Friday, April 21

AM
8:00 Challenges in Translating Research into Practice
Rosaly Correa, MD, PhD, MS
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

8:30 Mental Health & Minority Women: Stigma & Myth
Annelle Primm, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

9:20 Dietary & Botanical Supplements in Women’s Health:
        Show Me the Evidence
Stacie Geller, PhD, MPA
University of Illinois at Chicago Center of Excellence

10:10 Break

10:30 The Care of Adolescent Girls
Michael Resnick, PhD
University of Minnesota Center of Excellence

11:20 Oral Contraceptives: An Evidence Based Approach
David Grimes, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

12:10 National Speaking of Women's Health Foundation Luncheon

PM

1:10 THE TRUDY BUSH LECTURE
HRT: Making Sense of The Evidence
JoAnn Manson, MD, PhD, MPH
Harvard Center of Excellence

2:10 Current Approaches to Female Sexual Health
Catherine Nichols, MD
VCU Center of Excellence

3:00 Break

3:20 Gender and Coronary Disease: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Pam Ouyang, MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

4:10 Rheumatic Diseases in Women: Recent Advances
Abby Goulder Abelson, MD, FACR
Cleveland Clinic

5:00 Adjourn
Yoga (optional)—Energize & refresh at day's end

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Saturday, April 22

AM
7:00 Yoga (optional)—embrace the day with yoga

8:00 Human Breast Milk: What the Research Tells Us
Stephen Buescher, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School

8:50 Headaches in Women: Mechanisms & Management
Elizabeth Loder, MD
Harvard Medical School

9:40 Break

10:00 Gender & Blood Pressure
Suzanne Oparil, MD
University of Alabama School of Medicine

10:50 Cognition in the Aging Woman
David Geldmacher, MD
University of Virginia Health System

11:40 Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: An Update
Sandra Swain, MD
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

12:30 National Speaking of Women's Health Foundation Luncheon

PM

Bone Health Session
John Bilezikian, MD—Moderator

1:30 Clinical Utility of Antiresorptive & Anabolic Therapies
John Bilezikian, MD
Columbia University College of Physicians

2:20 Osteoporosis & the Promise of Genetics
Eric Orwoll, MD
University of Virginia Health Systems

3:05 Break

3:20 All But Invisible: Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis
Theresa Guise, MD
University of Virginia Health Systems

4:10 What Do I Do With This Bone Density Report?
Diane Biskobing, MD
VCU Center of Excellence

5:15 Adjourn

SPECIAL ALTERNATIVE SESSION (limited enrollment)

2:00-5:00 Practicum: Hands On Skills Training for the experienced clinician
Theresa Thomas Professional Skills Training Center
Eastern Virginia Medical School

Shuttle bus to the Theresa Thomas Professional Skills Teaching & Assessment Center at Eastern Virgina Medical School for interactive hands-on sessions for the experienced clinician. These sessions are designed to enhance clinical skills, including interviewing, physical examination techniques, and communication skill, by working with Standardized Patients & Genital Teaching Associates (GTA). Using their own bodies as the teaching model, GTAs allow you to enhance techniques in performing a comprehensive examination. Learn special techniques for examining the adolescent, obese & geriatric patients. Skills are further refined with computerized feedback.

For all sessions, you will perform the interview or examination with
individualized and immediate feedback from the Standardized Patients.
These sessions are interactive – there are no lectures.

There are four content areas -you may do all four or select among them:

• Breast Examination
• Pelvic Examination
• Psychiatric Interviews for Primary Care (PIPC) - experience
  how to organize psychiatric knowledge into a clinically useful
  matrix while practicing the psychiatric interview
• Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding in the menopausal women – refine
  your history taking & assess your diagnostic acumen.

Yoga (optional)—Refresh at day's end—open to all registrants

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Sunday, April 23

AM
7:00 Yoga (optional)—embrace the day with yoga

8:00 New Findings in Female Genital Tract Infections
Michael Rein, MD
University of Virginia Health Systems

8:50 Perimenopausal Depression: Emerging Concepts
Peter Schmidt, MD
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH/NIH)

9:40 Break

10:00 The Health of Immigrant Women
Michelle David, MD, MPH, MBA
Boston University Center of Excellence

10:50 The Women’s Health Initiative:
         What Has It Taught Us About Disease Prevention in Older Women?
Jacques Rossouw, MD
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI/NIH)

11:40 Medical Complications in Pregnancy
Tom Peng, MD
VCU Center of Excellence

PM
12:30 Adjourn

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

This program is designed to provide physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with a broad range of topics relevant to women's health across the life span. Educational objectives will be met through didactic presentations, with ample time for questions and answers. A comprehensive course syllabus is provided to all registrants. To receive credit for this program, participants must attend at least one full lecture and submit a conference evaluation and credit application. Certificates will be mailed within 8 weeks of the program.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After attending these sessions, participants will be able to describe & explain:

• Utilize evidence-based approaches to address common ambulatory problems across a woman's lifespan
• Explain the health needs of special female populations including adolescents, aging women, ethnic minorities and immigrant women
• Describe recent advances relevant to the care of women in cardiovascular disease, rheumatic disease, breast cancer, sexual health, and mental health
• Describe state of the art approaches to the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis
• Explain current approaches to medical problems in pregnancy
  Utilize an evidence-based approach with the use of dietary and botanical supplements
• Describe new developments in the management of menopause, the role for hormone therapy and the implications of the WHI

ACCREDITATION

This activity is jointly sponsored by the Medical Education Collaborative (MEC) & the VCU Institute for Women's Health. It has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. MEC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Medical Education Collaborative designates this education activity for a maximum of 19.25 category 1 CME credits towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 19.00
Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

This program has been approved for 22.6 contact hours of continuing education for RNs, LPNs, LVNs and NPs, including 16.2 pharmacology hours. This program is cosponsored by Medical Education Collaborative, Inc. (MEC) and the VCU IWH. MEC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission (ANCC) on Accreditation.

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VCU INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH
A National Center of Excellence
Designated by the Department of Health and Human Services

The VCU Institute for Women's Health is one of only 21 National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health designated by the Department of Health & Human Services. The Institute coordinates VCU's resources in women's health by building collaborative relationships within the university and throughout the region to improve clinical care, health education, leadership development, & research in women's health. Please visit us at: www.womenshealth.vcu.edu

GUEST FACULTY

Abby Abelson, MD, FACR
Director of Education, Center for Osteoporosis & Metabolic Bone Disease
Cleveland Clinic

Stephen Buescher, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Eastern Virginia Medical School

John Bilezikian, MD
Professor of Endocrinology & Pharmacology
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD
Senior Advisor on Women’s Health
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Michele David, MD, MPH, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine & Preventive Medicine
Haitian Health Institute
Boston University Medical Center
A National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health

David S. Geldmacher, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
University of Virginia Health System

Stacie E. Geller, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, University of Illinois at Chicago National Center of Excellence in Women's Health

David Grimes, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of North Carolina

Therese Guise, MD
Professor of Endocrinology
University of Virginia Health System

Elizabeth W. Loder, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School

JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH
Professor of Medicine & Elizabeth F. Brigham Professor of Women's Health
Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
A National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health

Suzanne Oparil, MD
Professor of Medicine, Physiology & Biophysics
University of Alabama School of Medicine

Eric S. Orwoll, MD
Professor of Medicine & Program Director
General Clinical Research Center
Oregon Health & Science University
A National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health

Pamela Ouyang, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Annelle B. Primm, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Director, Minority and National Affairs
American Psychiatric Association

Michael Rein, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health
University of Virginia Health System

Jacques Rossouw, MD
Project Officer, Women’s Health Initiative
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Michael D. Resnick, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Director, Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center
University of Minnesota
A National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health

Peter J Schmidt, MD
Chief, Reproductive Endocrine Studies Unit
National Institutes of Health
National Institute for Mental Health

Sandra M. Swain, MD
Branch Chief, Cancer Therapeutics
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute
Nancy Glenmore Tatum, MS, CMT
Director, Glenmore Yoga & Wellness Center
Richmond, Virginia

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FACULTY
A NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN WOMEN’S HEALTH

Diane Biskobing, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology

Wendy Klein, MD, FACP
Course Director
Associate Professor of Medicine & Obstetrics Gynecology
Senior Deputy Director
VCU National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health

Catherine M. Nichols, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Urogynecology

Thomas Peng, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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CO-SPONSORS

Speaking of Women's Health
The National Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation (SWH) hosts more than 40 conferences nationwide, with a unique approach combining health education with entertainment. For 10 years, SWH has worked with hospitals and organizations at a grassroots level to educate women to make informed decisions about their health, well-being and personal safety. It its mission to improve women's health, SWH includes outreach programs for diverse women, community events, and innovative partnerships to support professional education.

Medical Education Collaborative

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you to ...

ACCOMMODATIONS/CONFERENCE SITE

CONFERENCE SITE

Norfolk Marriott Waterside
In the heart of the historic district, just steps from the vibrant and revitalized waterfront, our stunning and award-winning Norfolk hotel provides an exceptional location to immerse yourself in one of America's most important port cities. From our beautiful Norfolk hotel, you'll be within walking distance of museums, shopping, dining, and loads of attractions, and within only 8 miles from Norfolk International Airport.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

A block of rooms is being held at the Norfolk Marriott Waterside, 235 E Main Street, Norfolk Virginia. The cutoff date for reservations is April 1, 2006. Any room reserved by this time will be available at the conference rate of $129.00 plus 8.5% sales tax for single or double occupancy. To make reservations call The Norfolk Marriott Waterside at 757-627-4200. Be sure to mention that you are attending the Women's Health Conference in order to receive the conference rate. For online reservations, go to www.stayatmarriott.com/womenshealth2006/

VCU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University employer. If special accommodations are needed please contact Donna Cantrell at 804-837-7377.

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COURSE REGISTRATION FORM

Women's Health 2006: Translating Research into Practice
April 21 - 23, 2006
Norfolk Marriott Waterside
235 East Main Street
Norfolk Virginia
757-627-4200

Please type or clearly print the following information.
Name:_____________________________________________________________

First:_____________________MI:____Last:____________________Degree:____

Institution Name:_______________________Department:___________________

Address:________________________________State:______Zip Code:________

Country:_____________________________Postal code:____________________

Telephone:______________________________Fax:________________________

Email address:_____________________________________________________

Registration fees:

_____ $390.00 physicians

_____ $310.00 nurses, pharmacists, healthcare professionals

_____ $275.00 for healthcare providers in training (with documentation)

_____$ 65.00 per person to attend optional Practicum: Hands On Skills Training
            including box lunch, shuttle bus and training (limited enrollment)

_____ Total fee

CANCELLATION POLICY:
Full refund will be provided only if written cancellation is received by April 15, 2006. No refunds will be made after April 15, 2006.

Payment may be made by US check (US dollars on a US bank)
payable to: VCU

Or, you may pay by credit card: ___Master Card ___ Visa ___ Discover___AmEx

Name as it appears on the card: (print)__________________________________

Number on card:__________________________ Expiration Date:_____________

Signature:__________________________________________________________

Please return completed form with payment to:

Women's Health 2006
c/o Ray Foster
PO Box 980452
Richmond VA 23298

Registration by FAX 804-828-5566 can only be accepted with credit card payment. If you have registered by fax, please do not mail this form.

Please direct all questions to:
Danielle Terrell, Conference Coordinator
E-mail: dterrell@vcu.edu
Telephone: 804-306-5004

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