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Barnard
to Host Major Summit on Women’s Health on April 5
Advance Seating May be Purchased Beginning Saturday, February
1
 On
April 5, Barnard will convene a day-long summit on campus
with some of the most influential and thoughtful women of
our time to explore changing attitudes toward women’s
health issues and global women’s health trends. Moderated
by Barnard President Judith Shapiro, ABC News correspondent
Lynn Sherr and NBC Weekend Today co-anchor Soledad
O'Brien, the Barnard Summit: Women
and Health will bring together important writers,
scientists, doctors, historians, journalists, policymakers
and activists, including Our Bodies, Ourselves co-author
Judy Norsigian, Gates Foundation HIV-AIDS Director
Dr. Helene Gayle, New York Times science writer
Gina Kolata, National Institutes of Health women’s
health director Dr. Vivian Pinn, Ob-Gyn, author and
NBC and PBS medical contributor Dr. Judith Reichman,
Director of the Food and Drug Administration Office of Women's
Health Dr. Susan F Wood, bestselling Prozac Nation
author Elizabeth Wurtzel, and Dr. Cristina Beato,
principal deputy secretary for health to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, among others.
In addition to an exploration of the major health trends among
women of all ages, how gender affects diagnosis and treatment
and the social and the public policy implications of new technologies
and treatments, the Summit will address the larger question
of how social change impacts women’s health and how women’s
health itself acts as a barometer for society’s well-being.
The event, which takes place in the LeFrak Gymnasium from
9 A.M. to 4 P.M., will involve three panel discussions:
• current health trends among women
• whether hospitals, the health care profession and medical
researchers are serving women’s needs and
• the relevance of women’s health internationally
to sustainable development and global stability and security.
Click here to visit the web site of the Barnard
Summit: Women and Health, where you can learn
more about the event and the participants and purchase advance
seating.
Registration begins on Saturday, February 1st and may be completed
online at http://www.barnard.edu/summit,
or by calling Esterow Events at (212) 626-6536. For more information,
send an email to: summit@barnard.edu
The event is free to Barnard faculty, students and staff but
advance registration online or by phone is required.
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