Women's Health 2009: The 17th Annual Congress
March 27-29, 2009
The Williamsburg Lodge
Williamsburg, VA
Presented by Journal of Women's Health and VCU Institute for Women's Health
PROGRAM 2009
Friday, March 27
7:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 Common Dermatologic Problems in Women:
More than Skin Deep
Julia Nunley, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
9:00 Psychiatric Disorders Across the Female
Reproductive Cycle
Laura J. Miller, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Women's Mental Health Program
University of Chicago at Illinois College of Medicine
9:45 Break and Posters
10:15 The Health of Our Daughters: Challenges in Caring for Adolescent Girls
Dyan Aretakis, RN, FNP, MSN
Project Director
University of Virginia Teen Health Center
11:10 Hypertension in Women: What the Research Tells Us
Emma Meagher, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine and Pharmacology
University of Pennsylvania Health System
12:00 Luncheon Presentation
Menopause Management in 2009
JoAnn Pinkerton, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director, Midlife Health Center
University of Virginia Health System
1:30 Leaders in Women's Health Research Keynote
Pregnancy & Pre-eclampsia: Barometers for Later Life Health
Roberta Ness, MD, MPH
Dean, School of Public Health
Professor of Epidemiology
University of Texas Health Science Center
2:30 Hypercoagulable Disorders in Women: Clinical Assessment & Management
Kenneth Bauer, MD
Professor of Medicine, Hematology, & Oncology
Harvard Medical School
3:15 Break and Posters
3:45 Osteoarthritis of the Hip & Knee: Sex & Gender Differences
Mary O'Connor, MD
Chair and Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Mayo Clinic
4:30 Abnormal Pap Smears: Current Issues in Management
Kathleen McIntyre-Seltman, MD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology &
Reproductive Sciences
Magee-Womens Hospital
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
5:15 Adjourn
5:30 Poster Reception
7:15 Dinner Symposium
Sex & the Midlife Woman: Insights into Sexual Health & Wellness
Michael Krychman, MD, FACOG
Director, Southern California Center for Sexual Health & Survivorship Medicine
Satellite Symposium non-CME supported by Wyeth
Saturday, March 28
6:15 Yoga (optional) - embrace the day with yoga
7:00 Breakfast Symposium
Women's Heart Health: Putting Practice Guidelines into Practice
Supported by the DHHS Office on Women's Health
Ileana Pina, MD, Moderator
Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Frederick Munschauer III, MD
Chair & Professor of Neurology
Chief, Jacobs Neurological Institute
Suny at Buffalo School of Medicine
Deborah Ehrenthal, MD
Medical Director, Community Center of Excellence in Women's Health
Christiana Hospital
8:30 Controversies in the Management of Osteoporosis
& Osteopenia
Michael McClung, MD
Founding Director
Oregon Osteoporosis Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University
9:15 Innovations in Gynecology: Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery
Catherine Matthews, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Urogynecology
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
10:00 Break and Posters
10:30 Coronary Disease in Women: Advances in Diagnosis
Debra R. Judelson, MD
Director, Women's Heart Institute
Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California
11:15 The Trudy Bush Lecture
New Findings in the Science of Hormones
JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH
Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine & Elizabeth F. Brigham Professor of Women's Health
Harvard Medical School
12:15 Luncheon Presentation
Understanding Menstrual Migraines: The Art & the Science
Norman Gordon, MD
Chief, Division of Neurology, Miriam Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Brown University
Kathleen Cahill, DNP, ARNP
Director, VA Nursing Academy
University of South Florida
CME satellite symposium supported by Endo Pharmaceuticals
1:30 Ovarian Cancer Update
Andrew Berchuck, MD
Professor & Chair of Gynecologic Oncology
Duke University Medical Center
2:15 Urinary Tract Infections: An Evidence Based Approach
Thomas M. Hooton, MD
Associate Dean and Director, Institute for Women's Health
Professor of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
3:00 Break and Posters
3:30 To Do or Not To Do a Genetics Test - That is Our Question
Joann Bodurtha, MD, MPH
Professor of Human & Molecular Genetics, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Pediatrics, Epidemiology & Community Health
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
4:15 Complementary & Alternative Medicine in Women's Health
Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
5:00 Adjourn
7:00 Dinner: AMWA Awards Banquet
Women's Lives: The Cost of Institutionalized Violence
Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Partners in Health
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Sunday, March 29
AM
6:15 Yoga (optional)
7:00 Breakfast Symposium
Health Issues of Women
in the Military
Patricia Hayes, PhD
Chief Consultant
Women Veterans Health Strategic Healthcare Group
Veterans Health Administration
8:00 Obesity Prevention & Management: Lessons Learned
from the Biggest Loser
Jeffrey Levine, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Family Medicine / Master Educators' Guild
Director, Women's Health Programs
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
8:45 Care of the Breast Cancer Survivor
Mary Helen Hackney, MD
Associate Professor of Hematology and Oncology
Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
9:30 Break
10:00 Clinical Strategies in Female Sexual Dysfunction
Anita Clayton, MD
David C Wilson Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Virginia Health System
10:55 Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pearls & Pitfalls
Margaret M. Heitkemper, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor & Chair of Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Systems
Director, Center for Women's Health & Gender Research
University of Washington
11:40 HIV in Women: Emerging Trends
Sharon Hillier, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Molecular
Genetics & Biochemistry
Director of Reproductive Infectious Disease Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
12:30 Adjourn
Please note that the program may be subject to change.