What’s New in Women’s Health 2025

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

Innovations in Hormonal Care: Individualizing Your Approach [Panel]

Presenter: Kirtly Parker-Jones, MD (Moderator); Venkata (Kash) Yellepeddi, PhD; Camille Moreno, DO, MSCP; & Makenzie Kay Daniels, PHARMD, PGY2
Date: 5/8/2025
Brief Description: Question and answer panel from previous three presentations
Keywords/Main Subjects: Hormonal care, individualized approach
Copyright: copyright Kirtly Parker-Jones, Venkata (Kash) Yellepeddi, Camille Moreno, & Makenzie Kay Daniels ©2025

Innovations in Sleep

Presenter: Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, MPH, DBSM
Date: 5/8/2025
Brief Description: Discusses innovations in sleep
Keywords/Main Subjects: Sleep
Copyright: copyright Kelly Glazer Baron ©2025

Utilization of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Perinatal Mood & Substance Use Disorder

Presenter: Rana Jawish, MD
Date: 5/8/2025
Brief Description: Discusses using transcranial magnetic stimulation in perinatal mood and substance use disorder
Keywords/Main Subjects: Transcranial magnetic stimulation, TMS, perinatal mood disorder, perinatal substance use disorder
Copyright: copyright Rana Jawish ©2025

Innovations in Cervical Cancer: Primary HPV Testing and Self-Collection

Presenter: Deanna Kepka, PhD, MPH & Kathryn A. Maurer, MD
Date: 5/8/2025
Brief Description: Discusses HPV testing and self-collection for cervical cancer screening
Keywords/Main Subjects: Cervical cancer, cervical cancer screening, HPV testing, HPV self-collection
Copyright: copyright Deanna Kepka & Kathryn A. Maurer ©2025

A Changing Landscape for Obesity: Clinical and Pharmacologic Advances

Presenter: Kathleen Digre, MD (Moderator); Juliana S. Simonetti, MD; Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD; Hanna Raber, PharmD, BCACP; & Ware Branch, MD
Date: 5/8/2025
Brief Description: Panel discussion following four presentations on obesity
Keywords/Main Subjects: Panel, obesity, clinical advances, pharmacological advances
Copyright: copyright Kathleen Digre, Juliana S. Simonetti, Tanya Halliday, Hanna Raber, & Ware Branch ©2025

Sex differences in asthma: how this disease presents differently in males versus females, and the immunology that contributes to those changes

Presenter: Kristi Warren, PhD
Date: 5/8/2025
Brief Description: Discusses distinct asthma presentation in males and females and immunological contributions
Keywords/Main Subjects: Asthma, sex differences, immunology
Copyright: copyright Kristi Warren ©2025

PRDM16 Associated cardiomyopathy: Biological Sex Matters

Presenter: Sihem Boudina, PhD
Date: 5/8/2025
Brief Description: Discusses the role of biological sex in PRDM16 associated cardiomyopathy
Keywords/Main Subjects: PRDM16, cardiomyopathy, sex differences
Copyright: copyright Sihem Boudina ©2025

Evolutionary Responses to Environmental Change: Examples from Vertebrate History

Presenter: Colleen Farmer, PhD
Date: 5/8/2025
Brief Description: Discusses examples of evolutionary responses to environmental changes using select vertebrates
Keywords/Main Subjects: Vertebrate history, environmental change, evolution
Copyright: copyright Colleen Farmer ©2025

Innovations in Women’s Health – Full Recording 2025

Full Agenda and Timestamps
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SEX AS A BIOLOGICAL VARIABLE IN RESEARCHMorning session
Welcome and Introduction
Presented by: Alfred Cheung, MD and Kathleen Digre, MD
0:00
Menopause, if it’s not your problem it will be: Exploring the impact of menopause on disease onset, which models we can use
and why we need to study sex differences
(Keynote)
Presented by: Heddwen L. Brooks, PhD | Tulane School of Medicine
6:03
Morning Panel Discussion
Presented by: Heddwen Brooks, PhD; Erin Rothwell, PhD; & Alton Swennes, DVM
56:22
Note: technical issues make some questions & answers inaudible
Basic Science Presentations
Presented by:

Mary Hartnett, MD
Colleen Farmer, PhD
Sihem Boudina, PhD
Kristi Warren, PhD

Sex-related Outcomes in Erythropoietin-Mediated Angiogenesis in an Experimental Model of Age-related Macular Degeneration1:28:00

Evolutionary Responses to Environmental Change: Examples from Vertebrate History – 1:41:30

PRDM16 Associated cardiomyopathy: Biological Sex Matters – 1:58:04

Sex differences in asthma; how this disease presents differently in
males versus females, and the immunology that contributes to those changes2:15:39

Note: technical issues in some sessions make questions & answers inaudible
INNOVATIONS IN WOMEN’S HEALTHAfternoon session
Panel Discussion: A Changing Landscape for Obesity: Clinical and Pharmacologic Advances
Presented by:

Kathleen Digre, MD (Moderator)

Juliana S. Simonetti, MD
Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD
Hanna Raber, PharmD, BCACP
Ware Branch, MD

A New Era of Obesity Treatment – 2:35:51

New Thinking on Diet and Exercise – 3:02:47

GLP1s for Obesity Management: Worth the Hype? – 3:13:06

Overweight-Obesity: A Leading Threat to Reproduction & Health – 3:24:53

Panel Q&A – 3:35:47

Innovations in Cervical Cancer: Primary HPV Testing and Self-Collection
Presented by: Deanna Kepka, PhD, MPH & Kathryn A. Maurer, MD
3:50:28
Utilization of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Perinatal Mood & Substance Use Disorder
Presented by: Rana Jawish, MD
4:13:12

Note: technical issues in this session make much of the recording inaudible
Innovations in Sleep
Presented by: Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, MPH, DBSM
4:28:48
Panel Discussion: Innovations in Hormonal Care: Individualizing Your Approach
Presented by:

Kirtly Parker-Jones, MD (Moderator)

Camille Moreno, DO, MSCP
Makenzie Kay Daniels, PHARMD, PGY2
Venkata (Kash) Yellepeddi, PhD


Individualizing Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT): Principles and Practice – 4:51:03

Risks vs. Benefits of MHT – 5:07:07

Clinical Utility and Safety of Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Therapy (cBHT) – 5:19:55

Panel Q&A – 5:45:34

Note: technical issues in the panel portion makes some questions & answers inaudible
What’s New in Women’s Health 2025 (Keynote)
Presented by: Melissa McNeil MD MPH MACP | Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown, Rhode Island Hospital
5:51:51

Q&A – 6:45:16
Closing Remarks
Presented by: Robert Silver, MD
6:49:57