eCardioVascular Beat

News and Events

Providence St. Vincent Heart Clinic welcomes new practices

Columbia Cardiology Associates and Heart Rhythm Consultants
partner with Providence.

Providence Heart and Vascular Institute experts in the media

W. Kent Williamson, M.D., a vascular surgeon with Pacific Vascular Specialists, talked about the warning signs of deep vein thrombosis on KXL radio.

James Beckerman, M.D., a cardiologist with Columbia Cardiology Associates, appeared on KGW-TV to discuss President Bill Clinton's heart procedure. Beckerman also appeared on the cover of the most recent
Providence Together magazine.

Robert Litt, M.D., a cardiologist with The Oregon Clinic, discussed the dangers of high blood pressure and how to control it on KXL radio.

Cardiologist Douglas Dawley, M.D., of The Oregon Clinic appeared on KXL radio to explain the link between abdominal weight gain and metabolic syndrome.

Medical grand rounds webcast

“Broken hearts revisited”

Cardiologist Steven Riley, M.D., of The Oregon Clinic, discusses insights into stress cardiomyopathy.

Providence Heart and Vascular Institute
Speakers Bureau

Our specialists are committed to ongoing outreach and education for various audiences including physicians, employers and community forums.

PHVI physicians can provide peer discussions with physicians on a variety of clinical diagnosis, research and treatment information related to cardiac and vascular conditions.

To learn more about scheduling a PHVI physician for a meeting or an event, please contact Lydia Hibsch, 503-216-5739.

Community forums

Providence Heart and Vascular Institute also offers a variety of community-targeted clinical education topics in its 2010 Healthy Heart and Vascular
lecture series. Download schedule

These community forums are held conveniently within several Providence medical centers and hospitals. For more information or to register for a lecture, please contact us.

The 2010 Northwest Guide to Heart-Healthy Living

This popular booklet is still available at multiple locations in Oregon and southwest Washington. In this free guide, your patients will find a wealth of information to help them adopt or enrich a heart-healthy lifestyle and stay one step ahead of heart and vascular diseases.

Providence Heart and Vascular Institute will be glad to send any physician a free supply of these booklets to have available for patients year-round. To order your free booklets, please call Providence Heart and Vascular Institute at 503-216-2088.