Purpose
This special 2-day conference featured remarks on the primary results for the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) dietary modification and calcium/vitamin D clinical trials and the findings released earlier from the two hormone trials. This included a tribute to the heroic contributions of the more than 161,000 WHI participants.
Summary
The conference had presentations from the nation's scientific leaders, including Drs. Elias Zerhouni, Vivian W. Pinn, Elizabeth Nabel, William Harlan, Peter Greenwald, and Bernadine Healy. The WHI investigators discussed results from the three randomized trial components and the observational study. Scientific leaders from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the WHI commented on future research opportunities and clinical practice directions related to older women's health.
The photos below are of participants and panelists from the conference.
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