A new national study led by Dr. Sarah M. Perman, CWHR researcher in the Department of Emergency Medicine at CU Anschutz School Medicine is the first to explore public perceptions of why community bystanders may not administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to an unresponsive women in cardiac arrest.

On Tuesday, June 4, the School of Medicine’s Center for Women's Health Research and UCHealth jointly hosted 50 girls from high schools across the Front Range for the fifth annual Girls’ Career Day. The program featured a full day of interactive activities, lectures, and discovery across the Anschutz Medical Campus. Each year, the CWHR and UCHealth tailor a unique agenda to ensure that the girls gain exposure to an array of careers in health care.

For women, gender bias can result in poorer diagnosis and treatment. As María Teresa Ruiz Cantero, Prof. in Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alicante states, "We can no longer pursue the 'one size fits all' model based on men," as this negatively impacts the quality of health care, medical education and research.

"The first time I had a heart attack, no one took me seriously. The emergency room doctors assumed I was having a panic attack...