2025 Symposium

Innovations In Women's Health Center Of Excellence

Venue: Moran Eye Center: 1st Floor Auditorium and Atrium

Highlighting research and initiatives addressing sex differences and key factors impacting women’s health. Connect with researchers, clinicians, & students across disciplines, fostering collaboration & advancing the conversation on women’s health.

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Program

AM	SEX AS A BIOLOGICAL VARIABLE IN RESEARCH
7:45–8:15	Breakfast and Networking
8:15–8:30	Welcome Alfred Cheung, MD and Kathleen Digre, MD
8:30-9:15	KEYNOTE: Menopause, if it’s not your problem it will be: Exploring the impact of menopause on disease onset, which models we can use and why we need to study sex differences Heddwen L. Brooks, PhD, Tulane School of Medicine
9:15-9:45	Panel Heddwen Brooks, PhD, Erin Rothwell, PhD, Alton Swennes, DVM
9:45-10:00	BREAK
10:00–11:15	Basic Science Research Presentations Mary Hartnett, MD (Ophthalmology, Stanford) Colleen Farmer, PhD (School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah) Sihem Boudina, PhD (College of Health, University of Utah) Ayako Yamaguchi, PhD (School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah) Kristi Warren, PhD (School of Medicine, University of Utah)
PM	INNOVATIONS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH
11:15 am-12:10	Poster Session and Light Lunch
12:10-12:20	Welcome Kathleen Digre, MD - Director, Center of Excellence in Women's Health
12:20-1:15	PANEL: A Changing Landscape for Obesity: Clinical and Pharmacologic Advances Moderator: Kathleen Digre, MD Panelists: Juliana S. Simonetti, MD, Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD, Hanna Raber, PharmD, BCACP, D. Ware Branch, MD
1:15-1:40	Innovations in Cervical Cancer: Primary HPV Testing and Self-Collection Deanne Kepka, PhD, MPH: Professor, College of Nursing & Investigator, Huntsman Cancer Institute Kathryn A. Maurer, MD: Dept OB/GYN, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
1:40-2:10	POSTER BREAK
2:10-2:35	Utilization of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Perinatal Mood & Substance Use Disorder Rana Jawish, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
2:35-2:55	Innovations in Sleep Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, MPH, DBSM: Professor, DFPM, Division of Public Health
2:55-3:40	PANEL: Innovations in Hormonal Care: Individualizing Your Approach Moderator: Kirtly Parker-Jones, MD Panelists: Venkata (Kash) Yellepeddi, PhD, Camille Moreno, DO, MSCP, Makenzie Kay Daniels, PHARMD
3:40-4:10	POSTER BREAK
4:10-5:10 pm Accredited CME 1 CME Credit	KEYNOTE PRESENTATION ... and OB/GYN Grand Rounds Introduced by Vidya Gopinath, MD “What’s New in Women’s Health 2025" Melissa McNeil MD MPH MACP: Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown, Rhode Island Hospital Senior Women's Health Consultant Women's Health, VHA Central Office
5:10-5:15	Closing Remarks by Robert Silver, MD: Chair - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

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