Women's Health
The virtual Women’s Health course covers important topics in women’s health, such as menopause, menstrual disorders, endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, cardiovascular health, mental health, immune health, and ovarian, breast, and cervical cancers. Participants will learn how to prevent, diagnose, and treat women’s health disorders. Where possible, material will be presented about current aspects of clinical research. The participation of NIH fellows who want to learn more about women’s health is encouraged.
Please contact Dr. Terry Moody or Dr. Farah Zia for further information.
Registration
Registration is now closed.
Location and Time
The virtual Women’s Health course will be offered from October 29 through December 17, 2024. The lectures will be held on Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and viewed on Webex. They will be videocast and archived.
Faculty Coordinators
- Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, M.D. (NHLBI)
- Lori Minasian,M.D., FACP (NCI)
- Terry Moody, Ph.D. (NCI)
- Sarah Temkin, M.D. (ORWH)
- Farah Zia, M.D. (NCI)
Faculty
- Elizabeth Barr, Ph.D. (ORWH)
- Alinne Barrera, Ph.D. (NIMH)
- Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, M.D. (NHLBI)
- Veronica Gomez-Lobo, M.D. (NICHD)
- Janet Hall, M.D., M.S. (NIEHS)
- Mariana Kaplan, M.D. (NIAMS)
- Michelle Kim Leff, M.D., MBA (SAMHSA)
- Lisa Rahangdale M.D., M.P.H. (UNC)
- Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H. (NCI)
- Edward Sauter, M.D., Ph.D. (NCI)
- Pamela Stratton, M.D. (ORWH)
- Sarah Temkin, M.D. (ORWH)
- Xenia Tigno, Ph.D. (ORWH)
- Farah Zia, M.D. (NCI)
Date | Time | Speaker | Topic |
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October 29 |
4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Science Careers Gender Considerations |
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November 5 |
4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Ovarian Cancer Breast Cancer |
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November 12 NO CLASS |
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November 19 |
4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Menopause Menstrual Disorders, Fertility Preservation |
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November 26 |
4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Endometriosis Reproductive health in women living with HIV |
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December 3 |
4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Immune Health Cardiovascular Health |
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December 10 |
4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Health Disparities Mental Health |
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December 17 |
4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Women's Integrative Care Substance Use Disorders |