Programs were expanded under the working group wings, including a book launching: Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in Women (2015) and presently a national registry on cardiovascular diseases in women is under development, projected to run on mid 2016. Dr Anna Ulfa Rahajoe sat as the first chairperson from 2012-2014, and currently the position is being held by Dr Antonia Anna Lukito both are prominent figures in the cardiovascular field in Indonesia, with long known interest in women’s health. Since then, a slot is always reserved on this subject in Asmiha and continued up to 2016.ĭue to the growing interest on this field, Indonesian Heart Association approved IWoC to be a working group on 2012. This discussion group grew and a special session was successfully held at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of Indonesian Heart Association (Asmiha), specifically to review regional issues on cardiovascular health in women, collaborating with our colleagues from Malaysia and Singapore.
Numerous gatherings and meetings were held under the same interest and a common goal to increase awareness and promote cardiovascular health in Indonesian women. The name ‘IWoC’ or ‘Indonesian Women of Cardiology’ was proposed by Prof Lily Rilantono and soon become a trademark among Indonesian female cardiologists. At that time the number of female cardiologists in Indonesia was still very few. In this group members also could share and help each other navigating the unique challenges of being a minority in the cardiology field. But not until 2010 that a chat group was formed, exclusively for Indonesian female cardiologists to get to know each other, expand their networks and generally to discuss anything concerning women’s cardiovascular health in general.
The idea to form a female cardiology club in Indonesia was initially brought forward by our senior female cardiologists Prof Lily Rilantono, Prof Ganesja Harimurti, Dr Ann Soenarta and Dr Anna Ulfa Rahajoe.
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