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Deactivating the Environmental Nuclear Bomb: What we know about risks to communities from Great Salt Lake playa dust

Presenter: Annie Putman, PhD and Molly Blakowski, MS, US Geological Survey, Utah Water Science Center, Department of Watershed Sciences Utah State UniversityDate: 5/18/23Brief Description: Discusses the Great Salt Lake playa dust, environmental effects, and the risks to communities living nearby. Includes the panel Q&A session.Keywords/Main Subjects: Environmental health, dust pollution, pollution exposure, vulnerable populationsCopyright: copyright Annie Putman and Molly Blakowski …

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Poster Session 2023

Are Medical and Mental Health Professionals Aware of Protective Factors Which Reduce the Risk of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders? presented by Monica Ashton (Adjunct Professor at the University of Utah Graduate Program, Department of Social Work) The Association Between Pre-Pregnancy PCOS and PPD Among Hispanic Versus Non-Hispanic Women presented by Adriele Fugal, MSPH IUD …

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Full Symposium Recording 2023

Full Agenda and Timestamps————————————– 0:00 – Welcome & Introduction– Presented by: Kathleen Digre, MD (Director, Center of Excellence in Women’s Health) & Karen Schliep, PhD, MSPH (Editor in Chief, Utah Women’s Health Review) 9:58 – The Inequitable Cost of Beauty– Introduction: Caren Frost, PhD, MPH– Presented by: Jasmine A. McDonald, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of …

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Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan

Presenter: Pauline Maki, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Obstetrics & Gynecology Director of Women’s Mental Health Research Program Senior Director of Research, Center for Research on Women and Gender University of Illinois College of MedicineDate: 5/18/23Brief Description: A keynote presentation discussing women’s mental health across the lifespanKeywords/Main Subjects: Mental health, health across the lifespan, mental health disordersCopyright: copyright …

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Heparin-based prophylaxis for postpartum venous thromboembolism reduction

Presenter: Ann Bruno, MD: Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal MedicineDate: 5/18/23Brief Description: Discusses venous thromboembolism in postpartum patients and research on Heparin-based prophylaxisKeywords/Main Subjects: Postpartum treatment, venous thromboembolism, HeparinCopyright: copyright Ann Bruno ©2023

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Family Planning and Abortion Updates in Utah

Presenter: Jessica Sanders, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Professor, Family Planning Division, Department of OB/GYNDate: 5/18/23Brief Description: Provides an update on abortion care and abortion in Utah post-Roe, including discussions of the legal landscape and population surveysKeywords/Main Subjects: Abortion, family planning, Roe vs. Wade, Provider advocacyCopyright: copyright Jessica Sanders ©2023

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Economics 101: The Real Cost of Symptomatic Menopause

Presenter: Camille Moreno, DO, Medical Director, Women’s Midlife Health & Menopause Program, Dept of OB/GYNDate: 5/18/23Brief Description: Discusses the economic burden of vasomotor menopause symptomsKeywords/Main Subjects: Menopause, financial health, perimenopause, vasomotor symptomsCopyright: copyright Camille Moreno, ©2023

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Hearing with Empathy and Acting for Equity: The Role of the Narrative in Provider Capacity Building & Patient Care

Presenter: Susanna Cohen, DNP, CNM, CHSE, FAAN, FACNM, Associate Professor (Research), Family Planning Division, Dept of OB/GYNDate: 5/18/23Brief Description: Discusses the role of narrative in building provider capacity and in patient care using case examplesKeywords/Main Subjects: Participatory design process, provider capacity building, patient care, equityCopyright: copyright Susanna Cohen ©2023

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Does Short Sleep Duration Increase the Risk for Postpartum Weight Retention?

Presenter: Jeanna Ryan, PA, University of UtahDate: 5/18/23Brief Description: Discusses the effects of short sleep duration on the risk of weight retention postpartumKeywords/Main Subjects: Postpartum, weight retention, sleep, physical healthCopyright: copyright Jeanna Ryan ©2023