GLP1s for Obesity Management: Worth the Hype?

Presenter: Hanna Raber, PharmD, BCACPDate: 5/8/2025Brief Description: Discusses the current landscapes of GLP1s for obesity management, side effects, and prescription considerationsKeywords/Main Subjects: GLP1, obesity management, side effectsCopyright: copyright Hanna Raber ©2025

Overweight-Obesity: A Leading Threat to Reproduction & Health

Presenter: Ware Branch, MDDate: 5/8/2025Brief Description: Discusses the current landscape of overweight-obesity in Utah in the context of reproduction and health effectsKeywords/Main Subjects: Overweight, obesity, reproduction, general healthCopyright: copyright Ware Branch ©2025

Risks vs. Benefits of MHT

Presenter: Makenzie Kay Daniels, PHARMD, PGY2Date: 5/8/2025Brief Description: Discusses the risks and benefits of MHTKeywords/Main Subjects: Menopausal hormone therapy, MHT, menopause, treatment risks, treatment benefitsCopyright: copyright Makenzie Kay Daniels ©2025

Clinical Utility and Safety of Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Therapy (cBHT)

Presenter: Venkata (Kash) Yellepeddi, PhDDate: 5/8/2025Brief Description: Discusses the clinical utility and safety of compounded bioidentical hormone therapyKeywords/Main Subjects: Compounded bioidentical hormone therapy, cBHT, clinical safetyCopyright: copyright Venkata (Kash) Yellepeddi ©2025

Gendered Experiences of Climate Grief Amongst Undergraduate University Students at an R1 University

Presenter: Adrienne Cachelin, PhD, Director-SPARC Environmental Justice Lab & Jennifer Follstad Shah, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Environment and Society and SustainabilityDate: 5/16/2024Brief Description: Discusses research on gendered experiences of climate grief and the student experience of climate realities among undergraduate students at the University of Utah.Keywords/Main Subjects: Environmental health, griefCopyright: copyright Adrienne Cachelin and Jennifer Follstad Shah ©2024

Putting the Mouth Back into the Body: Oral Health in Relation to Overall Health

Presenter: Brenda Heaton, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Health Services Research Associate Dean for Research – School of DentistryDate: 5/16/2024Brief Description: Discusses the separation of oral health from other healthcare in the United States, its consequences, inequities, and gendered effects.Keywords/Main Subjects: Oral health, health equity, utilization of care, periodontal disease, oral health disparityCopyright: copyright Brenda Heaton ©2024

EnvironMENTAL Panel Discussion

Moderator: Kirtly Parker-Jones, MDDate: 5/16/2024Brief Description: A three-presentation panel on intersections between environment and mental and physical health followed by a Q&A session with all presenters.Keywords/Main Subjects: Environmental health, mental health, suicide, altitude, depression, anxiety, air pollution, cancerCopyright: copyright Kirtly Parker-Jones, Emily DiBlasi, Shami Kanekar, & Anne Kirchhoff ©2024 First Presentation: Clinical and environmental risk factors in suicide deaths …

Panel Discussion (Session 2)

Moderator: Diana Brixner, PhD, Professor, Department of PharmacotherapyDate: 5/16/2024Brief Description: A three-presentation panel on pharmacogenomics testing for medication sensitivities followed by a short Q&A session.Keywords/Main Subjects: Pharmacogenomics, testing, medication sensitivities, research, gendered effects, drug outcomesCopyright: copyright Diana Brixner, Joseph Rower, & Ryan Nelson ©2024 First Presentation: Pharmacogenomics tests that are being done on our patients for understanding their medication …

Weight Bias: Providing weight-neutral care in healthcare

Presenter: Kary Woodruff, PhD, RDN, CSSD, Assistant Professor-Department of Nutrition and Intregrative PhysiologyDate: 5/16/2024Brief Description: Discusses weight bias in healthcare, including effectiveness of dieting practices, impact of weight stigma, weight-based discrimination, and a weight-inclusive approach to patient care.Keywords/Main Subjects: Weight bias, dieting, harms of dieting, weight stigma, weight-based discrimination, weight-inclusive healthcare, Health at Every Size (HAES)Copyright: copyright Kary Woodruff ©2024

Transgender Health: Legislative Updates

Presenter: Nicole Mihalopoulos MD, MPH, Chief, Adolescent MedicineDate: 5/16/2024Brief Description: Discusses recent legislative updates regarding transgender health, including hate crime laws, conversion therapy bans, and access to trans healthcare across the United States.Keywords/Main Subjects: Transgender health, legislation, hate crime, conversion therapy ban, transgender healthcare accessCopyright: copyright Nicole Mihalopoulos ©2024