WIN is a global initiative with a dual mission:

1. Encourage and facilitate more effective diagnosis and treatment of women with cardiovascular disease; and

2. Foster the professional development of female interventional and invasive cardiologists in practice and in training.

WIN aims to accomplish this dual mission by organizing educational forums, developing research projects and providing professional development opportunities. Expected results of these activities are the following;

Through a wide set of directly and co-sponsored educational forums, WIN aims to:

• Increase physician knowledge of gender-based issues in cardiovascular disease diagnosis
• Increase physician understanding/competence of appropriate, evidence-based treatment options for women with cardiovascular disease
• Increase public awareness of cardiovascular disease symptoms and treatment options for women
• Improve patient care as it relates to women with cardiovascular disease

Through direct and partner-based research efforts, WIN aims to: 

• Increase enrollment of women in clinical trials through policy change and women-only trial development
• Improve the interventional cardiovascular working environment as it affects female interventional cardiologists
• Improve existing policies/guidelines and create new policies/guidelines related to clinical trial enrollment criteria, endpoints and analysis
• Improve and maintain consistent communication amongst professional and patient organizations and government agencies

Through its connection with SCAI and other professional development activities, WIN aims to:

• Increase the overall number of female interventional cardiologists
• Increase the overall number of female interventional cardiologists on speaking panels and as faculty at major conferences
• Increase the overall number of female principle investigators
• Provide a global network of female interventional cardiologists able to connect, share ideas and develop new programming

The 2011 WIN Annual Review is here! The entire WIN community worked very hard in 2011 to fulfill its mission. The WIN Annual Review showcases WIN's many acheivements in 2011. We look forward to pushing these and other projects even further in 2012 as WIN continues to reach its goals.

To read the 2011 WIN Annual Review click HERE.