During the 2016 NAMS Annual Meeting, two “Meet the Experts” CME Breakfast Sessions will be offered at a small additional fee. Participants will be eligible to receive 1 hour of CME credit through NAMS. Sign up for tables (see topics and moderators below) when you register to attend the Annual Meeting.
Tables Are Limited to 9 Participants—Sign Up Today! New Members Only: During the Friday, October 7, CME Breakfast Session, there will be two New Members Only tables for those who joined NAMS during 2016. These are hosted by Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, and Dr. Peter Schnatz. This special New Member event and CME credit are offered at no charge to eligible participants! Contact NAMS (
[email protected]) for more details.
Thursday, October 6, 2016—7:00 AM to 8:00 AM # 1
Moderator Diana L. Bitner, MD, NCMP
Discussion Topic How to Build a Community Menopause Practice
Medical Director of Midlife and Menopause Health Services Spectrum Medical Group Assistant Professor Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Grand Rapids, MI
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Jennifer Blake, MD, MSC, FRCSC
Healthy Aging, Nutrition, and the Menopausal Woman ‐SOLD OUT‐
Chief Executive Officer The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Individualized Management of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Addressing Appropriate Hormone and Nonhormone Therapeutic Options ‐SOLD OUT‐ Aggressive Prevention: Cholesterol Management in Primary Care and the Role of PCSK9 Inhibitors
Rebecca C. Brightman, MD, NCMP Assistant Clinical Professor Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY
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Vivien Brown, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP, NCMP Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
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Samar R. El Khoudary, PhD, MPH, BPharm, FAHA Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Pharmacy, and Therapeutics University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
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Cynthia Evans, MD
Medical Management of Bleeding Issues in Perimenopausal Women ‐SOLD OUT‐
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology The Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus, OH
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Cardiovascular Fat: A Potential Novel CVD Risk Factor for Women at Midlife ‐SOLD OUT‐
Thursday, October 6, 2016—7:00 AM to 8:00 AM 7
Moderator Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, FACP, NCMP, IF
Discussion Topic Weight Gain at Midlife: Why and What Can Be Done About It?
Director, Women’s Health Clinic Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
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Murray A. Freedman, MS, MD
Menopause and Female Sexuality: What Are the Facts?
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents’ University Augusta, GA
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Nicole G. Jaff, PhD, NCMP
A Healthy Mind and Body: Approaching Psychological Issues in Menopause ‐SOLD OUT‐
Menopause Counselor Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre Research Scientist Aurum Foundation Johannesburg, South Africa
10 Xuezhi (Daniel) Jiang, MD, PhD, FACOG, NCMP Assistant Professor Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Director The Reading Hospital Reading, PA
11 Cheryl Cox Kinney, MD, FACOG
Hormone Pellet Therapy: Answering Patients’ Questions About the Pitfalls ‐SOLD OUT‐
Obstetrician and Gynecologist Laura W. Bush Institute of Women’s Health Dallas, TX
HSDD Evaluation and Treatment: Flibanserin, Testosterone, and Treatments in the Pipeline ‐SOLD OUT‐ Menopause Management in Breast Cancer Survivors ‐SOLD OUT‐
12 Lisa C. Larkin, MD, NCMP Obstetrician and Gynecology Lisa Larkin and Associates Cincinnati, OH
13 Mary Jane Minkin, MD, NCMP Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT
Evaluation and Treatment Selection in Breast Cancer
14 Monica Morrow, MD Chief of the Breast Service Anne Burnett Windfohr Chair of Clinical Oncology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY
‐SOLD OUT‐ Are Women Being Discouraged From Using Low‐Dose Vaginal Estrogen? ‐SOLD OUT‐
15 James H. Pickar, MD, FACOG Adjunct Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY
16 Valerie Schonberg, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, NCMP
Nutrition for the Menopausal Woman
Registered Dietitian EnlightenU Nutritional Consulting Lakeville, MN
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Bone Health in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors
Thursday, October 6, 2016—7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Moderator 17 Chrisandra L. Shufelt, MD, MS, FACP, NCMP Associate Director, Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center and Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center Director, Women’s Hormone and Menopause Program Associate Professor of Medicine Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
18 Ann L. Steiner, MD, FACOG, NCMP
Clinical Menopause Training in Resident Education
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA
19 Lauren Streicher, MD, NCMP
Postmenopausal Orgasmic Dysfunction
Medical Director, Center for Sexual Health Northwestern Medicine Center Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago, IL
20 Holly L. Thacker, MD, FACP, CCD, NCMP Professor and Director, Center for Specialized Women’s Health Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health Institute Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU Cleveland, OH
21 Melissa Wellons, MD Assistant Professor Medicine Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
22 Wendy L. Wolfman, MD, FRCS(C), FACOG, NCMP
What You Need to Know About Prescribing Flibanserin for HSDD ‐SOLD OUT‐ The Role of Antimüllerian Hormone Measurement in Menopause Medicine ‐SOLD OUT‐ Hormone Therapy in Patients With Primary Ovarian Insufficiency ‐SOLD OUT‐
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Toronto Director of Menopause Unit Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, ON, Canada
Discussion Topic When Hormone Therapy Is Not an Option: Alternative Treatment for Menopause Symptoms
Friday, October 7, 2016—6:45 AM to 7:45 AM # Moderator 1 David F. Archer, MD, NCMP
Discussion Topic Assessment of Current Vaginal Therapeutics for the Menopausal Woman ‐SOLD OUT‐
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Director, Clinical Research Center Eastern Virginia Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Norfolk, VA
2 Gloria A. Bachmann, MD Interim Chair Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences Associate Dean for Women’s Health Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, NJ
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Transgender Health: Imperative to Uncouple Sex and Gender
Friday, October 7, 2016—6:45 AM to 7:45 AM # Moderator 3 Lisa Astalos Chism, DNP, APRN, NCMP, FAANP
Discussion Topic Integrating Sexual Health Into Your Practice ‐SOLD OUT‐
Clinical Director, Women’s Wellness Clinic Sexual Health Counselor and Educator Karmanos Cancer Institute Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI
—and— Diane Todd Pace, PhD, APRN, FNP‐BC, NCMP, FAANP Associate Professor and Director, DNP Program College of Nursing, Department of Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN
4 J. Christopher Gallagher, MD
Vitamin D: Science Versus Hype ‐CANCELLED‐
Professor, Department of Medicine Director of Bone Metabolism Unit Division of Endocrinology Creighton University School of Medicine Omaha, NE
5 Steven R. Goldstein, MD, FACOG, CCD, NCMP
‐Not All SERMs Are Created Equal—But Why Are They Underused?
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Director of Gynecologic Ultrasound Co‐Director Bone Densitometry and Body Composition New York University School of Medicine New York, NY
6 George Helmrich, MD, CCD, NCMP Chief Medical Officer Baptist Easley/GHS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Greenville, SC
7 Howard N. Hodis, MD Harry J. Bauer and Dorothy Bauer Rawlins Professor of Cardiology Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology Director, Atherosclerosis Research Unit Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
8 Jonathan D. Huber, MD, MSc, FRCSC
9 Risa Kagan, MD, FACOG, CCD, NCMP Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UCSF East Bay Physicians Medical Group Berkeley, CA
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Preventing Coronary Heart Disease With Hormone Therapy ‐SOLD OUT‐
Do We Really Need Drugs to Address Low Libido in Women?
Research Collaborator University of Ottawa Optimal Sexuality Research Team Ottawa, ON, Canada
Falls, Fractures, and Prevention
Clinical Vignettes in the Management of GSM
Friday, October 7, 2016—6:45 AM to 7:45 AM # Moderator 10 Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD, NCMP University of Florida Research Foundation Professor and Associate Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Florida College of Medicine—Jacksonville Director Menopause and Gynecologic Ultrasound Services Southside Women’s Health Jacksonville, FL
11 Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD Chief, Division of Behavioral Medicine University Hospitals Case Medical Center MacDonald Women’s Hospital Professor, Departments of Reproductive Biology and Psychiatry Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, OH
12 Michael L. Krychman, MDCM Executive Director Southern California Center for Sexual Health and Survivorship Medicine Newport Beach, CA Associate Clinical Professor University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA
Discussion Topic Menopause Management in Carriers of BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 mutations with no personal history of breast cancer (previvors), and new information regarding hysterectomy as part of risk‐ reducing surgery in this population ‐SOLD OUT‐ Satisfying the Sexual Concerns of the Menopause Patient: From Assessment to Treatment ‐SOLD OUT‐ Lotions, Potions, and Other Strange Notions: The Truth About Lubricants, Moisturizers, and Sexual Enhancers ‐SOLD OUT‐ Setting Up a Private Menopause Consultant Practice ‐SOLD OUT‐
13 Lisa C. Larkin, MD, NCMP Obstetrician and Gynecologist Lisa Larkin and Associates Cincinnati, OH
Adding a SERM to Your Menopause Toolkit
14 James H. Liu, MD, NCMP Arthur H. Bill Professor and Chair Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University Hospitals Case Medical Center MacDonald Women’s Hospital Department of Reproductive Biology Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, OH
15 Lynette J. Margesson, MD, FRCPC
Complex Vulvar Problems: What to Do Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Surgery (Dermatology) When Nothing Is Working Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Hanover, NH 16 Michael McClung, MD Boning Up on Osteoporosis Founding Director Oregon Osteoporosis Center Portland, OR
17 Lila E. Nachtigall, MD, NCMP
New Research in Breast Cancer
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology New York University school of Medicine New York, NY
Using the Evidence to Counsel Women About Treating Menopause Symptoms
18 Katherine M. Newton, PhD Senior Investigator Group Health Research Institute Seattle, WA
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Friday, October 7, 2016—6:45 AM to 7:45 AM # Moderator 19 Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP Professor of Medicine in Clinical Psychiatry Professor of Clinical Medicine Weill Cornell Medical School Director of Medical Services New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Division Immediate Past President International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health New York, NY
20 Martha K. Richardson, MD
Discussion Topic Treating Female Sexual Dysfunction ‐SOLD OUT‐
Having the Conversation About Bioidentical Hormones
Director, Menopause Consultation Service Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Boston, MA
21 Nanette F. Santoro, MD Professor and E. Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Colorado School of Medicine Denver, CO
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy ‐SOLD OUT‐ Update on Estrogen Therapy
22 Isaac Schiff, MD Joe Vincent Meigs Professor of Gynecology Harvard Medical School Chief, Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
23 Marla Shapiro, C.M., MDCM, CCFP, MHSC, FRCPC, FCFP, NCMP
Immunization in Midlife Women
Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
24 Jan L. Shifren, MD, NCMP Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology Harvard Medical School Director, Mass General Midlife Women’s Health Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
Symptom Experience at Midlife Across Cultures
25 Lynnette Leidy Sievert, BSN, PhD Professor, Department of Anthropology University of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, MA
26 James, A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG Clinical Professor, George Washington University Medical Director, Women’s Health and Research Consultants Washington, DC
27 Claudio N. Soares, MD, PhD, FRCPC, MBA Executive Lead, Canadian Biomarker Integration Network for Depression St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex at Midlife But Were Afraid to Ask
Managing Sexual Dysfunction in Postmenopausal Women Mobile Technologies and Mood: Is M‐Health a Fast Lane or a Bumpy Road?
Friday, October 7, 2016—6:45 AM to 7:45 AM #
Moderator
Discussion Topic
28 Cynthia A. Stuenkel, MD, NCMP
Special Concerns of Postmenopausal Women With Diabetes
Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA
29 Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science Director, Women’s Biobehavioral Health Laboratory Director, Midlife Women’s Behavioral Health Clinic University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
30 Michelle P. Warren, MD, NCMP Medical Director Center for Menopause, Hormonal Disorders, and Women’s Health Professor of Medicine, Obstetrics, and Gynecology Wyeth Professor of Women’s Health Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology New York, NY
31 New Members Only Table JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, NCMP
Pitfalls in Starting and Stopping Hormone Therapy
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy: Let's Talk About It
Executive Director, The North American Menopause Society Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Division Director of Midlife Health The University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, VA
32 New Members Only Table Peter F. Schnatz, DO, FACOG, FACP, NCMP
Hormone Therapy and Coronary Artery Disease: What Is the Current Understanding?
NAMS President Associate Chairman and Residency Program Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology The Reading Hospital Reading, PA
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When a Hot Flash Is Not Just a Hot Flash: What’s the Latest? ‐SOLD OUT‐