The Health of Women 2021

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Friday, June 25, 2021, 1:00 PM - Friday, August 13, 2021, 3:15 PM

Following our valued approach of addressing women’s health across the life span, we have put together the Health of Women 2021 as a seven-part virtual symposium series, filled with engaging lectures and discussions addressing the challenges and nuances of sex and gender medicine. The agenda has been carefully crafted to cater to the learning needs of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals focused on women’s health in family practice, internal medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Series Schedule
Cardiovascular Health Session
Friday, June 25 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Reproductive Health Session
Friday, July 9 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

COVID-19 and Mental Health Session
Friday, July 16 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Endocrine and Rheumatology Session
Friday, July 23 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. 

Menopause Session
Friday, July 30 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Cancer and Health Update Session
Friday, August 6 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

The Health of Women Award Lectures Session
Friday, August 13 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. 

Click here to view full agenda.

Abstracts
Accepted abstracts are scheduled to be published online in the Journal of Women's Health. Poster will be available to view online during the duration of the virtual symposium. 
Deadline: May 1, 2021 

Click here to submit abstracts

Highlights

• 2021 Bernadine Healy Award for Visionary Leadership in Women's Health
  The History of Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Have We Delivered What We Promised? | Wulf Utian, MD 
  

• 2021 Vivian Pinn Award for Outstanding Research in Women's Health
  Substance Use Disorders in Women: Intersection of Biology, Culture, Sex and Gender | Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD

• 2021 Excellence in Women's Health Policy & Advocacy Award
  The Future of Health Professions Education: Integrating Sex and Gender-Based Research | Alyson McGregor, MD
  
  

1. Describe recent advances in screening and treatment of a variety of topics related to women's health, including cardiovascular health, breast health, bone health, mental health, and reproductive health.
2. Explain current data that will facilitate the prevention, diagnosis, and management of disorders and diseases in women, including cardiovascular health, breast health, bone health, mental health, and reproductive health.
3. Identify evidence-based approaches to management of disorders and diseases in women, including cardiovascular health, breast health, bone health, mental health, and reproductive health.

Select the register tab above to complete your registration online.

Registration Fees

Physician/PhD/Policymaker/Industry    $295

Nurse/Allied Health Professional      $195

Student/Intern/Resident       $145

Individual Day       $50

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 14.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity provides 14.5 contact hours of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA4008237-0000-20-084-L01-P

NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the online evaluation, VCU Health Continuing Education will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, VCU Health Continuing Education does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a CE activity.

Disclaimers
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you.  

Accommodations
All participants have the right to participate in this continuing education activity without discrimination due to age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact us at ceinfo@vcuhealth.org for more information. 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (14.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (14.50 hours), AAFP - American Academy of Family Physicians (0.00 hours), ACPE - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (14.50 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (14.50 hours), General Attendance (14.50 hours), IPCE - Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (14.50 hours)