Press Releases - February, 2010

Women’s Heart Expert to Present Update on Women and Heart Disease in the U.S.

February 19, 2010 (St. Louis, Missouri) – One of the nation’s leading experts in women’s heart health, Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, will present a national overview and update on women and heart disease on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 12 p.m. EDT during a Women’s HeartAdvantage™ webcast.

Dr. Bairey Merz is Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles), medical director for the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Women’s Health Program and Women’s Heart Center, and holds the Women’s Guild Endowed Chair in Women’s Health.  She has been the clinical co-director for Women’s HeartAdvantage since its inception, and acts as a national spokesperson for the program in order to raise awareness about women and heart disease.  Her appearances have included Good Morning America, NBC Dateline and 20/20, and she has been interviewed for the New York Times, US News and World Report and Working Woman, among others.

During the hour long webcast, Dr. Bairey Merz will discuss the latest trends regarding women’s heart health and provide a sneak peek into what the next decade may hold for women and heart disease. 
Session topics include:

  • An update on clinical trials regarding diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women
  • Screenings, diagnostics and therapeutic modalities for microvascular disease in women 
  • The most appropriate general cardiovascular screenings and diagnostic applications for women
  • Heart screenings protocols and practices to engage physicians and women in prevention and self care
  • Strategies to create and sustain a women’s heart program as part of an overall cardiovascular service line business plan

Women’s HeartAdvantage is a comprehensive program provided by Navvis & Company to hospitals and health systems seeking to grow and develop their cardiovascular service lines through a powerful, niche initiative targeting women.  The program provides consulting, methods and tools to help hospitals and their physicians develop, position and market women’s heart health programs.

For more information about the webcast or Women’s HeartAdvantage, please contact Michele Bordelon at Navvis & Company (telephone 757.640.8515 or email mbordelon@navvisandcompany.com.

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Siddiqui Joins Navvis & Company

February 15, 2010 (St. Louis, Missouri) – Feroz Siddiqui has joined the Orlando, Florida office of Navvis & Company as a senior financial analyst.  In this role, he will provide financial expertise to support Navvis & Company’s strategy engagements with health systems, hospitals and physician groups nationwide.

Previously, Siddiqui worked with Deloitte & Touche LLP (Orlando FL) in Audit and Enterprise Risk Services, leading and overseeing the day to day operations of audit engagements.  He worked with audit clients in an array of industries with an emphasis in healthcare, and is experienced with publicly traded, privately held, governmental and not-for-profit clients.  Prior to Deloitte, he was employed by American Express Bank in Treasury and Financial Market Services.

Siddiqui graduated from the Fisher School of Accounting at the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Masters of Accountancy.

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Marketing Innovations Frame March 2010 CMO Innovator's Studio

February 10, 2010 (St. Louis, Missouri) – Health system marketing executives will convene in Chicago, Illinois, March 22-23, 2010 for the first Chief Marketing Officers’ Innovator’s Studio work session in 2010.  Navvis & Company’s Innovator’s Studio is an invitational working forum for healthcare leaders seeking to advance the discipline and practice of marketing as a strategy-critical business competency in the health industry.

“2010 marks the beginning of a new decade of significant change and transformation in the health industry,” said Karen Corrigan, chief strategy officer for Navvis & Company and leader of the Innovator’s Studio. “The underlying basis of competition is changing – economics are front and center, creating a compelling case for the growth leadership role that marketers must play in an increasingly competitive industry.”

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