UCSF Controversies in Women’s Health 2025

• Target Audience: family physicians, internists, gynecologists, physician assistants, pharmacists
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• Information:

Increasing appreciation of the unique needs of women patients and women health care providers has created a need for innovative educational programs on women’s health. Increasingly difficult management decisions must be made in diverse ambulatory environments and via telemedicine. Attention to health disparities and the care of vulnerable patients and close collaboration with diverse specialists is essential for quality care for all women. This innovative program will provide a practical update on a full range of common but controversial issues in women’s health. Emphasis will be placed on new developments in preventive care for women, issues in reproductive health, clinical strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of common gynecologic and medical disorders of women. Interactive questions will amplify learning and ample time will be provided for questions and discussion. This course, taught by UCSF’s best teachers, is presented by the Division of General Internal Medicine, in close collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. The course is sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for family physicians, internists, gynecologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and all others involved in providing quality health care for women.

Objectives

The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in women’s health. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies to:

Discuss and implement new guidelines for prevention and early detection of cancer in women;

Discuss and implement new vaccine guidelines to prevent common infections in women;

Prevent, diagnose, and treat common and controversial problems in women’s health including heart disease, osteoporosis, STIs, HIV, common cancers, incontinence, menopause, and obesity;

Diagnose and treat common skin conditions in women;

Counsel patients about best practices in contraception and abortion;

Understand the clinical implications of adverse pregnancy outcomes on future cardiovascular risk;

Address common clinical issues of older women;

Manage sexual issues in women;

Optimize patient communication and shared decision making;

Develop best practices to address health disparities and care for vulnerable patients;

Improve interprofessional teamwork and collaboration;

Advocate for quality health care services for all women.

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Date/Time

Credit Type

Title

Speaker(s)

Thursday, December 11, 2025

7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast and Course Registration

8:10 AM

Course Webinar Opens

8:20

Welcome and Announcements

Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

Moderator: Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

8:30

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Updates and Controversies in Breast Cancer Screening

Karla M. Kerlikowske, MD

9:10

Discussion

9:20

RxG

Current Strategies for Vaccinations: Preventing Infections in a Changing Environment

Lisa Winston, MD

10:00

Discussion

10:10

Coffee Break

10:30

RxG

Updates in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV-Based Screening

George Sawaya, MD

11:10

Discussion

11:20

RxG

PCOS Management 2025: New Approaches for Clinical Practice

Heather Huddleston, MD

12:00 PM

Discussion

12:10 PM

Lunch (On Your Own)

Moderator: Katherine Julian, MD

1:30

RxG

Treatment and Prognosis of Common Cancers in Women

Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

2:10

Discussion

2:20

RxG

Best Practices in Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease in Women

Phoebe Ashley MD, MS, FACC

3:00

Discussion

3:10

Coffee Break

3:30

Rx

Quality Family Planning

Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS

4:10

Discussion

4:20

RxG

Sexually Transmitted Infections in 2025: New Guidelines and Best Practices

Paul Nadler, MD

5:00

Discussion

5:10 PM

Adjourn

Friday, December 12, 2025

8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:20 AM

Course Webinar Opens

Moderator: Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH

8:30

RxG

What’s New in Management of Menopause and Peri-Menopausal Symptoms?

Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH

9:10

Discussion

9:20

RxG

Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: What’s New and Controversial in 2025?

Anne Schafer, MD

10:00

Discussion

10:10

Coffee Break

10:30

RxG

Best Practices in the Care of Older Women

Stephanie E. Rogers, MD, MS, MPH

11:10

Discussion

11:20

RxG

Obesity in Primary Care: Optimizing the New Treatment Options

Diana Thiara, MD

12:00 PM

Discussion

12:10 PM

Lunch (On Your Own)

Moderator: Rebecca Jackson, MD

1:30

RxG

Hot, Wet, and Dry: Gynecologic Conditions in Older Women

Rebecca Jackson, MD

2:10

Discussion

2:20

RxG

Current Controversies in HIV and Covid-19 in Women

Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH

3:00

Discussion

3:10

Coffee Break

3:30

RxG

Dermatology Update: What’s New in Women’s Skin Care

Lindy P. Fox, MD

4:10

Discussion

4:20

Rx

Abortion Access in 2025

Daniel Grossman, MD

5:00

Discussion

5:10 PM

Course Adjourns