Donat

Help SWHR
advance hea
through scie
Sex differen
research wi
reduce
disparities a
AGENDA close gaps i
Friday, July 16, 2010 health care
everyone.
Barbara Jordan Conference Center
Kaiser Family Foundation
1330 G Street, NW
Washington, DC CFC #: 10
Women's
Health
9:00am Welcoming Remarks Research
Phyllis Greenberger, MSW
President and CEO, Society for Women's Health Research
Sign Up to
9:05am PAIN AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Receive Ou
Free E-New
Differences or Disparities: The Unequal Burden and Unheard Voices of Women
Living with Pain
Carmen R. Green, MD
Professor, Anesthesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology Associate Professor, Sitema
Health Management & Policy, University of Michigan

The X-tra Burden of Arthritis for Women: Troubling Truths

Mary O'Connor, MD
Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic

9:55am THE BRAIN

The Epidemiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Does Sex Matter?

Kathryn M. Magruder, MPH, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South
Carolina

Alzheimer's Disease
John Hsiao, MD
Dementias of Aging Branch, Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging

10:45am Break
11:00am THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Why Do Women Respond Differently to Influenza?

Sabra Klein, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health

Autoimmune Diseases
Rhonda Voskuhl, MD
Professor, Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles

12:00pm Lunch (provided)

1:00pm CARDIO/CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE, AND THERAPEUTICS

Reducing Cardiovascular Disease in Women - We've Come a Long Way Baby but
We're Not There Yet
Virginia Miller, PhD
Professor, Surgery and Physiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Sex Matters in Stroke

Patricia Hurn, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology and
Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University

Industry Perspective
AstraZeneca Speaker - TBD

2:15pm Break

2:30 pm HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER

Female Sexuality: From Function to Dysfunction

Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD
Chief, Division of Behavioral Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical
Center, MacDonald Women’s Hospital, Professor, Department of Reproductive
Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

2:55pm OBESITY & COMORBIDITIES

The Relationship between Obesity and Mental Health

Marsha Marcus, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

How Does Diabetes Eradicate the Female Advantage with Regard to

Cardiovascular Disease?
 Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD
Professor and Division Chief of Epidemiology, Department of Family and
Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

3:45pm Reception

REGISTER NOW

What a Difference an X Makes: The State of Women's Health Research is sponsored by the Society for Women's Health
Research with funding from AstraZeneca, Edwards LifeSciences and Boehringer Ingleheim

Society for Women's Health Research | 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 701,
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202)223-8224 | Fax: (202)833-3472 | E-mail: info@womenshealthresearch.org
SWHR does not provide medical advice or give referrals to health care providers. The information provided on
this
site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.