HER HEART, HER HEALTH: Prioritizing Women’s Heart Health

Back by popular demand for 2025, Dr. Norris shares her considerable knowledge about the importance of learning how women’s heart health is different. This year’s session will focus on how sex hormones and gender factors impact women’s health as they journey through reproductive ageing. Explore how these factors influence conditions like cardiovascular disease and other health concerns.

Biography

Dr. Colleen Norris is a Professor and Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. She holds the Cavarzan Chair in Women's Health Research for the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation, and is a well-respected expert in cardiovascular health. Additionally, Dr. Norris is the Research Lead of the Women’s Heart Health Research Collaborative (WHCRI), which partners with the CK Hui Heart Centre, Lois Hole Hospital for Women, and the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation to improve women’s cardiovascular care. Dr. Norris has mentored over 90 students/trainees. She has presented extensively and has over 450 publications in the areas of sex and gender differences in cardiovascular treatment and outcomes, and women’s health. Dr. Norris’s ground-breaking work continues to shine a spotlight on the complexities of women’s health and aims to create a more holistic and inclusive approach to clinical practice and policy.