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Source: Nancy Chan
415-476-2557
06 December 2006
UCSF to report on women's health controversies at two-day course
WHAT:
In recognition of the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health’s tenth anniversary, a two-day course, “Controversies in Women’s Health” will provide a practical update on a comprehensive range of common but controversial issues in women’s health.
Emphasis will be placed on new developments in preventive care for women, (e.g., breast and cervical cancer prevention and screening; cardiovascular disease); issues in reproductive health (e.g., contraception, urinary incontinence, endometriosis); and clinical strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of common gynecologic and medical disorders of women (e.g., osteoporosis, mental health; obesity, HIV/AIDS).
For a complete list of topics and UCSF faculty speakers, click here.
WHO:
Keynote speaker: Nancy Milliken, MD, director of the UCSF National Center of Excellence on Women’s Health will address “Advances in Women’s Health: What a Difference a Decade Makes” on Thursday, December 7 at 8:30 a.m.
Speakers include nationally recognized UCSF faculty who have made major contributions in women’s health over the last decade and who continue to lead the field.
The program was designed for family physicians, internists, gynecologists, nurses, pharmacists and others involved in providing health care for women.
WHEN:
Thursday and Friday, December 7-8, 2006 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE:
Hilton Financial District 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco
HOW:
Media interested in attending any of the sessions, please contact Nancy Chan, UCSF Public Affairs (415) 885-7277.
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