• Talk to her: Health Care Counseling for Women in the Clinical Setting
Usha Ranji, M.S.
Kaiser Family Foundatino

• Diffusion of Innovation: The VA’s Experiment in Delivering Comprehensive Women’s Health Care
Elizabeth Yano, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
VA Greater Los Angeles HSR&D Center of Excellence

• Differential diffusion of new HIV technologies in the U.S.: HAART as an exemplar
Allen Fremont, M.D., Ph.D.
RAND

• Predictors of Breast Cancer Fatalism Among Women in Mississippi
Allyson Hall, Ph.D.
University of Florida

• Developing a Survey Item for a Health Plan Performance Measure for Osteoporosis Testing in Older Women
Heather LaBelle, M.A.
National Committee for Quality Assurance

2:30-2:45 p.m.

Networking Break

• Advancing Gender Based Research: The Need to Integrate Biological and Social Perspectives
Chloe Bird, Ph.D.
RAND Corporation

• Available Datasets for Gender-Based Research
Ernest Moy, M.D., Ph.D.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• Gender-Based Research: Implications for Policy
Alina Salganicoff, Ph.D.
Kaiser Family Foundation

• Funding Opportunities for Gender-Based Research: More Questions than Answers
Donna Washington, M.D., M.P.H.
Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

4:15-4:30 p.m.

Wrap Up

4:30-6:00 p.m.

Poster Session and Reception

Reception Sponsored by:
Elsevier Inc., publisher of Women’s Health Issues, the official journal of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health