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FREE FOR MEMBERS!
Join CSMLS for a virtual symposium focused on women's health, sponsored and brought to you by Hologic.
We’ll broadcast expert-led sessions to you so you can earn continuing education hours from the comfort of your home or lab.
Session 1: 11:15 - 11:45 ET
Championing Women's and Girl's Health
Healthy women are the cornerstones of healthy economies and societies. But women’s health rarely gets the attention that it deserves. By paying more attention to women’s health and working together to address key issues, we can improve women’s lives and realize social and economic progress worldwide. To accomplish this, we needed robust data on women’s health, and the ability to benchmark and track it.
Session 2: 12:30 - 13:30 ET
Evolution of genital Specimens: From conventional methods of testing to NAAT
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal discharge. Conventional methods have relied on insensitive bedside testing or laboratory techniques that are labor intensive. Laboratories across the country are struggling with a human resource crisis requiring us to look at ways to improve process to allow for redeployment of limited staff to other areas. Newer Nucleic Acid Amplification (NAAT) methods are available for detecting the case of vaginitis which have better sensitivity and offer a number of advantages for improving laboratory process. This talk will review these methods, the potential benefits and the considerations a laboratory should make when implementing them.
Session 3: 13:45 - 14:45 ET
Supporting Yourself in Stressful Times
Women are often the first to help others in their lives, such as family members, friends, and colleagues, but struggle to support themselves during stressful times. For example, experiencing treatment for cancer can impact you physically and emotionally but often the emotional and mental symptoms are minimized. This workshop aims to assist you in learning about emotional wellbeing and types of stress while experiencing cancer treatment. Participants will also develop strategies that they may use during stressful times. Additionally, information about self-kindness and self-compassion will be reviewed with examples.
Session 1: Championing Women's and Girl's Health - 11:15 - 12:15 ET
At the end of this session, you will be able to:
Speaker: Laura Gillespie VP, Women's Health Initiatives
Laura Gillespie is the Vice President, Women’s Health Initiatives at Hologic, Inc., a leading global medical technology company focused on championing and improving women’s health and well-being. In her role, Laura leads company-wide efforts to partner with global leaders and prioritize women’s health. This includes building purpose-driven relationships with impactful organizations and individuals and representing Hologic at key global conferences. She completed a year long fellowship to the World Economic Forum’s, helping build the Women’s Health Initiative. Laura has deep experience collaborating with grassroots non-profit organizations focused on children’s education and healthcare in Uganda, Morocco and Guatemala.
Prior to her work in global health, Laura practiced law for 20 years, most of that time at women’s health companies, with a focus on civil rights issues. She obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin and a law degree from Lewis & Clark Law School. She is a Certified Professional Coach and Certified Grief Support Specialist. She enjoys spending time with her family, showing horses and traveling.
Session 2: Evolution of genital Specimens: From conventional methods of testing to NAAT - 12:30 - 13:30 ET
At the end of this session you will be able to:
Speaker: Todd Hatchette MD FRCPC FAMMI
Dr. Hatchette is a Medical Microbiologist and Infectious disease physician who is the Chief of Service for the Division of Microbiology, QEII Health Science Center and the Director of Virology and Immunology. He is a Professor in the Department of Pathology with cross-appointments in the Departments of Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine where he is a consultant in Infectious Diseases. As Nova Scotia’s only Medical Virologist and one of two co-directors of Immunology, Virology, and Molecular Diagnostics at the QEII Health Science Center, Dr. Hatchette oversees the laboratory testing for a variety of viral infections and other infectious diseases.
Session 3: Supporting Yourself in Stressful Times - 13:45 - 14:45 ET
At the end of this session you will be able to:
Speaker: Rosina Mete, MSc, PhD, RP
Dr. Rosina Mete is the Director of Faculty in the Masters of Counselling Psychology program at Yorkville University in Canada. She has also worked as a registered psychotherapist for ten years and specializes in supporting individuals with depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, chronic pain, and chronic illness. Dr. Mete is a Board Director with the Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention (CASP) as well as the Counsellor Educator and Supervisors Chapter with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). Her research interests and publications include mental health care, addressing stigma, counselor education and curriculum, leadership development, and technology in higher education.
All sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants.
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