PCOS Messages for August, 2002: Re: PCOS Conference to Feature Toni Weschler, Author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility

Re: PCOS Conference to Feature Toni Weschler, Author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility

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Sat, 24 Aug 2002 03:34:53 -0500 (CDT)

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does this medicine really work I've started taking this med for 4 month now and so far I am not pregnant. I've been trying to get pregnant for 1 year now. At Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Paula wrote: >
>PCOSA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2000
>
>Our 3rd PCOS conference will be held June 1st through 3rd in San
>Diego, California. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers , events
>and exhibitors. Some highlights include...
>
>*AUTHORS CIRCLE
>
>Sit down with your favorite author, ask questions and get autographed
>copies of their books. Authors will include Toni Weschler,
>MPH,"Taking Charge of Your Fertility" Geoffrey Redmond, MD, "The Good
>News About Women's Hormones", Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD, "Screaming To
>Be Heard: Hormonal Connections Women Suspect and Doctors Ignore" and
>Samuel Thatcher, MD author of the forthcoming book, "PCOS: The Silent
>Epidemic".
>
>* FOR MEN ONLY: Strategies for Coping with PCOS
>
>A support session for our partners, those long-suffering and
>occasionally frustrated men who need a little extra help figuring
>out how to help and deal with the PCOS women in their lives. The
>session will be lead by Kevin Kelly, MD a psychiatrist and father of
>a teen with PCOS.
>
>*MORNING FITNESS
>
>Each morning, before lectures commence we will be offering walking
>and yoga fitness sessions. Each daily "Walk For Health" will be lead
>be lead by one of our featured speakers so you can get fit and ask
>questions at the same time. Yoga sessions will be offered by
>YogaExperience.com who has designed special yoga classes designed to
>address stress relief for those suffering from infertility and other
>significant health issues such as PCOS.
>
>*GALA BANQUET AND DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE
>
>Join us for the closing session of the conference for dinner and the
>premiere of "Scrambled" A Journey Through PCOS" as well as to
>participate in the always popular "Share Your Story" event.
>
>REGISTER NOW!
>
>You can register online by going to
>
> https://ssl.hypercon.com/pcosupport/conferencereg.html
>
>We are truly pleased to be able to keep registration costs the same
>as last year's event while adding a 3rd day of lectures and events.
>Information about hotel and transportation can be found on the
>registration page.
>
>FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA....
>
>Can be found on our website at
>
>http://www.pcosupport.org/conference2000/index.html.
>
>WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!
>
>*****
>
>Note: Most speakers and times are confirmed but all events are
>subject to change.
>
>2000 Conference Agenda
>
>Arrival and Registration: Wednesday, May 31
>3:00 pm Registration Begins
>8:00 pm Registration Closes for the Evening
>
>Day 1: Thursday, June 1
>7:00 am Registration Opens
>7:00 am Yoga Experience: PCOS Wellness
>7:15 am Walk for Health with Toni Weschler
>
>Morning Session, Day 1 Conference MC: Molly Shulman
>
>8:00 am Welcome
>Kristin Rencher, Executive Director
>
>8:15 am PCOS: An Overview
>Walter Futterweit, MD Conference Medical Chair
>Endocrine Clinic Chief, Mt. Sinai, NYC
>
>9:00 am What are the "Markers" of PCOS?
>R. Jeffrey Chang, MD, Univ. California San Diego
>
>9:45 am Morning Break
>
>10:00 am Treating Reduced Hair Volume in Women with PCOS
>Philip Kingsley, MIT, MRIPHH
>
>10:45 am Use of Clomiphene in PCOS
>Mark Perloe, MD Georgia Center for Repro Health
>
>11:30 am Panel Moderated By Ron Feinberg
>
>12:00 pm Luncheon
>
>Afternoon Session, Day 1
>
>1:15 pm Metabolic Abnormailities in PCOS Women and Their Families:
>Results from the National Cooperative Program in Infertility
>Research PCOS Genetic Project
>Richard Legro, MD, Penn State University
>
>2:00 pm PCOS: Making the Diagnosis
>Sam Thatcher, MD Center for Applied Reproductive Science
>
>2:45 pm After the Reproductive Years: PCOS, Anti-androgens and
>Menopause Management
>Geoffery Redmond, MD The Center for Health Studies
>
>3:30 pm Afternoon Break with Regional Introductions
>
>3:45 pm Acne, Hirsutism and Hair Loss
>Armand Newman, MD Dermatology, Beverly Hills, CA
>
>4:15 pm Panel Moderated By Mark Perloe
>
>5:00 pm End of Day One Sessions
>
>6:00 pm Registration Closes
>
>Evening Events
>
>7:00 pm CME Session
>10:00 pm CME Session Ends
>10:00 pm CME Participants Invited to Hospitality Suite for
>Meet and Greet
>with Conference Attendees
>8:00 pm Hospitality Suite
>Hosted by the Southern California Chapters
>
>Friday, June 2: DAY TWO
>
>7:00 am Yoga Experience: PCOS Wellness
>7:15 am Walk for Health
>7:30 am Registration Opens
>
>Morning Sessions, Day Two
>
>8:00 am Morning Announcements
>
>8:15 am Insulin Resistance in PCOS
>Anne Corbould, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital
>
>9:00 am Heart Disease and PCOS: The Link to Hyperinsulinemia
>Bernard Corenblum, MD University of Calgary
>
>9:45 am Morning Break
>
>10:00 am The Use of Insulin Sensitizers in Practice: A Case Study
>Ron Feinberg, MD Reproductive Associates of Delaware
>
>10:45 am TBA
>
>11:30 am Panel Moderated By Mark Perloe
>
>12:00 pm Luncheon Sponsored By Insmed Pharmaceuticals
>Janet Gregory, MD What's New at Insmed: Update on
>D-Chiro Inositol
>
>Afternoon Sessions, Day Two
>
>1:15 pm Fert. Awareness Method and PCOS
>Toni Weschler, MPH
>
>2:00 pm Diet and PCOS: Clearing the Confusion
>Martha McKittrick, RD
>
>2:45 pm Afternoon Break
>
>3:00 pm Natural Treatment Options for PCOS
>Lori Barnes, ND
>
>3:45 pm UCLA Mood Survey Results
>Dr. Rasgon
>
>4:30 pm Panel Discussion Moderated By Ron Feinberg
>
>5:00 pm End of Day Two Session
>
>6:00 pm Registration Closes
>
>Evening Events
>
>6:00 pm Chapter Leadership Event
>Building Successful Chapters: Partnering with the Medical
>Community
>Lesa Childers with Stephen Sawin MD, Ron Feinberg MD
>and Sam Thatcher MD
>
>7:00 pm Teen Beach Bonfire Party
>
>8:00 pm Hospitality Suite
>Hosted By the Southern California Chapters
>
>DAY THREE: Saturday, June 3
>
>7:00 am PCOSA Founders Breakfast
>7:15 am Walk for Health with Elizabeth Lee Vliet
>7:15 am Yoga Experience: Infertility Wellness
>8:00 am Registration Opens
>
>Morning Sessions, Day Three
>
>8:00 am Announcements
>
>8:15 am PCOS in Pediatrics: When & how does it start?
>Silva Arslanian, MD Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
>
>9:00 am Puberty and The Origins of PCOS
>John Marshall, MD University of Virginia
>
>9:45 am Morning Break
>
>10:00 am Breakout 1: Life Phases
>
>1. PCOTeen with Geoffrey Redmond
>2. Infertility Support with Weschler and Perloe
>3. For Men Only with Kevin Kelly, MD
>4. PCOMenopause with Elizabeth Lee Vliet
>5. Depression and Anxiety with Natalie Rasgon, MD
>6. Pregnancy & Post-Partum TBA
>
>11:00 am What You Need to Know Before Participating in a
>Clinical Trial or Study
>Ann Taylor, MD Brigham and Womens Hospital
>
>11:45 am PCOSA Awards Luncheon:
>Volunteer and Medical Professional Recognition and Awards
>
>12:00 pm Registration Closes
>
>Afternoon Session, Day Three
>
>1:30 pm Clomiphene Resistant PCOS: Treatment Options
>Stephen Sawin, MD Center for Applied Reproductive Science
>
>2:15 pm Breakout 2: Authors Circle
>
>1. Weschler Taking Charge of You Fertility
>2. Redmond Good News About Womens Hormones
>3. Vliet Screaming to Be Heard: Hormonal Connections
>Women Suspect and Doctors Ignore
>4. Harris New PCOS Book due out Fall
>5. Thatcher New Book PCOS: The Silent Epidemic due Fall
>
>3:15 pm Break
>
>3:30 pm IVF/Ovulation Induction and PCOS: What's the Ideal Protocol
>Steven Spandorfer Cornell Medical
>
>4:15 am Panel Session Moderated By Ron Feinberg
>Morning and Afternoon Speakers
>
>5:00 pm Sessions End
>"Coming Out of the Dark" Conference Finale
>
>Evening Event
>
>6:30 pm Gala Banquet and PCOS Documentary Premiere
>with Share Your Story

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