Breaking Down Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Leadership

Description

Due to a combination of environmental and societal factors, women in electrophysiology (EP), whether in practice or academia, often face significant barriers to acquiring the necessary skills or receiving adequate support for engaging in clinical research. This underrepresentation is particularly evident in leadership roles within EP clinical trials, where women are seldom seen on steering or executive committees or serving as principal investigators for multicenter studies. This 4-hour Summit is dedicated to reviewing the current state of women electrophysiologists’ involvement in clinical research and access to opportunities in clinical research and identifying strategies and solution to improve the participation of women in clinical trial participation and leadership.

Learning Objectives

Summarize the current state of women electrophysiologists’ participation in EP clinical trials leadership.
Discuss barriers to greater participation of women in clinical EP research.
Develop solutions to increase the involvement of women in EP in clinical trials’ leadership and dissemination of the results of clinical trials.

Session Chair(s)

Andrea Russo, MD
Anne Curtis, MD

Presentation

Welcome & Gender Representation in Cardiology and Electrophysiology
Presenter(s): Anne B. Curtis, MD

Gender of Principal Investigators and Patients in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials
Presenter(s): Pamela K. Mason, MD

Results of Pre-summit Survey of Women EP’s Clinical Trial Experiences
Presenter(s): Jeanne E. Poole, MD

Barriers to Succeeding in Clinical Research
Presenter(s): Uma N. Srivatsa, MBBS, MS

Panel Discussion - Primary Moderator
Presenter(s): Rachel Lampert, MD

Panel Discussion
Presenter(s): Kamala P. Tamirisa, MD

Panel Discussion
Presenter(s): Valentina Kutyifa, MD, PhD

Panel Discussion
Presenter(s): Kenneth C. Bilchick, MD, MS

Panel Discussion
Presenter(s): Patricia Tung, MD, MPH

Ending Gender Inequality in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Leadership
Presenter(s): Thomas F. Deering, BS, MBA, MD

ACC Clinical Trials Research Program
Presenter(s): Janice Y. Chyou, MD

Development of a Research Network/Database of Women Electrophysiologists
Presenter(s): Taya V. Glotzer, MD

Panel Discussion - Primary Moderator
Presenter(s): Ulrika Maria. Birgersdotter-Green, MD

Panel Discussion
Presenter(s): Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS

Panel Discussion
Presenter(s): Sabine Ernst, PhD

Panel Discussion
Presenter(s): Devi G. Nair, MD

Wrap-up and Next Steps
Presenter(s): Anne B. Curtis, MD

Disclosures

Anne Curtis:

Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Board Membership)
Milestone Pharmaceuticals (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Medscape (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Eagle Pharmaceuticals (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Pamela Mason:

Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Apple Inc. (Stocks – Publicly Traded - Ownership)
Medtronic,Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Philips (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Jeanne Poole:

Kestra, Inc (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
AtriCure, Inc. (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Boston Scientific (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Biotronik (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)

Uma Srivatsa:

Nothing Relevant to Disclose

Rachel Lampert:

Nothing Relevant to Disclose

Kamala Tamirisa:

Sanofi (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)

Valentina Kutyifa:

Spire Inc. (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Boston Scientific (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Zoll Medical Corporation (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Biotronik (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Medtronic,Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Zoll Medical Corporation (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Research)
Biotronik (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Research)
Abbott Medical (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Research)

Kenneth Bilchick:

Nothing Relevant to Disclose

Patricia Tung:

Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Abbott Medical (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)

Thomas Deering:

Sanofi (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Abbott (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Boston Scientific (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Milestone (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Medtronic (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
CVRx Inc. (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
CVRx Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Pacemate (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Biotronik (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
Abbott (Member of Review Committee for several Abbott research projects - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Preventice (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Biosense Webster, Inc. (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
HeartBeam (Stock Options – Privately Held (including start-up companies) - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
AltaThera Pharmaceuticals (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Pfizer, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Omny Health (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Janice Chyou:

Medtronic,Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Taya Glotzer:

Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Medtronic,Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)

Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green:

Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Biotronik (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Philips (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Vektor Medical, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Board Membership)

Sana Al-Khatib:

Nothing Relevant to Disclose

Sabine Ernst:

Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Stereotaxis, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Abbott (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)

Devi Nair:

Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Abbott Medical (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
Siemens Healthineers (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Anne Curtis:

Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Board Membership)
Milestone Pharmaceuticals (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
Medscape (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Eagle Pharmaceuticals (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

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