Keynote

Presenter: Melissa McNeil MD MPH MACP; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown, Rhode Island HospitalDate: 5/8/2025Brief Description: Discusses identifying practice-changing studies that have the potential to change management of women patientsKeywords/Main Subjects: Case management, practice changing studies, MHT, cardiovascular diseaseCopyright: copyright Melissa McNeil ©2025

Presenter: Heddwen L. Brooks, PhD; Tulane School of MedicineDate: 5/8/2025Brief Description: Keynote covering the impact of menopause on disease onset, models, and the importance of studying sex differencesKeywords/Main Subjects: Menopause, disease onset, sex differencesCopyright: copyright Heddwen L. Brooks ©2025

Presenter: Lisa Larkin, MD, FACP, NCMP, IF, Founder and President of Concierge Medicine of Cincinnati, Founder and CEO of Ms. Medicine, President of The Menopause SocietyDate: 5/16/2024Brief Description: Discusses breast cancer epidemiology, risk factors, and a practical approach to identifying women at high risk for breast cancer due to both genetic and non-genetic causes in clinical practice, including …

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Presenter: Jasmine A. McDonald, PhD, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterDate: 5/18/23Brief Description: Discusses breast cancer trends in young women, life course epidemiology, and personal care products & population level risk.Keywords/Main Subjects: Breast cancer, breast cancer trends, life course epidemiology, personal care productsCopyright: copyright Jasmine A. McDonald ©2023

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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Presenter: Katie Watson, JD, Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Medical Education, and Ob/Gyn Faculty, Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineDate: 5/12/22Brief Description: Discusses ethics, healthcare disparities, and reproductive justice in the context of abortionKeywords/Main Subjects: Reproductive justice, abortion, health disparities, healthcare accessCopyright: copyright Katie Watson ©2022 Q&A: https://youtu.be/_7MrJMZpA88?t=16122

Presenter: Lisa Harris, MD, PhD, Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of MichiganDate: 5/12/22Brief Description: Discussing the impacts on abortion care, clinical care, preparations, and more in a post-Roe-vs.-Wade worldKeywords/Main Subjects: Roe vs. Wade, abortion, United States Supreme Court, out-of-state care, self-managed abortion, birth ratesCopyright: copyright Lisa Harris ©2022 Q&A: https://youtu.be/_7MrJMZpA88?t=16122

Title: Supporting Midlife Women in the Menopause Transition- MsFLASH and Individualized Menopause PlansPresenter: Andrea Z. LaCroix, PhD, University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity ScienceDate: 5/12/21Brief Description: Keynote presentation discussing MsFLASH and other individualized menopause plans in an effort to supporting midlife women in the menopause transitionKeywords/Main Subjects: Menopause, midlife women, menopause …

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