Inaugural Session: Sex, Gender, Medical Research, and Our Community Series

Inaugural Session: Sex, Gender, Medical Research, and Our Community Series is organized by Brown Alpert Medical School.

Course opens: 02/16/2021
Course expires: 03/24/2023

Description:
Current clinical practice is based on knowledge from the scientific literature that historically has been based on research on men with the underrepresentation of women. Men and women differ in physiologic, anatomic, hormonal, behavioral, and other ways that impact health and well-being. The good clinical practice calls for consideration of sex and gender in disease understanding, screening, and management. Sex differences start at the cellular level, and these differences impact the clinical presentation of disease, treatment management, pharmacodynamics, and intervention adherence. Clinicians need to be aware of such differences to deliver equitable care and better the lives of the girls and women that they treat.

The Sex, Gender, Medical Research, and Our Community Series is a regional collaboration dedicated to engaging thought leaders in research, education, and clinical practices that impact the health of women. Opportunities to expand multi-disciplinary networks, receive valuable guidance from regional experts, and obtain state-of-the-art resources to advance scientific research and clinical care will be provided.

Learning Objectives:
• Recognize the state of women's health in RI.
• Appraise the importance of incorporating sex and gender in the health and well-being of the population.
• Describe the status of research on women's health.
• Discuss and review educational tracks in women's health.