Saturday, June 2, 2007
12:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Americas Seminar Room
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin * Orlando

This interactive program is designed to convene health services researchers, policy professionals, and practitioners to discuss current research and policy implications related to gender-based health care delivery.

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.    
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.     
Advances in Reproductive Health: Implications for Health Systems, Policy, and Research

Moderator:
Alina Salganicoff, Ph.D.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Panelists:

Eliminating Health Disparities through increasing access to Family Planning services: California's Family PACT Program
Claire Brindis, Dr.P.H.
University of California, San Francisco
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

Financing the HPV Vaccine: Early Findings from a State Survey of Medicaid Policies
Alexandra Stewart, J.D.
The George Washington University
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

Understanding Health Care Denials as Violations of Standards of Care  
Tracy Weitz, Ph.D., M.P.A.
University of California, San Francisco
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

Discussant:
Rachel Gold
The Alan Guttmacher Institute

3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.     
Break

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.     
Gender-Based Research: Populations on the Margin

Moderator:
Kristen Kjerulff, Ph.D.
Penn State College of Medicine

Presenters:

Use of Preventive Health Services Among Female Medicaid Beneficiaries With and Without Physical Disability
Amal Khoury, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of Florida
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

Predictors of Health Care Seeking Among Women Harmed by IPV and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women and Unmet Needs for Care
Stacey B. Plichta, Sc.D.
Old Dominion University
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

"You Have to Stop Using Before You Go to the Doctor:" Barriers to Prenatal Care for Women Who Use Drugs During Pregnancy
Sarah C. Roberts
University of California, Berkeley

Federal Healthcare for American Indian and Alaska Native Women Veterans
Elizabeth M. Yano, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
PowerPoint Slides | PDF Handout of Slides

5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.     
Poster Session/Reception
Sponsored by Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

The interest group encourages you to then join health services researchers, providers, and key decision makers and attend the Annual Research Meeting (ARM) June 3-5 which features three panels of Gender & Health theme-related sessions.

To register for either or both meetings, please visit the ARM Web site.

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NEW Mentoring Opportunity

In conjunction with its meeting, the Gender and Health Interest Group is offering students and early-career investigators the opportunity to meet one-on-one with senior professionals to receive feedback on their research in progress or poster presentation.

· CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
If you are interested in serving as a mentor, please contact the Gender and Health Interest Group at genderandhealth@academyhealth.org. Please provide your name, phone number, email address, and areas of expertise.

· CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Early-career investigators should send a one-page abstract to genderandhealth@academyhealth.org.

Mentees and mentors will be coordinated prior to the ARM.