The Long Road to Equity For Women in Medicine - 2021 - 9/17/2021 | Conferences | Continuing Medical Education | Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Office of Continuing Medical Education

Friday, September 17, 2021

This conference has already taken place.

Online Streaming

2 Day Conference September 17^th - 18^th, 2021

9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit Hours

Description

This virtual conference will help health professionals in understanding how to specifically treat female patients. This includes Medical Management both in the reproductive years and beyond, which often needs to be different than in males at similar age groups.

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Dates and Times

Start: 9/17/2021 8:00 AM
End: 9/18/2021 5:00 PM

Objectives

Identify how hormonal changes in women can impact disease progression.
Consider women's reproductive state when making decisions on which medications to prescribe.

Speakers

Maricedes Acosta-Martinez, PhD
- The Health Costs of the Menstrual Cycle, Pregnancy and Maternity
Anat Biegon, PhD
- Introduction: Gender Based Medicine, Past and Present
Stephanie Brown, PhD
- Insights from Evolutionary Biology may Illuminate Gender Biases in Medicine and Psychiatry
Karen Davis, PhD
- Sex Differences in Pain
Andrew Flescher, PhD
- Medical Ethics and the Female Patient
Helen Fox, PhD
- Developing Medications for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in Women: Challenges and Progress
Marie Gelato, MD
- Thyroid Disease in Women
Thomas Hildebrandt, PhD
- Anorexia Nervosa
Pauline Maki, PhD
- Physiological and Cognitive Aspects of Menopause
Alyson McGregor, MD
- Drug Safety and Efficacy in Women
Phyllis Migdal, MD
- Implicit Bias
Kathleen Monahan, Doctorial Degree
- The Impact of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence on Women's Health
Patricia Robertson, MD
- Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health
Rebecca Spiegel, MD
- The Management of Epilepsy in Women of Reproductive Age

Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ^™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.