Virtual Conference Schedule
All times listed in Pacific (PT) | Mountain (MT) | Central (CT) | Eastern (ET)
Thursday, April 16th
Welcome & Framing
9:00 AM (PT)| 10:00 AM (MT)| 11:00 AM (CT) | 12:00 PM (ET)
Sex On the Female Brain: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Female Sexual Dysfunction
9:10 AM (PT) | 10:10 AM (MT) | 11:10 AM (CT) | 12:10 PM (ET)
Nicole Cirino, MD, IF, CST, PMH-C
A comprehensive approach to female sexual dysfunction highlights the intricate connections between hormones, neurotransmitters, reproductive life events, and psychological factors. Led by a reproductive psychiatrist and certified sex therapist, this engaging session equips women’s health clinicians with cutting-edge insights and practical tools to transform diagnosis and treatment.
Break
10:10 AM (PT) | 11:10 AM (MT) | 12:10 PM (CT) | 1:10 PM (ET)
What Is Missing in Perinatal Suicide Prevention? Insights From a PCORI-Funded Stakeholder Convening
10:25 AM (PT) | 11:25 AM (MT) | 12:25 PM (CT) | 1:25 PM (ET)
Chair: Sarah Nagle-Yang, MD
Presenters: Allison Dempsey, PhD; Julie Goldstein Grumet, PhD; Emily Johnson, MHA
Symposium: Connecting the Continuum Practical Clinical Approaches to Reproductive Mental Health Across Healthcare Settings
11:25 AM (PT) | 12:25 PM (MT) | 1:25 PM (CT) | 2:25 PM (ET)
Chair: Stephen Scott, MD, MPH
Presenters: Catherine Wolcott, PhD; Ayelet Talmi, PhD; Amelia Ehmer, PsyD
Mid-Conference Break
12:25 PM (PT) | 1:25 PM (MT) | 2:25 PM (CT) | 3:25 PM (ET)
Adolescent Contraception, Reproductive Choices, & Pregnancy
12:45 PM (PT) | 1:45 PM (MT) | 2:45 PM (CT) | 3:45 PM (ET)
Stephen Scott, MD, MPH; Kate Coleman-Minahan, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Community Conversation #1
1:45 PM (PT) | 2:45 PM (MT) | 3:45 PM (CT) | 4:45 PM (ET)
Session A: Where Do We Stand When the Landscape Shifts? Reproductive Health in Restrictive States
Session B: How Do We Actually Work Together? Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Practice
Symposium: Collective Healing — Relational and Inclusive Group Support Across the Reproductive Lifespan 2:30 PM (PT) | 3:30 PM (MT) | 4:30 PM (CT) | 5:30 PM (ET)
Chair: Celeste St. John-Larkin, MD
Presenters: Kait Ross, PhD; Winnie Hunter, PhD; Kelly Glaze, PsyD; Christina New, PhD
Friday, April 17th
Welcome Back
9:00 AM (PT) | 10:00 AM (MT) | 11:00 AM (CT) | 12:00 PM (ET)
Sleep: The Missing Vital Sign in Women’s Health
9:05 AM (PT) | 10:05 AM (MT) | 11:05 AM (CT) | 12:05 PM (ET)
Nishi Bhopal, MD
Sleep is routinely overlooked in women’s health, despite impacting mood, cognitive health, cardiometabolic risk, and long-term wellbeing. This session reframes sleep as a core vital sign and outlines an interdisciplinary approach to evaluating and treating sleep across the lifespan.
Symposium: Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Psychopathology Across the Female Reproductive Life Span
10:05 AM (PT) | 11:05 AM (MT) | 12:05 PM (CT) | 1:05 PM (ET)
Chair: Anna C. Barbano, PhD
Presenters: Jessica R. Peters, PhD; Yael I. Nillni, PhD; Suzanne L. Pineles, PhD
Break
11:05 AM (PT) | 12:05 PM (MT) | 1:05 PM (CT) | 2:05 PM (ET)
Perinatal Weight Stigma: Highlighting an Emerging Maternal Health Threat
11:15 AM (PT) | 12:15 PM (MT) | 1:15 PM (CT) | 2:15 PM (ET)
Anna Whelan, MD; Angela Incollingo Rodriguez, PhD
Weight stigma experienced during pregnancy and postpartum is highly prevalent but has been historically understudied in both psychology and medicine. This talk will cover recent advancements in our understanding of weight stigma in this context and how it harms maternal mental and physical health
Mid-Conference Break
12:15 PM (PT) | 1:15 PM (MT) | 2:15 PM (CT) | 3:15 PM (ET)
Baby Steps, Big Impact: An Interdisciplinary Model for Perinatal Mental Health in the NICU
12:35 PM (PT) | 1:35 PM (MT) | 2:35 PM (CT) | 3:35 PM (ET)
Chair: Lisa Boyars, MD
Presenters: Juan Gallegos, DO; Kathryn Scott, LMSW
Community Conversation #2
1:35 PM (PT) | 2:35 PM (MT) | 3:35 PM (CT) | 4:35 PM (ET)
Session C: Why Is It Still So Hard to Get Care? Challenges in Access
Session D: What Are You Taking Home? Turning Insight Into Action
Rapid Research Brief Oral Session
2:20 PM (PT) | 3:20 PM (MT) | 4:20 PM (CT) | 5:20 PM (ET)
Saturday, April 18th
Members-Only Business Meeting
8:00 AM (PT) | 9:00 AM (MT) | 10:00 AM (CT) | 11:00 AM (ET)
Menopause: Evaluation & Management of Brain Fog
9:00 AM (PT) | 10:00 AM (MT) | 11:00 AM (CT) | 12:00 PM (ET)
Chairs: C. Neill Epperson, MD; Mytilee Vemuri, MD, MBA
Presenters: Grace Cheney, MD; Tonita Wroolie, PhD, ABPP; Niyatee Samudra, MD
Steiner Young Investigator Award Presentation & Research Remarks
10:15 AM (PT) | 11:15 AM (MT) | 12:15 PM (CT) | 1:15 PM (ET)
Board and Committee Fair
10:30 AM (PT) | 11:30 AM (MT) | 12:30 PM (CT) | 1:30 PM (ET)
Advocacy in Action: Using Your Voice to Drive Policy Change in Your Community
11:00 AM (PT) | 12:00 PM (MT) | 1:00 PM (CT) | 2:00 PM (ET)
Moderator: Adrienne Griffen, MPP
Panelists: Diana Barnes, PsyD, LMFT; Mikah Goldman Berg, MA; Jessie Colbert; Elyse Springer, LMFT, PMH-C
Closing Reflections
12:30 PM (PT) | 1:30 PM (MT) | 2:30 PM (CT) | 3:30 PM (ET)