EM2611E “Men, Women, and Cardiometabolic Disease: What Internists Need to Know” (IM GR-110626)

Purpose and Overview

The goal of this medical grand rounds presentation is to discuss shared and distinct cardiometabolic risk factors in men and women. The presentation will explore the biological basis for male-female differences in disease, including the effects of sex chromosomes, sex hormones, and social and environmental factors. It will examine evidence that diabetes confers a greater relative increase in cardiovascular risk in women than in men and review other common conditions that differ between men and women in prevalence, severity, presentation, or treatment. Finally, the presentation will highlight the need to integrate women’s health throughout all levels of medical education.

Target Audience

UT Southwestern faculty, fellows, residents and medical students, community physicians, nurse clinicians, physician assistants and nurses.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  • Identify shared and female-specific risk factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease in women and explain how these factors may influence prevention and treatment.
  • Describe how the relative cardiovascular risk associated with diabetes differs between women and men.
  • Discuss common diseases that differ between women and men in prevalence, clinical presentation, severity, or response to treatment.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
11/09/2026
Course expires: 
02/09/2027
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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John Stafford, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
The Ohio State University

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA
  • 1.00 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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