EmpowerUS Gulf South Women’s Health Symposium

Location

Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Tidewater Auditorium
1440 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

Registration & Networking
Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 
Tidewater Auditorium
1440 Canal Street

1:00 pm – 1:10 pm

Introduction & Welcome
Lee Hamm, MD, Senior Vice President and Dean of the Tulane School of Medicine, The James R. Doty Distinguished Professorship & Chair, Co-Director, Tulane Institute for Physician Scientists

1:10 pm – 1:45 pm

Championing Women's Health: Effective Federal Advocacy for Research and Policy Advancement Roundtable
Srinu Sonti, Lewis Burke Associates; Nicole Parker, Lewis Burke Associates; Sharon Courtney, Tulane University; Ellen Palmintier, Tulane University

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Break

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Empowering Women's Health: Heart Disease, Blood Pressure, and Prenatal Nutrition 
Moderator: Sharon Courtney, Tulane University

The Heart of the Matter:  Women and Cardiovascular Disease 
M. (Tonette) Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Jack Aron Endowed Chair in Primary Care Medicine, Director, Center for Health Outcomes, Implementation and Community Engaged Science, Co-Director, Center of Excellence in Sex Based Precision Medicine, Associate Provost, Tulane University, School of Medicine and School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Unlocking Secrets: How Your Genes Reveal Pregnancy Risks in Moms with High Blood Pressure
Bertha Hidalgo, PhD, MPH - Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Access and Engagement, Epidemiology, University of Alabama Birmingham

Eat for You, Not for Two: From Louisiana Discoveries of Pregnancy to the National Stage
Leanne Redman, MS, PhD – LPFA Endowed Fellowship, Associate Executive Director for Scientific Education, Director Nutrition Obesity Research Center, Professor
Reproductive Endocrinology & Women’s Health, Pennington Biomedical Center

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Navigating Menopause: Understanding Health Risks and Disease Complications
Moderator: James Zanewicz, Tulane University

Menopause. If It’s Not Your Problem, It Will Be!
Heddwen Brooks, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine

Can Estrogen Keep Our Brains Young?
Jill Daniel, PhD, Gary P. Dohanich Professor in Brain Science, Professor, Department of Psychology, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering

Urine Trouble: Recurrent UTIs After Menopause 
Allyson Shea, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Urology, University of South Alabama

Demystifying Hormone Replacement Therapy: Q&A with Dr. Heddwen Brooks and Dr. Gabriella Pridjian
Heddwen Brooks, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine
Gabriella Pridjian, MD, MBA, Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tulane University School of Medicine

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Keynote – Heart to Heart: Advancing Women's Health Research at NHLBI
Candice A. Price, PhD
Program Director, Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Reception at New Orleans BioInnovation Center
1441 Canal Street

Location

Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Tidewater Auditorium
1440 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Registration & Networking
Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 
Tidewater Auditorium
1440 Canal Street

8:30 am – 9:45 am

New Developments in Pre-eclampsia and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Moderator: Lorena Amaral, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Preeclampsia: A Crisis in Need of a Cure
Denise Cornelius, PhD, FAHA, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Seeing Beyond the Surface: How Cutting-Edge Acoustic Imaging Could Revolutionize Pregnancy Care
Carolyn Bayer, PhD, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering

Tackling obesity in PCOS: Why are we failing?
Licy Yanes Cardozo, MD, Professor, Director of Women’s Health Research Center, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Opportunities and Challenges in PCOS Care during Adolescence: 
Q&A by Dr. Tracy Roth and Dr. Yanes Cardozo
Tracy Roth, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama
Licy Yanes Cardozo, MD, Professor, Director of Women’s Health Research Center, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Medical Center

9:45 am – 11:15 am

Social and Structural Factors that Impact Women’s Health
Moderator: Patricia Molina, MD, PhD, Richard Ashman, PhD Professor and Department Head of Physiology and Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence, LSUHSC- New Orleans

Social Landscapes, Alcohol, and Health: Exploring the Environmental Impact on Vulnerable Populations
Tekeda Ferguson, PhD, MSPH, MPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, LSUHSC School of Public Health New Orleans

Alcohol-Related Health Problems: Are Women Catching Up with Men?
Scott Edwards, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience, LSUHSC-New Orleans

Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Reimagining Care for Perinatal Substance Use Disorders 
Julianna Finelli, MD, Medical Advisor Louisiana Provider to Provider Consultation Line (PPCL), Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine

Assessing Prenatal and Early Childhood Social and Environmental Determinants of Health in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study
Lea G. Yerby, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Population Health, College of Community Health Sciences, The University of Alabama

11:15 am – 11:45 am

From the Frontlines: Addressing Women’s Health Challenges in our Cities
Moderator: Julie Stokes, CPA, CEO, Flame Consulting, LLC, CFO, Stokes & Associates, Inc., Founder & President/CEO, Ellevate Louisiana, Advocacy Director, Louisiana Oncology Society, Founder, Survivors Cancer Action Network

Jennifer Avegno, MD, Director, City of New Orleans Health Department

11:45 pm – 12:00 pm

BREAK

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Keynote – Designed by Us, for Us
Rebekah Gee, MD, MPH, FACOG
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Nest Health; Former Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health