Science Café on Women's Health at the House of Sweden in Washington

Posted by Susanna at 4:32 PM, May 13, 2010 (Comments)

Category: Events

Eva Hafström, wife of the Swedish Ambassador to the U.S.; Dr. Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, Karolinska Institute in Stockholm; Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A.; Dr. Paula A. Johnson, Brigham and Women's Hospital; and Alexandra Charles, founder and chair of 1.6 Million Club.

HEART DISEASE is the leading killer of both men and women today. Even though more men die of the disease than women, females tend to be under-diagnosed, often to the point when it is too late to help once the condition is discovered. Other diseases that are of great concern to women today are breast cancer, osteoporosis, depression and autoimmune diseases.

ON MONDAY evening, May 10, women's health was discussed at the first event in the Science Café series on health and care issues at the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C. Swedish and American speakers presented and discussed important issues when it comes to these important health topics.

Ingrid Beach, Solveig Ternström, Swedish actress, director and congress woman, and a colleague.

AMONG THE SPEAKERS were Alexandra Charles, founder and chair of the 1.6 Million Club for Women's Health (www.1.6miljonerklubben.com); Dr. Paula A. Johnson, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Dr. Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, Karolinska Institute; and the moderator was Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A.

THE EVENT, which was followed by a reception, was part of the Embassy of Sweden's "Health & Care" seminar series running at the House of Sweden until June 6. For more information: www.swedenabroad.com.

Swedish actress, director and congresswoman Solveig Ternström and Gunnar Bjursell of the University of Gothenburg and Stena A. Olssons Stiftelse för Forskning och Kultur, Gothenburg, Sweden, participated in the seminar on Culture and Health at the House of Sweden on Tuesday, May 11.

THE MAY 11 seminar on Culture and Health was a collaboration between the Embassy of Sweden, the Centre for Culture and Health at the University of Gothenburg and the Swedish Parliamentary Committee on Culture and Health, Swedish Arts Council. Amazing medical discoveries regarding aging, rehabilitation and well being were discussed at the seminar.

Alexandra Charles, founder and chair of 1.6 Million Club; Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A.; Eva Hafström, wife of the Swedish Ambassador to the U.S.; Dr. Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, Karolinska Institute in Stockholm; and Dr. Paula A. Johnson, Brigham and Women's Hospital.