Healthy sleep can be especially elusive for women, and the barriers that they face in maintaining good sleep health are often misunderstood or overlooked. SWHR convened an interdisciplinary scientific roundtable focused on understanding the role of sex differences in sleep and the state of women’s sleep health research.
SWHR convened an interdisciplinary scientific roundtable focused on understanding urologic health in women across the lifespan, as women and girls are disproportionately affected by bladder health issues like urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections.
A growing body of evidence shows that Alzheimer’s disease differs between women and men. SWHR's second interdisciplinary roundtable on Alzheimer's explored trends in research on sex and gender differences in the disease.
SWHR brought together a group of interdisciplinary experts for a roundtable discussion on sex and gender differences in migraine, a debilitating neurological disease that is three times more common in women than men.
SWHR convened thought leaders for a public panel discussion on migraine and women's health that included patients, practitioners, and the employer perspective.
SWHR brought together a group of patients, clinicians, researchers and other relevant stakeholders for a daylong roundtable meeting to identify unmet needs and knowledge gaps in endometriosis, a condition that affects an estimated 10% of reproductive-age women and causes symptoms such as painful periods and heavy bleeding.
SWHR hosted a public panel discussion to raise awareness around endometriosis and bring attention to issues related to a woman’s diagnosis, treatment, and access to care.
SWHR celebrated advancements in women’s health and honored three remarkable women for their contributions to the field at its 28th […]
SWHR convened a congressional briefing featuring a moderated panel discussion that addressed the current state of endometriosis research, as well as policy considerations affecting a woman’s diagnosis, treatment, and access to quality care.
Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate advancements in women’s health at SWHR's 29th Annual Awards Dinner on May 1, 2019.
Americans want better, less expensive health care coverage. They also want the most cutting-edge treatments. The goals can seem at […]
NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO) Announces Listening Session on Sexual and Gender Minority Research Sexual and gender […]
America today is markedly more diverse than at any other time in history. Sex, gender, identity, race, ethnicity - old […]
Women’s Congressional Policy Institute and Disabled American Veterans in cooperation with Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence and Debbie Lesko Co-Chairs, Congressional Caucus […]
Public Webinar At some point in their lives, roughly 52 percent of individuals turning 65 will require long-term care (LTC), […]
This discussion on the intersection between maternal health and women’s mental health across the life course is designed to drive change on this very important issue.
The Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health helps realize the full potential of evidence to optimize health and health care by bridging the gap between research, practice, and policy.
NEHI will convene leading payers, biopharmaceutical manufacturers, and patient advocates on Capitol Hill to consider “The Next Generation of Value-Based Arrangements: What Are the Stakes for Patients?”
Hosted by the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management, the summit will highlight the benefits of integrated pain care and the barriers patients face in accessing it, as well as ideas to begin removing those access challenges.
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee holds a hearing on "Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety."
The Policy Advisory Council is a forum for industry, nonprofit, and other health care stakeholders to partner with SWHR to support emerging scientific research and public policy that will improve women’s health. Council members will have an opportunity to work collaboratively to develop policy positions, promote research, and create materials designed benefit women’s health.
A Dialogue with Stakeholders & FDA on Keeping Pace with Innovation & Patient Needs
This Webinar will be led by Cynthia Bulik, P.h.D. and moderated by Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., covering new topics and findings in genetic research on eating disorders.
The NCCN Patient Advocacy Summit will highlight the patient perspective related to delivering value-based and high-quality cancer care, implications associated with the term value, and the application of the value proposition within policymaking and clinical decision-making.
Hosted by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, this congressional briefing will feature a panel of experts diving into policy challenges and solutions for the real costs of chronic disease.
Bladder Cancer | More common in men. More lethal in women? What should you know?
This lecture features Pauline Mendola from the Epidemiology Branch of the NICHD’s Division of Intramural Population Health Research. She will discuss her research on air pollution and its effects on pregnancy, including the link to asthma and other adverse outcomes for pregnant women and infants.
Join the Endocrine Society and Northwestern University to celebrate Women’s Health Research Day and hear from some of the country’s leading researchers about the next big discoveries in women’s health.
The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy is hosting a public webinar to discuss the Real-World Evidence Collaborative’s work on demonstrating RWE study credibility and how RWE may contribute to an evidence package through a totality of evidence approach. The webinar will be moderated by Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, director of Duke-Margolis and will include a panel of experts who will discuss the key takeaways from recent RWE Collaborative publications and identify next steps for advancing the use of RWE for regulatory decision-making. Key topic areas include:
To address the significant impact of chronic pain on women, SWHR will assemble a group of researchers, clinicians, patients, and health care thought leaders for a meeting on chronic pain in women, with a particular focus on osteoarthritic pain.
This Webinar hosted by the NIHCM Foundation will focus on social determinants of health efforts in technology and the workforce, and will explore innovative federal model testing on whether addressing health-related social needs of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries improves outcomes.
The Patient Access Collaborative will host the webinar "A Patient-Centered Approach to Measuring Value in Health Care: Use of the Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY)."
In this FasterCures webinar you will hear from practitioners partnering effectively around patient-generated heath data about the promise and challenges.
PRGLAC established by the 21st Century Cures Act will be advising the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding gaps in knowledge and research on safe and effective therapies for pregnant women and lactating women. The task force will meet and discuss issues in implementation and care.
Join HealthyWomen for an educational roundtable moderated by renowned cardiologist and SWHR Board member Dr. Nieca Goldberg, medical director of the NYU Women’s Heart Program.
Health Datapalooza offers participating patients and private-sector innovators more and better insights into how regulation and policy impact the use of data to improve health and health care delivery.
The AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference provides a platform to identify challenges, discuss solutions, and define the research needed to inform and evaluate policies to improve health and the performance of the health care system.
The Headache and Migraine Policy Forum will host a policy luncheon in conjunction with the annual Headache on the Hill event on Tuesday, February 11.
APHA's Policy Action Institute builds on the 2020 AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference
Health coverage can significantly influence a patient’s access to treatment. How aligned are coverage decisions made by health plans to […]
The Policy Advisory Council is a forum for industry, nonprofit, and other health care stakeholders to partner with SWHR to support emerging scientific research and public policy that will improve women’s health.
The National Association of Community Health Centers Policy & Issues Forum draws thousands of professionals and leaders in one of the largest national conferences focused on primary care and health policy. Clinicians, executives, administrators, consumers, board members and advocates from all over the country assemble to dialogue and meet with their lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
