Women's Health 2008: The 16th Annual Congress
March 28-30, 2008
The Williamsburg Lodge
Williamsburg, VA
Presented by Journal of Women's Health and VCU Institute for Women's Health
Wendy S. Klein, M.D., Senior Deputy Director of the VCU Institute for Women's Health and Deputy Editor of Journal of Women's Health, is the Congress Program Chair.
PROGRAM 2008
Friday, March 28
8:00 Opening Remarks: Translating Research into Practice
Sheldon Retchin, MD
Chief Executive Officer & Vice President
VCU Health System
8:05 Hot Flashes Revisited: Mechanisms & Management
Robert Freedman, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
8:55 The V Word: An Update in Vulvovaginal Health
Elizabeth G. Stewart, MD
Director, Stewart-Forbes Vulvovaginal Specialty Service
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
9:45 Break and Diabetes Gizmos & Gadgets
10:15 Shining the Light on the Health Benefits of Vitamin D
Michael Holick, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Physiology & Dermatology
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Boston University School of Medicine
11:10 Controversies in Coronary Disease: Do Sex & Gender Matter?
Paula Johnson, MD, MPH
Executive Director, Connors Center for Women's Health & Gender Biology
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
12:00 Luncheon with Regina Barreca, PhD How Many Women Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
Gender, Politics & Humor
Supported by an educational grant from National Speaking
of Women's Health Foundation
1:30 The Trudy Bush Lecture New Directions in the Science of Hormones
Tom Clarkson, DVM
Professor of Comparative Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
2:30 Stroke Prevention for Women: Current Evidence
Karen Johnston, MD, MSc
Professor & Chair of Neurology
University of Virginia Health System
3:15 Break and Diabetes Gizmos & Gadgets
3:45 Thyroid Nodules, Dilemmas & Challenges
David Gardner, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
VCU School of Medicine
4:40 Breast Cancer Prevention: Who, When & How
Larry Wickerham, MD
Associate Chair, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project
Protocol Officer, Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
Professor of Oncology
Drexel University School of Medicine
5:30 Challenges in Adolescent Health
Joycelyn Elders, MD
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Distinguished Professor of Public Health
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Former U.S. Surgeon General
6:30 Reception with Joycelyn Elders, MD
Supported by The Kellogg Foundation
Saturday, March 29
7:00 Yoga
7:45 Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:30 IUDs & Non-Oral Contraceptives: An Update
Catherine Matthews, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
VCU School of Medicine
9:15 HPV & STDS: New Findings, New Guidelines
Michael Rein, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Virginia Health System
10:15 Break and Diabetes Gizmos & Gadgets
10:45 Fibromyalgia & Depression: What the Research Tells Us
Lesley Arnold, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Women's Health Research Program
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
11:30 The Health of Our Daughters: Eating Disorders - Do Ask, Do Tell
Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Women's Health
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
12:15 Luncheon: Headaches & Hormones
Vincent T. Martin, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Supported by an educational grant from Endo Pharmaceuticals
Afternoon session: Diabetes Management in 2008
Deborah Koehn, MD Co-Chair
Virginia Diabetes & Endocrinology Association
Patricia Selig, PhD, RN, FNP, Co-Chair
VCU Medical Center
1:30 Women, Weight & Diabetes: The Role of Diet & Nutrition in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Robert Kushner, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Northwestern Hospital Wellness Institute
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
2:15 Advances in Diabetes: The Oral Agents
Diana McNeill, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Duke University Medical Center 3158
3:00 Break and Diabetes Gizmos & Gadgets
3:30 Advances in Diabetes: The Insulins
John Clore, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Clinical & Translational Research
VCU School of Medicine
4:15 Diabetes in Pregnancy & Lactation: Clinical Pearls
Thomas Peng, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
VCU School of Medicine
5:15 Female Sexual Dysfunction: Pearls & Pitfalls
James Simon, MD
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
George Washington University School of Medicine
Sunday, March 30
AM
Yoga (optional) - embrace the day with yoga
7:00 Breakfast Symposium: Women's Health Centers--Secrets of Success
Supported by a grant from DHHS Office on Women's Health
Lisa Ellis, MD
Medical Director, Sanford Women's Health
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Women's Health
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Santosh Gill, MD. MBA, FACC
Medical Director
Women's Heart Center of Fox Valley Cardiovascular Consultants
Aurora, IL
Amparo Villblanca, MD
Professor and Lazda Chair, Women's Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program
Associate Director, Women's Center for Health
University of California, Davis
8:00 Lupus in Women: Issues Across the Lifespan
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH
Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
8:45 Dysfunctional Endometrial Bleeding: Best Evidence
David Archer, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director, Clinical Research Center
Eastern Virginia Medical School
9:30 Break
10:00 The Perimenopausal Years: Just the Facts
Nanette Santoro, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
11:00 Osteoporosis: Advances in Management
Redonda Miller, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
11:45 Tobacco Cessation: Old Myths & New Methods
Linda Hancock, FNP, PhD
Office of Health Promotion
Virginia Commonwealth University
12:30 Adjourn
Please note that the program may be subject to change.