Women's Health 2013: The 21st Annual Congress March 22-24, 2013 Washington, DC
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PROGRAM 2013

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Thursday, March 21st


Pre-Conference Workshops (Non-CME)

2:30-5:00 PM  The Science of Sex and Gender in Biomedical Research

Session presented by the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health

Panel 1: Science of Sex/Gender

Moderator: Janine A. Clayton, MD
Associate Director for Research on Women's Health, Director, Office of Research on Women's Health, NIH

Role of Sex and Gender in Genetics and Genomics
Susan Taymans, PhD
Director for the Reproductive Genetics and Epigenetics Branch, NICHD

How to Power Studies to Conduct Sex and Gender Differences Research
Laura Johnson, PhD
Biostatistician, Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, NCCAM

Role of Sex, Race and Ethnicity in NIH Grant Applications Success
Wally Schaffer, PhD
Senior Advisor for Extramural Research, NIH

Panel 2: Role of Sex/Gender in Health and Disease (applied examples)

Moderator: Joan D. Nagel, MD, MPH
Program Director, Interdisciplinary Research Programs, ORWH, NIH

Sex and Gender Differences in Musculoskeletal Conditions
Gayle Lester, PhD
Program Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Sex Differences in Depression and Other Affective Disorders
Kathleen O'Leary, MSW
Chief, Women's Program, Office of Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health, NIMH

Sex and Gender Considerations in Biomedical Research: Drugs and Devices
Pamela Scott, PhD

Director, Research and Development, Office
of Women's Health, FDA

Kathryn O'Callaghan, BSE
Senior Science Health Advisor, Office of the Director, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Nada Hanafi, MSc, MPH
Senior Science Health Advisor, Office of the Director, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health

 

5:30-7:00 PM  Insertion Training Workshop for ParaGard® (intrauterine copper contraceptive)

Supported by Teva Women's Health

James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, FACOG
Clinical Professor
George Washington University

President and Medical Director
James A. Simon, MD, PC
Women's Health & Research Consultants®

5:00-8:00 PM  CONFERENCE REGISTRATION


PLENARY SESSION

Friday, March 22nd

6:15  Yoga (optional) - embrace the day with yoga


7:00  REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


7:45  Welcome Opening Remarks


8:00  Lipid Management in Women: Lessons Learned

Emma Meagher, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

8:45  Diabetes Management in the Reproductive Years

Diana McNeill, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Duke University School of Medicine

9:30  Adolescent Gynecology: Best Practices

Alison Marshall, MSN, FNP
Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Center of New England
Massachusetts Department of Health

10:15  Break

10:45  Calcium & Vitamin D: What Now?

Michael McClung, MD
Director, Oregon Osteoporosis Center

11:30  Integrating Environmental Health into Clinical Practice

Kirtly Parker-Jones, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vice Chair for Educational Affairs
University of Utah School of Medicine

12:15  Luncheon Presentation

Pain in Women: Sex Differences and Implications for Management

Mark Wallace, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
Director, Center for Pain and Palliative Medicine
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

1:45  Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: Women Are Not Small Men

Karol Watson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Co-Director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

2:30  New Findings from the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS)

JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH
Professor of Medicine and the
Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women's Health
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital

3:15  Break

3:45  Making Sense of the New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines: Less is More

Michael Policar, MD, MPH
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco

4:30    HIV in Women: From Research to Practice

Kathleen Squires, MD
Professor of Medicine
Jefferson Medical College
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

5:30 - 7:30  Poster Session Followed by Awards Reception

The Awards Reception is supported in part by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation and Nature Made.


Saturday, March 23rd


6:15  Yoga (optional) - embrace the day with yoga


7:00  Breakfast Symposium
The Promise of Personalized Medicine: Integrating Genetics into Women's Health Practice

Lee Shulman, MD
Anna Ross Lapham Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Cancer Genetics Program
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

8:30  Understanding Menopause and Mood

Claudio Soares, MD, PhD
Visiting Researcher, Former Professor
Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology
McMaster University, Toronto, Ontario

9:15  Chronic Pelvic Pain: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management

Michael Policar, MD, MPH
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco

10:00  Break

10:30  The Vivian Pinn Women's Health Research Keynote Lecture: Advances in Understanding Endometriosis

Linda Giudice, MD, PhD
Robert B. Jaffe Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco

11:15  Sexual Disorders in Women: We Can Do Better

Catherine Matthews, MD
Chief, Division of Urogynecology
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc..

12:00  Luncheon Presentation
Contraception: Which Patient, Which Method?

Raquel Arias, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California

This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from Bayer HealthCare.

1:30  The Trudy Bush Lecture
The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN): An Update

Nanette Santoro, MD
Professor and E Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Colorado at Denver School of Medicine

2:30  Breast Cancer: What's New?

Harry Bear, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Professor of Hematology and Oncology
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
VCU Massey Cancer Center

3:15  Break

3:45  Controversies in Ovarian Cancer Screening

Karen Lu, MD
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
H.E.B. Professor of Cancer Research
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

4:30  Dermatology in Women: Common Dilemmas

Julia Nunley, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Program Director, Dermatology
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

5:15  Sleep Disorders and Women: More Than Just Tired

Michael Twery, PhD
Director, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Division of Lung Diseases
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Supported by the Society for Women's Health Research

6:00  Yoga (optional)

 

Sunday, March 24th


AM

6:15  Yoga (optional) – embrace the day with yoga


7:00  Breakfast Symposium
Obesity Prevention in Women

Kelly C. Allison, PhD
Director of Education at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Supported in part by a conference contract from DHHS Office on Women's Health.

8:30  Urogynecology in the Office

Catherine Matthews, MD
Chief, Division of Urogynecology
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

9:15  Management of Common Breast Disorders

Raquel Arias, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California

10:15  Women's Health & Sex Differences Research
Scientific Poster Session Awards


10:30  Break

11:00   Vaginitis: Pearls & Pitfalls in Diagnosis

Alison Marshall, MSN, FNP
Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Center of New England
Massachusetts Department of Health

11:45  News You Can Use: Recent Studies That Changed My Practice

Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Chief, Women's Health, Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm   Closing Luncheon
Advances in Contraception: A Fresh Look at IUDs

Recent Guidelines and Recommendations on Intrauterine Contraception

Clinical Strategies for Modern IUD Practice

Case-Based Approach to Clinical Management

Moderator: Anita Nelson, MD
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Lee Shulman, MD
Anna Ross Lapham Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Division of Clinical Genetics
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Janice Bacon, MD
Lexington Medical Center
Women's Health and Diagnostic Center

Jointly sponsored by Beth Israel Medical Center and Scientiae, LLC.

Program supported by an educational grant from Bayer HealthCare

Special Satellite Symposium CME Accreditation and Learning Objectives

2:15  Adjourn


Please note that the schedule may be subject to change.