• Medical_Professionals
• Medical_students
• Nurses

Join us for a special award presentation and

reception to honor our 2015 Award recipients

You’re Invited!

Jointly sponsored by Postgraduate Institute

for Medicine, Academy of Women’s Health,

and Institute for Professional Education.

CME/CE Credit Designation

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

This activity is also certifi ed for ANCC, AAFP, and AANP credits.

For full accreditation information, go to:

www.bioconferences.com/Conferences/WomensHealth

Bernadine Healy Award for Visionary

Leadership in Women’s Health

Nanette Santoro is a Professor and the E. Stewart Taylor Chair

in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Department of

Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Colorado School of

Medicine. Her major research is in the physiology of gonadotropinreleasing

hormone secretion. She has been involved with numerous

industry and government-supported clinical trials and currently

holds a K24 grant.

Journal of Women’s Health Award for Outstanding

Achievement in Women’s Health Research

Nancy Milliken is the Founding and Current Director of the UCSF

National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health and Associate Chair

for Clinical Programs at UCSF’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology

and Reproductive Sciences. She has long sought to improve the

health of women by increasing their knowledge and participation in

decisions regarding their health. As a Robert Wood Johnson Fellow,

she explored the ethical issues involved in reproductive decisionmaking

and engaged in the national debate regarding “maternalfetal

confl ict” and forced treatment of pregnant women.

Women’s Health 2015

The 23rd Annual Congress

Grand Hyatt • Washington, DC

April 16–19, 2015

Even more reasons to register now!

• New NIH Offi ce of Research on Women’s Health

Pre-conference Workshop

• More CMEs: 26.25 in just 3 days!

• Added, two breakfast symposiums

Plus...

• The best of the best in women’s health presenters

• The latest research & best practices

• Opportunities to build your professional network

In partnership with

NIH Offi ce of Research

on Women’s Health

HHS Offi ce

on Women’s Health

The most comprehensive interdisciplinary

conference on women’s health of the year

The only meeting focused exclusively on

Best Practices for Better Outcomes

See inside for more details including this year’s special award winners

Institute for Professional Education

140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor

New Rochelle, New York 10801-5215

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Implement the most current guidelines for screening a variety of disease states

aff ecting women across their lifespan.

• Employ evidence-based approaches for the diagnosis of diseases impacting

all aspects of women’s health.

• Incorporate sex and gender in evidence-based management prevention strategies

to address disease states impacting women’s health.

• Utilize evidence-based treatment strategies to provide care for women’s sexual

health including care for women with a history of sexual assault.

• Provide care, counsel, and education to female patients to promote health

management and disease prevention

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Women's Health 2015 will be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington.

Grand Hyatt Washington 
1000 H Street NW
Washington, DC, 20001 USA
Tel: 202-582-1234
Fax: 202-637-4781

Submission Info

Thank you for your interest in the Women's Health & Sex Differences Research Scientific Poster Session: in partnership with the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH). We look forward to your participation in our exciting conference and reviewing your abstracts. All abstract presenters will be given the early-bird discount rate to attend the Annual Meeting. Conference registration will open in October. Authors are required to register for the conference. You are strongly encouraged to submit your abstract before then. Notifications regarding acceptance of submitted abstracts will be emailed in January.

Who Should Submit:

We invite researchers at all levels to submit abstracts on current and emerging issues in women's health and sex differences including basic, clinical, translational, behavioral, epidemiologic, disparities, and health services research. In addition, we welcome abstracts on innovations in education and career development for health researchers. Scientific abstracts report the results of original research and must contain data (either quantitative or qualitative) and report research results.

Poster Categories:

• ★ Clinical and Translational Research
• ★ Community and Public Health Research
• ★ Basic Research
• ★ Innovations in Health Professions Education and Career Development

What to Submit:

Using this electronic submission tool, please submit a structured abstract with Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Tables are not permitted in abstract submissions. Please see the table of definitions for each category below and specify which category best suits your poster. Awards will be made based on category, so it is important that your poster be properly classified.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure information is required for submission of all abstracts.

Abstract Review Process:

Acceptance and rejection notifications will be sent in January. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Abstract Review Committee and evaluated based on: 1) Quality and importance of the scientific question, 2) Relevance to women's health or sex differences, 3) Scientific content - design and methodology, 4) Poster organization and clarity.

Notification of Receipt and Acceptance:

Receipt of abstract submissions will be acknowledged via e-mail to the submitting author. After the review process is complete, the author will be notified regarding the acceptance or rejection of their submissions.

Authors will then be required to confirm that they will be present. All poster presenters must register for the full meeting and attend the poster session in which their poster is displayed. Accepted abstracts will be published in the March issue ofJournal of Women's Health.

The Congress is an unprecedented opportunity to reach key leaders in women's health in a broad range of disciplines and an excellent way to forge critical relationships with clinicians and hands-on health providers. There are several opportunities still available to support presentations of cutting-edge research, featuring the most respected, influential, world-class researchers, practitioners, policy experts, and leaders in women's health.

Exhibiting is also an excellent way to showcase your organization and share your solutions with top professionals in the field. As an exhibitor, your organization has a unique opportunity to educate, inform, and network with Congress participants.

For Supporter and Exhibitor opportunities please download the 2015 Supporter and Exhibitor Package.

Or contact: 

Karla Shepard Rubinger 

Executive Director

Academy of Women's Health

Phone: 914-740-2128

Email: AWH@academyofwomenshealth.org