[Bakken-announce] Women of Heart, Women of Science at The Bakken Museum

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Women of Heart, Women of Science
A Series of Talks at The Bakken Museum

Join us for Women of Heart, Women of Science, a series of talks every
Thursday in March at 7 p.m., at The Bakken Museum.  This outstanding
series on heart medicine, including new therapies for Sudden Cardiac
Arrest and heart problems, and a special lecture on the "quiet crisis"
in science education, celebrates Women's History Month and the
extraordinary contributions to science made by these prominent women.


March 1: Esther S. Takeuchi - Powering the Heart: How to Build a Better
Battery
Lithium, silver vanadium oxide, oh my!  The woman who knows batteries
best will discuss different power sources for implantable cardiac
defibrillators, which are the most effective way to treat Sudden Cardiac
Arrest. 

Takeuchi is Chief Scientist for Greatbatch, Inc., a Fellow of the
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and inventor
on more than 130 patents.  She has received numerous awards, including
induction into the National Academy of Engineering.  

March 8: Featured Speaker - Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. 
Converging Opportunities: The "Quiet Crisis" and Energy Security
Meet Dr. Jackson, who Time magazine (2005) described as "perhaps the
ultimate role model for women in science," and explore what she has
dubbed America's "quiet crisis"-a lack of scientists entering the
workforce at a time when they are desperately needed.  How can the U.S.
advance in science and technology during this crisis and how does this
relate to energy security, which Dr. Jackson calls the "space race" of
the new millennium?  

Dr. Jackson is President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an
internationally renowned physicist.  She was named one of the Top 50
Women in Science by Discover magazine.  She is the first
African-American woman to receive a doctorate from M.I.T.-in any
subject-and the first African-American to become a Commissioner of the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  Dr. Jackson was a keynote speaker
with Al Gore at the Science and Society Conference in Boston, MA.

March 15: Sharrone N. Hayes, M.D. - Women's Hearts: Vive la Difference!
Did you know Sudden Cardiac Arrest occurs more than 600 times every day
in the U.S. and is a leading cause of death among American adults?  Did
you know about 80% of people who experience SCA have had a heart attack
or been diagnosed with heart disease?  Dr. Hayes will get to the heart
of the difference between men's and women's cardiovascular disease rates
and risk factors.

Dr. Hayes is Director of Mayo Clinic Women's Heart Clinic, Associate
Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at the Mayo Clinic College of
Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of
the American Society of Echocardiography. She is chair of the Scientific
Advisory Board of WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with
Heart Disease and the Women's Health Advisory Group of the American
Society of Echocardiography. 

March 22: Anne L. Taylor, M.D. - Cardiovascular Disease and Special
Populations
Did you know more women in the U.S. die of heart disease than any other
condition or that a woman having a heart attack is twice as likely to
die as a man?  Dr. Taylor will provide insight into how gender and
ethnicity influence access to quality health care.

Dr. Taylor is Professor of Cardiology and Associate Dean of the
University of Minnesota Medical School.  She is also the Director of the
University of Minnesota's National Center for Excellence in Women's
Health.  

March 29: Linda Kallinen - Pacemakers and Defibrillators: Who Needs Them
and How Reliable Are They?  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is not a heart attack.  It's an electrical or
"wiring" problem as opposed to a blood flow or "plumbing" problem.
Kallinen will provide an overview of the electrical problems of the
heart, how pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are used for
treatment, and who can benefit from these treatments.  She will also
address recent concerns about pacemaker reliability.   

Kallinen is Technical Director of Minneapolis Heart Institute/Abbott
Northwestern Hospital's Pacemaker/Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator
Clinic, one of the leading heart hospitals in the U.S.  Kallinen
supervises hundreds of pacemaker and ICD implants each year. 

Cost: 
March 8 - Adults $10; Bakken Members & Seniors $7; Students $5
All other dates - Adults $7; Bakken Members, Seniors & Students $5
Museum admission included.

Call 612-926-3878 ext. 219 for tickets.  Visit www.TheBakken.org for
more information.

Women of Heart, Women of Science is presented by the Medtronic
Foundation and their HeartRescue program.   
Support for Dr. Jackson's March 8 lecture provided by ADC.