ISSWSH Course - Full Program

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Session Time	Session	Location
09:00 a.m. - 09:15 a.m.	Welcome by ISSWSH President and Introduction by Education Chair James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG - ISSWSH President Tami S. Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF - Education Chair	South/Center Ballroom
09:15 a.m. - 09:25 a.m.	Introduction to Sex Research Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	South/Center Ballroom
09:25 a.m. - 09:40 a.m.	Epidemiology and Classification Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP	South/Center Ballroom
09:40 a.m. - 09:50 a.m.	Communication Skills and Strategies Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP	South/Center Ballroom
09:50 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	Patient Interviewing Moderator: Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Questions & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Foyer
10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.	Screening and Diagnosis for HSDD Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP	South/Center Ballroom
11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.	Central Mechanisms of HSDD Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
11:20 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Sex Therapies for HSDD Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Questions & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
12:00 p.m. - 01:15 p.m.	Lunch with the Faculty	Bouchon Ballroom
01:15 p.m. - 01:40 p.m.	Hormonal Agents for HSDD Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP	South/Center Ballroom
01:40 p.m. - 02:10 p.m.	Central Agents for HSDD Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
02:10 p.m. - 02:35 p.m.	Depression and Sexual Disorders Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP	South/Center Ballroom
02:35 p.m. - 02:45 p.m.	Questions & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
02:45 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.	Arousal Evaluation and Diagnosis Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP	South/Center Ballroom
03:00 p.m. - 03:15 p.m.	Arousal Psychologic Treatment Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
03:15 p.m. - 03:30 p.m.	Arousal Physiologic Treatment Tami S. Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF	South/Center Ballroom
03:30 p.m. - 03:45 p.m.	Questions & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
03:45 p.m. - 04:05 p.m.	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Foyer
04:05 p.m. - 04:40 p.m.	Orgasmic Disorders and Physiologic Treatment Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
04:40 p.m. - 04:55 p.m.	Psychologic Treatment for Orgasmic Dysfunction Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
04:55 p.m. - 05:15 p.m.	Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
05:15 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.	Questions & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
05:30 p.m. - 06:15 p.m.	Welcome Reception with Exhibitors	Ballroom Foyer

Session Time	Session	Location
07:15 a.m. - 08:15 a.m.	Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium	Bouchon Ballroom
08:30 a.m. - 08:40 a.m.	Housekeeping and Announcements Tami S. Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF	South/Center Ballroom
08:40 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Sexual Pain Mini-Course	South/Center Ballroom
08:40 a.m. - 09:10 a.m.	Prevalence, Anatomy and Causes Andrew T. Goldstein, MD, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
09:10 a.m. - 09:25 a.m.	Patient Evaluation and Basic Vulvoscopy Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	South/Center Ballroom
09:25 a.m. - 09:45 a.m.	Physical Therapy Introduction Tara Sullivan, PT, DPT, PRPC, WCS, IF	South/Center Ballroom
09:45 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.	Gynecologic Dermatoses Andrew T. Goldstein, MD, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
10:05 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Foyer
10:25 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Medical Treatment for Vestibulodynia Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	South/Center Ballroom
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Surgical Treatment for Vestibulodynia Andrew T. Goldstein, MD, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Questions & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.	Estrogen and Progestogen James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
12:05 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Questons & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
12:15 p.m. - 01:30 p.m.	Special Lunch Symposium	Bouchon Ballroom
01:30 p.m. - 02:10 p.m.	GSM Evaluation and Therapy James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
02:10 p.m. - 02:35 p.m.	Cancer and Sexual Health Tami S. Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF	South/Center Ballroom
02:35 p.m. - 02:45 p.m.	Questions & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
02:45 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Foyer
03:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.	Breakouts - Assigned Rotating Groups (25-minute rotations)
	Breakout Room 1 Diagnostics Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF Andrew T. Goldstein, MD, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
	Breakout Room 2 Menopause James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG	Rio Verde
	Breakout Room 3 Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF Tara Sullivan, PT, DPT, PRPC, WCS, IF	Sonora
	Breakout Room 4 Objective Structured Clinical Examination #1 Tami S. Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD, IF Sue W. Goldstein, BA, CCRC, AASECT-CSE, IF	San Carlos

Session Time	Session	Location
07:15 a.m. - 08:15 a.m.	Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium	Bouchon Ballroom
08:30 a.m. - 08:40 a.m.	Housekeeping and ISSWSH Fellowship Tami S. Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	South/Center Ballroom
08:40 a.m. - 09:15 a.m.	Common GYN Conditions and Sexual Health Tami S. Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF	South/Center Ballroom
09:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Family Planning, Contraception and Sexual Health Tami S. Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF Andrew T. Goldstein, MD, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.	Questions & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
10:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break	Ballroom Foyer
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.	Pregnancy and Sexual Health Tami S. Rowen, MD, MD, FACOG, IF	South/Center Ballroom
10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.	Sexual Fluidity: Sexual Minority Groups Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
11:10 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Sexual Health of Vulnerable Populations Crista E. Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MSc, FACOG, IF	South/Center Ballroom
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Questions & Answers	South/Center Ballroom
12:00 p.m. - 01:15 p.m.	Special Lunch Symposium	Bouchon Ballroom
01:15 p.m. - 01:45 p.m.	Review of Key Medical Treatments Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP	South/Center Ballroom
01:45 p.m. - 02:05 p.m.	Future Treatments James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
02:05 p.m. - 02:30 p.m.	Business of Sexual Medicine/Coding and Billing Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	South/Center Ballroom
02:30 p.m. - 02:45 p.m.	Questions & Answers and Final Remarks	South/Center Ballroom
02:45 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.	Coffee Break	Ballroom Foyer
03:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.	Breakouts - Assigned Rotating Groups (25-minute rotations)
	Breakout Room 1 Objective Structured Clinical Examination #2 Tami S. Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD, IF Sharon J. Parish, MD, IF, NCMP Sue W. Goldstein, BA, CCRC, AASECT-CSE, IF	San Carlos
	Breakout Room 2 Challenging Cases Andrew T. Goldstein, MD, IF, FACOG Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
	Breakout Room 3 Lubricants and Devices Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	Rio Verde
	Breakout Room 4 Female Genital Cutting Crista E. Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MSc,FACOG, IF	Sonora

Session Time	Session	Location
07:00 a.m. - 07:30 a.m.	Breakfast	Ballroom Foyer
07:30 a.m. - 07:40 a.m.	Overview Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
07:40 a.m. - 08:10 a.m.	Embryology, Anatomy and Role of the Vulva Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
08:10 a.m. - 08:20 a.m.	Questions & Answers Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF	South/Center Ballroom
08:20 a.m. - 09:20 a.m.	Advanced Vulvar Dermatology Andrew T. Goldstein, MD, IF, FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
09:20 a.m. - 09:30 a.m.	Questions & Answers Andrew T. Goldstein, MD, IF FACOG	South/Center Ballroom
09:30 a.m. - 09:45 a.m.	Coffee Break	Ballroom Foyer
09:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	VIN, VAIN, AIN Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	South/Center Ballroom
10:30 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.	Vaginitis Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	South/Center Ballroom
10:55 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.	Questions & Answers Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	South/Center Ballroom
11:10 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.	Break	Ballroom Foyer
11:20 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.	Hands-On Experience with Colposcopes Breakouts Assigned Rotating Groups (30-minute rotations)
	Breakout Room 1 Sexual Medical Diagnostics: With a Focus on Atrophy Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF	Rio Verde
	Breakout Room 2 Biopsy: With a Focus on Pre-Menopause/VIN Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, IF	San Carlos
	Breakout Room 3 Biopsy: With a Focus on Dermatoses Andrew T. Goldstein, MD, IF, FAGOG	Sonora

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