The Nicholas Catchlove Lecture 2022
The Nicholas Catchlove Lecture 2022
We are delighted to invite you to the The Nicholas Catchlove Lecture 2022 presented by Distinguished Professor Douglas R Seals from the University of Colorado Boulder. This biennial event is supported generously by Dr Barry Catchlove in memory of his son, and was established to educate and inform the wider community about global health issues, developments, and discoveries.
5:30–7pm | Monday 14 November 2022
Healthy cardiovascular ageing
A new focus on ‘healthspan’ in biomedical research puts a different spin on how we might understand our bodies as we age. Our healthspan is the portion of lifespan associated with good health and function. How can we preserve heart health better during our healthspan, and even extend our healthspan? What kinds of lifestyle habits help to maintain cardiovascular function, and what can we do to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases?
Cardiovascular disease – a term that encompasses heart, stroke, and blood vessel diseases – affects one in six Australians, and most risk factors are preventable. Ageing is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In the last ten years, death from cardiovascular disease has been declining due to research into risk factors and other interventions. Even so, cardiovascular disease remains one of the most prevalent health issues in Australia.
Professor Seals' research focuses on identifying the specific changes in cardiovascular system function that leads to increases in cardiovascular disease risk with ageing, and explores the reasons that contribute to age-related declines in cardiovascular function. His research also considers the different ways we can support our own heart health.
The Nicholas Catchlove Lecture 2022, presented by Professor Seals, will be followed by a panel discussion on healthy ageing with:
– Professor Douglas R Seals | Distinguished Professor | Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder
– Professor Luigi Fontana | Leonard P Ullman Chair in Translational Metabolic Health | Charles Perkins Centre
– Professor Robyn Gallagher | Professor of Nursing | University of Sydney
– Chaired by Professor Stephen J Simpson AC | Academic Director | Charles Perkins Centre
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