Conference On Gender-Specific Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
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New York, NY 10032
Media Contact:
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Annie Shane 212-305-9746
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CONFERENCE ON GENDER-SPECIFIC MEDICINE |
AgendaMen and women face different health issues and it is becoming increasingly
clear that physicians must tailor their diagnoses and treatments to accommodate
gender-differences. Leading experts in gender-specific medicine will discuss
the latest clinical advances in gender-specific medicine at the Annual
Conference on Gender-Specific Medicine, Monday, December 6 at The Roosevelt
Hotel in New York City. Presentations will cover topics ranging from depression
to cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases to urology. Editors, producers
and reporters are invited to attend.
For more information about the conference, sponsored by the Partnership
for Women's Healthat Columbia University, contact Annie Shane at 212-305-9746
December 6, 1999
The Roosevelt Hotel
New York City
| Time | Activity/Presentation | Presenter |
| 7:00-8:00am | Registration/Breakfast | |
| 8:00-8:10am | Welcome/Overview | Marianne J. Legato, M.D., F.A.C.P. |
| 8:10-8:50am | Gender and Arrhythmia: Clinical Implications | Marianne J. Legato, M.D., F.A.C.P. |
| 8:50-9:30am | Mechanisms for Lethal Cardiac Arrhythmias in Women | Michael Rosen, M.D. |
| 9:30-10:10am | Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans | Richard Allen Williams, M.D. |
| 10:10-10:25am | Break | |
| 10:25-11:05am | Influence of Gender on Preventing Cardiovascular Disease by AntihypertensiveTreatment and Acetylsalicylic Acid. The HOT Study | Sverre E. Kjeldsen, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 11:05-11:45am | Lower Respiratory Tract Infections | Robert Guthrie, M.D. |
| 11:45-12:15pm | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Marianne J. Legato, M.D., F.A.C.P. |
| 12:15-1:00pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00-1:40pm | Depression & Gender: Implications for Primary Care | Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D. |
| 1:40-2:20pm | Gender Biology: Issues in Thrombosis and Hemostasis | Stephanie V. Seremetis, M.D. |
| 2:20-3:00pm | Management of Lower Urinary Tract Problems in Men & Women | Lauri J. Romanzi, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. |
| 3:00-3:30pm | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Marianne J.Legato, M.D., F.A.C.P. |
| 3:30-3:35pm | Closing Remarks |