Learn More about the Annual Women’s Health Conference
Time | Topic |
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7:30 - 8:00 | Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast |
8:00 - 8:50 | Psychological Perspectives on Perinatal Anxiety Disorders Abbey Kruper, PsyD |
8:50 - 9:40 | Controversies in Menopause Management Vanessa M. Barnabei MD, PhD |
9:40 - 10:10 | EXHIBIT BREAK |
10:10 - 11:00 | Care for Transgendered Patient: Providing Competent and Compassionate Care During a Time of Transition Jessica Francis, MD |
11:00 - 11:50 | Diagnosis and Therapy of Chronic Vulvovaginal Symptoms Kelly Rae Hodges, MD |
11:50 - 12:35 | EXHIBIT BREAK & LUNCH |
12:35 - 1:25 | Best Practices in Opiate Prescribing Cresta Jones, MD |
1:25 - 2:15 | Lifestyle Recommendations for Breast and Endometrial Cancer Prevention Liz Gorecki, RD, CSO, CD, CNSC Clinical Dietitian |
2:15 - 2:45 | EXHIBIT BREAK |
2:45 - 3:35 | The Many Faces of Eating Disorders Keisha Adams, MD and Tasneem Alaqzam, MD Adolescent Medicine Fellows |
3:35 - 3:40 | DRAWING FOR GIVEAWAYS |
3:40 - 4:30 | Safe in Pregnancy Kate Dielentheis, MD |
4:30 | DRAWING FOR GIVEAWAYS & WRAP UP |
Our Women’s Mental Health Psychologist Dr. Abbey Kruper, Education Curriculum & Instruction faculty Dr. Kristina Kaljo, and Obstetrician/Gynecologist Dr. Seema Menon are presenting their research poster at MCW’s Community Engagement Week 2017: Elevating Community Voices in Health.
Student-Centered Learning – Implementing a Sexual and Behavioral Health Curriculum with Adolescent Students
We have multiple faculty who will be presenting their research posters at MCW’s 2017 Innovations in Medical Education Conference.
Care of transgender patients requires providers to be aware of issues specific to this population. A multidisciplinary approach is essential for a safe and effective transition. This symposium addresses the counseling, hormone treatment as well as surgical options available to transgender patients.
Time | Topic |
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7:30 - 8:00 AM | Introduction and Case Discussions |
8:00 - 9:00 AM | Loren S. Schechter, MD - "Surgical Aspects of Transgender Care" Board Certified plastic surgeon specializing in Gender Confirmation Surgery |
9:00 - 10:00 AM | Pat Connors, MA, LMFT, LCSW - Mental Health Care |
10:00 - 11:00 AM | Jessica Francis, MD and Raj Narayan, MD - Hormone Therapy |
If you have a family history of cancer, this may have important health implications for you and your relatives. Find out about genetic testing for cancer along with the options for cancer prevention and early detection.
Presentation by: Jennifer Geurts, MS, CGC, Certified Genetic Counselor.
Register online by going to Froedtert Health’s Classes and Events
Learn More about the Annual Women’s Health Conference
Please join the Kern Institute, Department of Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for an interactive dialogue.
Have you ever witnessed events that challenged professionalism but didn’t speak up or follow up? Let’s have a discussion about being courageous and speaking up in a professional way to improve our culture of caring and character.
Catherine (Cassie) Craun Ferguson, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kristina Kaljo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Michael Lund, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Martin Muntz, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
By attending this session, participants will:
Please join us for a cafe conversation led by Andrew Petroll, MD and Jessica Francis, MD on “Understanding Gender Identity: Taking a Deeper Dive”. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to join us.
If you have a family history of cancer, this may have important health implications for you and your relatives. Find out about genetic testing for cancer along with the options for cancer prevention and early detection.
Presentation by: Jennifer Geurts, MS, CGC, Certified Genetic Counselor.
Register online by going to Froedtert Health’s Classes and Events
Come and listen to our panelists tell their stories about the barriers trans and gender non-conforming patients may face while seeking health care, and ways to show compassion and provide quality care. This program is designed for our clinical faculty and students but is open to all.
Please join the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the Student-Centered Pipeline to Advance Research in Cancer Careers (SPARCC) Cancer Research Summit and graduation on August 7, 2020, from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. This will be a virtual event, where the scholars will have the opportunity to share their research and open it up for questions and brief discussions for each presentation. We will conclude the event by “presenting” graduation certificates and acknowledging each scholar’s participation this summer.
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Research Presentations – Topics are centered on “wicked problems” found in cancer-specific research.
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Graduation Ceremony – SPARCC Co-Directors Janet Rader, MD, and Kristina Kaljo, PhD, will present each of the scholars with a certificate of completion.
If you would like to attend, please email us at sparcc@mcw.edu.
SPARCC is an intensive 8-week summer program that immerses undergraduate students from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research in the complexities of clinical cancer research. To learn more, please visit obgyn.mcw.edu/sparcc.