The 2nd International Workshop on Heart Health Awareness (IWHHA) was held at Tishk International University on Monday, 2nd November 2022. The event was organized by Faculty of Nursing in partnership with TAKVIN Organization.
In this International Workshop many professionals and researchers shared their knowledge with attendees including Dr. Azad Ibrahim Najat from Sweden who is the inventor of Total Artificial Heart, Dr. Salah Hassan and Interventional Cardiologist at Hawler Cardiac Center EMC, Dr Shwan Othman Ameen a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Dilek Gürsoy from Germany who is the first Female Surgeon in Europe to Implant an Artificial Heart, and Dr. Mohammed Merza a Lecturer at Tishk International University.
Also, many other specialists discussed heart-related topics in a special Panel at the end of the Presentations. The panelists were Professor Hiwa Banna Dean of Faculty of Nursing, Dr. Shahab Ali Suleman a Cardiothoracic Surgeon, and Dr. Ranj Nadhim Jalal a Lecturer at Tishk International University.
The purpose of this workshop was to raise awareness on cardiovascular health and help individuals understand how to improve the quality of life through prevention, detection, and treatment of risk factors of heart attacks. The workshop aimed to explore the implications of health, policy, and the health care industry that could have on health professional education and workforce learning; to identify learning platforms that could facilitate effective knowledge transfer with improved quality and efficiency, and to discuss opportunities for building a global health workforce that understands the role of culture and health literacy in perceptions and approaches to health and disease.
