Medical and Health Lectures Offered by UCI Heart Disease Prevention Program Faculty

The following lectures are offered to the medical community (medical students, residents, faculty, and community physician groups) and are also available to lay audiences and other community groups.  For inquiries or further information, directly e-mail the indicated faculty highlighted or call the Academic Office at (949) 824-5561. 

   
Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease (Dr. Nathan D. Wong):   Review of major and newer novel risk factors and relation to and evidence for preventing heart disease.    Discussion of major clinical trial evidence and lifestyle and pharmacologic recommendations for prevention and risk reduction also given.        

Preventing Heart Disease in Women (Dr. Nathan D. Wong):  Discussion of cardiovascular risk factors and prevention strategies in women, including latest evidence regarding efficacy of hormone replacement therapy and lipid-lowering interventions.        

Nutritional Therapy and Antioxidants in the Prevention of Heart Disease (Dr. Nathan D. Wong):   Discussion of epidemiological and clinical trial evidence, as well as latest recommendations regarding nutritional therapy and antioxidant use in the prevention of heart disease.        

Lipid-Lowering and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (Dr. Nathan D. Wong):  Epidemiological and clinical trial evidence and latest recommendations regarding the efficacy of lowering LDL-cholesterol, raising HDL-cholesterol, and other lipid-related issues in the prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke.        

Coronary Calcium Screening:  Facts, Controversy, and Future Dr. Nathan D. Wong):   Discussion of evidence relating coronary calcium evaluation and screening by electron beam computed tomography and other CT technologies to cardiovascular risk assessment, indications for screening, and future research directions.        

Physical Activity for Weight Management and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (Dr. Stanley Bassin):   Research evidence and latest recommendations regarding role of physical activity and fitness in preventing heart disease and stroke.        

Hypertension Clinical Treatment Guidelines (Dr. Stanley Franklin):   Review of JNC-VI Guidelines for Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hypertension.        

Pulse Pressure, Systolic Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Risk (Dr. Stanley Franklin):   Review of research evidence and treatment recommendations for persons with increased systolic blood pressure.        

Alternative Prevention Strategies:   Ayurvedic Medicine and Transcendental Meditation (Dr. John Zamarra):   Review of evidence relating traditional Ayurvedic medicine and TM in relation to cardiovascular risk reduction and implications in clinical practice.