Women’s Health Symposium
February 16, 2024 in Naples, Florida
Join us for the 2024 Women’s Health Symposium
The Women’s Heath Symposium is a unique opportunity to interact with world-class scientists as they discuss the latest breakthroughs in women’s health research.
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Event Details
| REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST | 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
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| Welcome | 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
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| Michael Annichine CEO, Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation |
| PRESENTER 1 | 10:30 - 11:00 AM |
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3 Facts You Should Know About Cognitive Decline After Surgery
Mary F. Ackenbom, MD, MSc |
| PRESENTER 2 | 11:00 - 11:45 PM |
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Alzheimer’s Disease: State-of-the-Art in Research and Where We Must Go From HereArthur S. Levine, MD |
| BREAK (COFFEE/TEA AVAILABLE) | 11:45 - 12:00 PM |
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| FINAL PRESENTER | 12:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
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Let’s Talk About Sex… After Sixty
Carla Picardo, MD, MPH, NCMP |
| Q&A | 12:30 - 1:00 PM |
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| Michael Annichine Robert Edwards, MD Yoel Sadovsky, MD Carla Picardo, MD, MPH, NCMP Arthur Levine, MD Mary Ackenbom, MD, MSc |
| NETWORKING | 1:00 - 1:30 PM |
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2024 Women's Health Symposium Speakers
Mary F. Ackenbom, MD, MSc
Arthur S. Levine, MD
Carla Picardo, MD, MPH, NCMP
About the Speakers
Mary F. Ackenbom, MD, MScDr. Ackenbom received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Finance and her Doctor of Medicine degrees from The Ohio State University. She completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and attained her subspecialty fellowship training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She also received a Master of Science in Clinical Research degree from the University of Pittsburgh.She is an Assistant Professor with the Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. She is research faculty at the Magee-Womens Research Institute, and she is the Associate Program Director of the Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Ackenbom is also the Director of the Career Education and Enhancement for Health Care Research Diversity Program for Medical Students at the Institute for Clinical Research Education at the University of Pittsburgh. She’s the recipient of numerous grants and awards which highlight her abilities as a researcher, educator and clinician. In addition to clinical work, her research foci are centered on perioperative neurocognitive disorders, surgical outcomes for older adults, and health equity for those with pelvic floor disorders |
Arthur S. Levine, M.D.Dr. Levine brought 22 years of academic leadership and many years of molecular biology-based research to neuroscience after stepping down in 2020 from his role at the University of Pittsburgh as the dean of medicine and senior vice chancellor for the health sciences. Since 2020, as the executive director of the Brain Institute, he has used his extensive knowledge and experience to help grow this new Institute, as well as to lead the Assault on Alzheimer's program, which he established to tackle one of the greatest biomedical and socioeconomic challenges we face today.Prior to his leadership appointment in Pittsburgh, Levine served at the NIH for more than three decades. From 1982 to 1998, he was the scientific director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, widely recognized as one of the world’s leading centers in research on human growth and development. In the laboratory, Levine and his colleagues carried out the first physical and genetic mapping of SV40, a mammalian tumor virus. These investigators were also the first to work on naturally occurring viral recombinant DNAs, and the results provided an important source of information in the beginning of the biotechnology era. Levine continues to direct his own laboratory, which is focused on the molecular mechanisms that maintain the fidelity of the genome. Recently the lab has begun to explore this same theme in the brain. Levine, who has authored or co-authored 300 scientific and clinical publications, was editor-in-chief of The New Biologist, a journal of cellular and molecular biology. He has received many honors and awards for his research and leadership achievements |
Carla Picardo, MD, MPH, NCMPBorn in Erie, PA, Dr. Carla Picardo earned her Bachelor, Medical, and Master of Public Health degrees at Harvard, Wake Forest University, and UNC-Chapel Hill, respectively. She trained clinically in Oregon and North Carolina and is double board-certified in Obstetrics-Gynecology and General Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Picardo has engaged in research within areas of women’s reproductive health with the Navajo and Lumbee Native American tribes and populations in Nepal, Cambodia, Oregon, North Carolina, and in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Areas of research included contraception access, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, gestational diabetes, and intimate partner violence.Dr. Picardo has worked in various clinical settings in Erie. However, in 2015, she started Women’s Wellness & Gynecology, a small private practice. Over the subsequent seven years, Dr. Picardo realized a need for better education about and management of perimenopausal, menopausal, and sexual concerns among women in the Erie area. This prompted her to join Magee to expand the Magee-Womens Midlife Health Center to Erie in 2022. She is now a North American Menopause Society Certified Menopause Specialist and provides clinical care to patients in person and virtually. Dr. Picardo is currently the Vice Chair of the Board of the Erie County Department of Health. She also works with the national Women’s Preventive Services Initiative. This group reviews scientific evidence and drafts recommendations for women’s preventive care which, if approved, is covered under the Affordable Healthcare Act to eligible women. Dr. Picardo enjoys life with her husband Scott and 15-year-old son Gridley. They enjoy time together traveling, hiking, and attending sporting events |
With Support From
This yearly event would not be possible without the ongoing support from attendees, partners, and the Gulf Shore community.
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John R. Wood Properties
Mary F. Clements
Dr. Arthur S. Levine & Ms. Linda Melada
Bill and Sandy Stout
“The scientists are so down-to-earth. They’re really friendly” - Jennifer Bingham, Women’s Health Symposium attendee, Magee-Womens supporter
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