to Build a Better Battery Lithium, silver vanadium oxide, oh my! The woman who knows batteries best will discuss different power sources for implantable cardiac defibrillators, which are the most effective way to treat Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Takeuchi is Chief Scientist for Greatbatch, Inc., a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and inventor on more than 130 patents. She has received numerous awards, including induction into the National Academy of Engineering. March 8: Featured Speaker - Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Converging Opportunities: The "Quiet Crisis" and Energy Security Meet Dr. Jackson, who Time magazine (2005) described as "perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science," and explore what she has dubbed America's "quiet crisis"-a lack of scientists entering the workforce at a time when they are desperately needed. How can the U.S. advance in science and technology during this crisis and how does this relate to energy security, which Dr. Jackson calls the "space race" of the new millennium? Dr. Jackson is President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an internationally renowned physicist. She was named one of the Top 50 Women in Science by Discover magazine. She is the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate from M.I.T.-in any subject-and the first African-American to become a Commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dr. Jackson was a keynote speaker with Al Gore at the Science and Society Conference in Boston, MA. March 15: Sharrone N. Hayes, M.D. - Women's Hearts: Vive la Difference! Did you know Sudden Cardiac Arrest occurs more than 600 times every day in the U.S. and is a leading cause of death among American adults? Did you know about 80% of people who experience SCA have had a heart attack or been diagnosed with heart disease? Dr. Hayes will get to the heart of the difference between men's and women's cardiovascular disease rates and risk factors. Dr. Hayes is Director of Mayo Clinic Women's Heart Clinic, Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography. She is chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and the Women's Health Advisory Group of the American Society of Echocardiography. March 22: Anne L. Taylor, M.D. - Cardiovascular Disease and Special Populations Did you know more women in the U.S. die of heart disease than any other condition or that a woman having a heart attack is twice as likely to die as a man? Dr. Taylor will provide insight into how gender and ethnicity influence access to quality health care. Dr. Taylor is Professor of Cardiology and Associate Dean of the University of Minnesota Medical School. She is also the Director of the University of Minnesota's National Center for Excellence in Women's Health. March 29: Linda Kallinen - Pacemakers and Defibrillators: Who Needs Them and How Reliable Are They? Sudden Cardiac Arrest is not a heart attack. It's an electrical or "wiring" problem as opposed to a blood flow or "plumbing" problem. Kallinen will provide an overview of the electrical problems of the heart, how pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are used for treatment, and who can benefit from these treatments. She will also address recent concerns about pacemaker reliability. Kallinen is Technical Director of Minneapolis Heart Institute/Abbott Northwestern Hospital's Pacemaker/Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Clinic, one of the leading heart hospitals in the U.S. Kallinen supervises hundreds of pacemaker and ICD implants each year. Cost: March 8 - Adults $10; Bakken Members & Seniors $7; Students $5 All other dates - Adults $7; Bakken Members, Seniors & Students $5 Museum admission included. Call 612-926-3878 ext. 219 for tickets. Visit www.TheBakken.org for more information. Women of Heart, Women of Science is presented by the Medtronic Foundation and their HeartRescue program. Support for Dr. Jackson's March 8 lecture provided by ADC.