Feb. 18: Exercise is Medicine Across the Lifespan Colloquium

Keynote Speaker: William E. Kraus, Science Behind the 2018 U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines. 8 a.m. to Noon, Trent Semans Center, Great Hall. Free. Space is limited, please register at this link: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dhGzI4aGIbdEqd7

Feb. 20: Duke Heart Safe Choices. Registration: https://bit.ly/2KaKdeu

July 2019: Genomic Medicine T32 Training Program: Two slots remaining!

The Duke Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine has two slots remaining for their two-year Genomic Medicine T32 training program, which opens in July, for PhDs or MD fellows. This is a great opportunity! To learn more, please visit: https://bit.ly/2Mz9DDG

Heart Month Events

Feb. 1: Let your color be RED! 

On February 1st, Duke Heart will host a booth from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in front of the Duke Atrium Café (Duke North cafeteria) to celebrate National Wear Red Day for Women. We will provide red awareness ribbons (while supplies last), heart health information, heart trivia, a “selfie” station and the opportunity to register for door prizes. Join us as we educate and raise awareness regarding heart disease as the leading killer of women in the U.S.

If your team would like red ribbons delivered in time for Wear Red Day, please complete the form available through this link: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Ea625LsZjdBs3j

Feb. 14: Duke Heart at Cameron Indoor: It Takes a Team to Care for Your Heart

Joining Duke Heart at the Duke vs. VA Tech women’s basketball game. 7 p.m., Cameron Indoor Stadium, 115 Whitford Drive. We will offer free heart health risk-factor screenings, stroke education and wellness tips. Compression-only CPR education will also be available.

To receive a special discounted general admission ticket to the game, please visit https://tinyurl.com/y8zaxv4q and enter promo code: HEART.

Please consider volunteering. Duke Health staff members are needed to assist with our heart and stroke health risk-factor screenings from 6:00 p.m. until the end of the game.

To volunteer, please visit https://tinyurl.com/ToVolunteerTakesATeam

Feb. 23: Duke Heart Day at The Sutherland
Our special community outreach event for National Heart Month will be on February 23 at The Sutherland in Wake Forest, NC from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

For more information on any of our Heart Month events, please contact Leatrice Martin Short at 919-477-7611.

Upcoming Duke Heart sponsored CME Activities

March 2: 6th Annual Duke Valve Symposium, Trent Semans. Registration link forthcoming.

April 27: 6th Annual Duke Sports Cardiology & Sudden Death in Athletes Symposium, Washington Duke Inn. Registration link forthcoming.

September 7: 9th Annual Duke EP Summit, JB Duke Hotel. Registration link forthcoming.

September 21: 2nd Annual Duke Cardiology Symposium for APPs, JB Duke Hotel. Registration link forthcoming.