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Strategic Planning: Updating the Women’s Health Research Agenda for the coming Decade
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
September 21–23, 2009
Providence, Rhode Island
The third in the series of strategic planning meetings will be held at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island September 21-23, 2009. Proposed topics include lifespan issues from preconception to the frail elderly. The format of each of the regional scientific workshops is designed to promote an interactive discussion involving women’s health advocates, leading scientists from across the Nation, public policy experts, healthcare providers, and the general public.
Sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Women's Health Research Symposium
NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH): Sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Research Symposium
November 17, 2009
8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lipsett Amphitheater, NIH Clinical Center (Building 10), NIH Campus
Click Here for Online Registration
Pinn Points on Women’s Health: Preterm Birth
Dr. Vivian Pinn discusses the latest research on Preterm Birth with Dr. Catherine Spong. To listen to the podcast, click on Preterm Birth.
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Press Release
ORWH is proud to announce a new women’s health awareness campaign. Please click below to find out more!
Vulvodynia, also referred to as “the pain down there” or also as “feminine pain,” is chronic discomfort or pain of the vulva, which is the area around the outside of the vagina. Researchers estimate that as many as 18 percent of women will experience symptoms consistent with vulvodynia.
Online Training
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women’s Health (OWH), announces the launch of a new online course, “The Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health.” The course offers participants a basic scientific understanding of the major physiological differences between the sexes, their influence on illness and health outcomes, and their implications for policy, medical research, and health care. For more information, visit http://sexandgendercourse.od.nih.gov/.
ORWH Brochure (Fact Sheet) (260kb)
Healthy Vision
Dr. Janine Austin Clayton provides health vision information for women and men. Check out the links below.
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Podcast
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Talking to Your Doctor: Resources from NIH
More and more, today’s patients are playing an active role in their health care. Patients and doctors work closely together to achieve the best possible level of health care. An important part of this partnership is clear communication. Asking the right questions—and obtaining quality information about prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery—help ensure safety, prevent errors, and improve health.
Advancing Novel Science in Women's Health Research (ANSWHR)
An answer for new research in women's health: ANSWHR research grant program announced
Women's Health Seminar Series
The ORWH Women’s Health Seminar Series features nationally recognized leaders in women’s health research who present the latest information on topics important to women’s health.
Sex and Gender Research: Depression Associated with Other Conditions
September 10, 2009
Lipsett Amphitheater
Building 10, NIH Clinical Center
1:00 – 3:00PM
Seminars are free and open to the public.
The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Working Group (CFSWG) is working on a new CFS PA. Until it is issued through the NIH guide, applicants should continue to apply under the existing parent applications. PA-07-263, PA-07-264, PA-07-265. Even though the expiration dates read 11-06-2007, the OER will keep them active until the new PA is approved and published.
Directory of Residencies and Fellowship Programs in Women’s Health
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Now available at: http://www.liebertonline.com
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