Women's Health Initiative

Representative WHI Study Participants In Attendance
WHI Legacy to Future Generations of Women Conference, National Institutes of Health, February 28 - March 1, 2006

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The WHI – a landmark study in women's health – has important public health implications now and for future generations of women.

Conference Highlights:

• Presentations on the primary results for the WHI dietary modification and calcium/vitamin D clinical trials and the findings released earlier from the two hormone trials
• A synthesis of the complex information generated from the WHI observational study and all four clinical trials
• Discussions about the significance of the WHI findings for postmenopausal women's health
• A tribute to the heroic contributions of the more than 161,000 WHI participants
• News about the future of WHI:
  Opportunities for scientific collaboration and analysis of biospecimens to shed light on disease mechanisms

  The WHI Extension Study

Day 1 Videocast
Day 2 Videocast
Final Agenda
Presentation slides
Summary of Studies
Bibliography

WHI Lauded Despite Its Contrariness (March 2006 NIH Record Article)

Press Release: Sessions on Study Results, Ongoing Extension Study, and Future Research
Scientists and Study Participants Gather at Conference on Scientific Contributions of the Women's Health Initiative - The Largest Study of Older Women's Health (February 2006).

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