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Sex& Drugs
research 2013
& Reproductive Health
Monday, March 4, 2013 Room 1201, Pharmaceutical Sciences Building 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, B.C. 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Program
9 - 9:10 a.m.
Opening remarks Wayne Riggs, Dean Pro Tem, UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences
9:10 - 9:15 a.m. Know Your Birth Control Rights video Judith Soon 9:15 - 10 a.m. Reproductive health: Considering the nexus of sex, gender and health Joy Johnson, PhD, RN, FCAHS 10 - 10:10 a.m. 10:10 - 10:55 a.m.
Question period
10:55 - 11:05 a.m. 11:05 - 11:50 a.m.
Question period
11:50 a.m. - 12 p.m. 12 - 12:05 p.m. 12:05 - 1 p.m.
Question period
Pharmacy access to emergency contraception and beyond... Cynthia C. Harper, PhD
Recurrent pregnancy loss: Major contributions from UBC Mary Stephenson, MD, MSc, FRSCS, FACOG
Closing remarks Kishor Wasan, Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Reception with opportunities for individual questions and discussion Page 1
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Speakers
Joy Johnson, PhD, RN, FCAHS Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Gender and Health; Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Joy Johnson is a Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia with a long standing interest and leadership in the field of gender and health. She was appointed Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health commencing January 2008. In this role she works with the Canadian gender, sex and health research community and stakeholders to identify research priorities, develop research funding opportunities, strengthen research capacity, build partnerships and translate research evidence to improve the health of Canadians. Dr. Johnson has a productive program of research focusing on health promotion and health behaviour change. Drawing on a broad array of theoretical perspectives her work explores the social, structural and individual factors that influence the health behaviour of individuals. A major thrust of her work focuses on sex and gender issues in substance use and mental health. She has obtained millions of dollars in research funding from national funding organizations and has published over 160 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Johnson’s work has been recognized with numerous awards including the UBC Killam Research Prize. In 2010, she was recognized as one of British Columbia’s 100 Women of Influence.
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Cynthia C. Harper, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco Cynthia C. Harper is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the School of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco. She is a faculty member of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. Dr. Harper received her doctorate in demography and public policy from Princeton University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on contraceptive technology, access to care and policy change for improved reproductive health care in the US and abroad. She has conducted research on emergency contraception that supported clinical and national policy changes in the US. She is currently working to address unintended pregnancy in the U.S. through improved training and education for providers and at-risk women on high efficacy contraceptives.
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Mary Stephenson, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACOG, ELAM Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago and Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia Dr. Mary Stephenson is internationally renowned for her expertise in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). Her training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, reproductive immunology and genetics has facilitated her ability to link clinical care to the laboratory. Dr. Stephenson has led several randomized controlled trials to assess therapeutic interventions for RPL and infertility, collaborating with Dr. Mary Ensom, Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC, to optimize dosing of medication during pregnancy. Dr. Stephenson also has long-standing collaborations with geneticists at UBC to study the genetic basis for miscarriage, and identify specific miscarriage genes which could lead to developmental defects in early pregnancy. In 2004, Dr. Stephenson moved from UBC to the University of Chicago, where she established the largest Recurrent Pregnancy Loss program in North America. Since 2005, she has been recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America®. In 2010, Dr. Stephenson (Co-Editor) published “Early Pregnancy,” the first textbook to embrace a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and management of recurrent pregnancy loss. In 2011, Dr. Stephenson completed the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program. In July 2012, she assumed the position of Department Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Stephenson is an Associate Editor for the journal “Human Reproduction” and is on the Editorial Board for “Fertility & Sterility.” She is a leader in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), where she provides expert opinion on recurrent pregnancy loss. Dr. Stephenson is clearly one of the top researchers in the field and is highly sought after as a speaker for national and international meetings on reproduction. Page 4
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Learning Objectives Joy Johnson 1. 2. 3.
Differentiate between sex and gender and describe how they shape opportunities and experiences of reproductive health. Understand the challenges associated with incorporating sex and gender considerations in health research. Identify ways that sex and gender specifically shape reproductive expectations, prescribing practices, and responses to therapeutic agents.
Cynthia Harper 1. 2. 3.
To assess the impact of the age restriction in the U.S. on over-the-counter access to EC for various populations, including teens, undocumented women, low-income women, and general populations in need of EC. To identify areas of expertise of pharmacists in the U.S. in their expanded professional role with reproductive health services. To evaluate potential contributions of pharmacists to women’s health and wellbeing if oral contraceptives were to be available OTC.
Mary Stephenson 1. 2. 3.
Present the history of recurrent pregnancy loss research at UBC. Discuss the establishment of the provincial RPL Program in 1992, and major interdisciplinary clinical/research contributions. Present ongoing RPL research which will impact patient care.
Continuing Education Credits This program has been accredited to provide 2.75 CEU. Accreditation #BC-2013-004. Requirements for successful completion and awarding of Continuing Education Credits: • • •
Participants must check in at reception, provide a current email address and attend the Celebrate Research 2013 program. Participants must complete the online evaluation form. Participants successfully completing the program will be able to download a certificate of completion.
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