We are excited to be holding our first VIRTUAL Symposium on May 14 from 1-5pm: Sex, Gender and Women’s Health Across the Lifespan.  It is brought to you by the Center of Excellence in Women’s Health and the Eccles Health Sciences Library.  

Peak at the schedule:

1:00-1:15pm: Welcome and Announcements

1:15-1:45pm: The Status of Women in Utah: Education, Leadership and Well-Being

Susan Madsen, PhD: Professor of Leadership & Ethics, Woodbury School of Business, Utah Valley University

1:45-2:30pm: K12 Scholar Presentations: WRHR (Womens’s Reproductive Health Research) and BIRCWH(Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health)

Nathan Blue, MD: Exploring Genetic Variation in Normal and Diseased Human Placentas

Marcela Smid,MD: Progesterone, Post-partum Women & Preventing Methamphetamine Use: Applying Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s Favorite Medicine to Perinatal Substance Abuse

Leah Owen, MD: Modeling Protection through Preeclampsia

Laura Pace, MD, PhD: The Role of Gender in the Diagnosis & Treatment of Complex Disorders

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2:35-3:05pm: New Thinking on Sex, Gender, Transgender and Non-Binary Identities

Lisa Diamond, PhD: Professor, Gender Studies & Psychology, University of Utah

3:05-3:25pm: Data Blitz – presentations TBA

3:30-4:00pm: Witnessing Gender-Based Violence Across Borders:

Annie I. Fukushima, PhD: School of Cultural & Social Transformation, Div. of Ethnic Studies University of Utah

4:00-5:00pm: OB/GYN Grand Rounds Presentation:

Evidence-Based Clinical Care for Midlife Women: What do Research and Clinical Guidelines Tell Us?

Marjorie R Jenkins, MD MEdHP FACP: Dean, UofSC School of Medicine Greenville, Chief Academic Officer, Prisma Health Upstate

There is a link on the attachment, or you can REGISTER HERE

Please share this with your colleagues and students. Everyone is welcome.

(more info in attached flyer)