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Event BSC congress 2026 starts on 29 Jan 2026, 09:00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
S3 - Nursing 1: Sex-Specific Cardiovascular Risk Modifiers - Pregnancy, Menopause, and Aging
Nursing
Location: Room Foyer - 29/01/2026, 09:00 - 29/01/2026, 10:15 (Europe/Brussels) (1 hour 15 minutes)
Moderators:
Michèle de Hosson - UZ Gent
Yaël Vanharen - UZA

09:00 - 09:25, Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy: Navigating Risk and Evidence-Based Management

Michèle de Hosson obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Netherlands, in 2005 and began her career in the Coronary Care Unit at Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. In 2009, she completed a Master’s in Nursing Science at Utrecht University. Since 2013, Michèle is working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist for adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease in Ghent University Hospital, coordinating multidisciplinary care and acting as the primary liaison for patients and families. Her work focuses on optimizing lifelong care and supporting patients through critical life stages. Michèle has led several quality improvement and research initiatives. As Transition Coordinator, she played a central role in developing the Transition with a Heart program, which became the basis of her doctoral research, successfully defended in 2024. She also coordinates the Pregnancy Heart Team, providing guidance to women with cardiac conditions before, during, and after pregnancy. Michèle contributed as Task Force Coordinator for the 2025 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease.



09:25 - 09:50, Hormones in Menopause: Balancing Benefits and Cardiovascular Risk

Tine De Backer, MD, PhD  UZ Gent-U Gent


Hart- en bloedvaten specialist (cardioloog) en specialist in de farmaceutische geneeskunde en klinische farmacologie 


Cardiologie en specialiteit in aorta & vasculaire aandoeningen, tensieproblemen, kleplijden, echografie.


Actief lid van FTC & MFC, Stollingsteam, endocarditisteam 


Professor aan de Universiteit Gent Faculteiten Geneeskunde-Farmaceutische wetenschappen -Master Verpleegkunde


Voorzitter van het Belgisch Hypertensie Comité 


Actief lid van verschillende lokale, nationale en internationale wetenschappelijke verenigingen 



09:50 - 10:15, Is the Heart Aging Differently? Sex-Specific Patterns in Cardiovascular Disease

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