SCIENTIFIC P R O G R A M
Friday, September 12, 2008 09:00-12:00
Registration opens/poster installation
12:00-12:30
Opening Ceremony
Room
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Welcome K. Schenck-Gustafsson, Congress President H. Wallberg-Henriksson, President of Karolinska Institutet G. Hflgglund, Minister of Health and Social Affairs 12:30-13:00
State-of-the-Art Lecture
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Gender-Specific Medicine: An Expanding, Complex, and Fundamentally Important Idea M.J. Legato 13:00-13:30
Coffee and Sandwiches
13:30-16:45
Gender Issues in Cardiovascular Disease Chairpersons: K. Schenck-Gustafsson, J. Strametz-Juranek, and M. Grazia Modena
13:30-13:55
Overview of the Role of Gender in CVD in Women C.N. Bairey Merz
13:55-14:20
Symptoms and Diagnostics in CAD R. Redberg
14:20-14:45
Gender Disparity in Atrial Fibrillation, ICD, and Pacemaker Implantation C. Linde
14:45-15:15 15:15-15:40
Coffee Break Improving Quality Care and Closing the Gender Gap L. Mosca Integrating Gender-Specific Cardiac Care into Medical Practice P. Johnson Estrogen Receptors in the Heart V. Regitz-Zagrosek Estrogen Signaling in the Lung J.-A. Gustafsson Assembly meeting for the International Society of Gender Medicine Board meeting of the International Society of Gender Medicine Stockholm City Hall Reception for all delegates b y invitation from the City of Stockholm and Stockholm County Council
15:40-16:05 16:05-16:25 16:25-16:45 17:00-17:30
17:30-18:00 19:00-21:00
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287
Gender Medicine
Saturday, S e p t e m b e r 13, 2008 08:00-08:45
Satellite Symposium + Breakfast
Room T3
Data from RiksSvikt (Swedish Heart Failure Registry) and Current Opinions on Gender and Heart Failure
Sponsored by AstraZeneca 09:00-10:40 09:00-09:25
Cerebral Sex Differences, Their Origins and Possible Implications Chairperson: L Savic-Berglund
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Sex Influences on Brain and M e m o r y
L. Cahill 09:25-09:50
Cerebral D i m o r p h i s m - - I m p o r t a n c e of Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms
D.H. Skuse 09:50-10:15
Several Levels of Determination of Sex Differences in Brain Function and Behavior D . W. Pfafi c
10:15-10:40
The Skewed Sex Distribution in Affective Disorders--A Diagnostic, Social, or Biological Problem?
A.-L. Nordstr&n 10:40-11:10
Coffee Break
11:10-12:00
Gender, Infection, and Inflammation Chairperson: B. Evengdrd
11:10-11:35
Sex and Gender in Epidemic-Prone Viral Infections: The View of WHO
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E. Charvalos 11:35-12:00
Neural, Neuroendocrine, and Sex H o r m o n e Factors in Inflammatory, Autoimmune, and Infectious Diseases
E.M. Sternberg 12:15-13:15
" N e t w o r k i n g " Parallel Sessions and Satellite Symposium + Lunch • Networking in Cardiovascular Research
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K. Schenck-Gustafsson and the Cardiology Faculty • Gender Education: Integrating into Health Sciences Knowledge, Awareness, and Interest
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A. Niec, N. Johnston, and ]. Wainer • Achieving Gender Equality in the Medical Profession at University Hospital--What Needs To Be Done?
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A. Fridner • Physicians' Attitudes Towards Their Role in the Future of Healthcare
T6
R. Collins-Nakai, R Aspelin, and M. Wedin Satellite s~nposium sponsored by Pfizer Inc. 13:30-14:45 13:30-13:55
Gender and Adverse Drug Reactions Chairperson: U. Bergman Drug Treatment and Kidney Function--Are Wom en at Greater Risk?
L Odar-CederlOf 13:55-14:20
Gender Differences in Side Effects of Cardiovascular Drugs
P. Thi~nnann
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Scientific Program
14:20-14:45
Sex Differences in Suspected Adverse Drug Reaction Reports: Data Mining Analyses of the Four Million Record WHO Database A. Bate
14:45-15:15
Coffee Break
15:15-16:30
Gender, I m m u n o l o g y , a n d R h e u m a t o l o g y Chairperson: L Lundberg
15:15-15:40
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease--Pathogenetic Mechanisms in Women and Men G.K. Hansson
15:40-16:05
The Influence of Sex on the Generation of Blood DNA D.S. Pisetsky
16:05-16:30
Rheumatoid Arthritis--Different for Her Than for Him? R.E van Vollenhoven
16:45-18:00
Moderated Parallel Poster Sessions (A, B, C, D) w i t h wine a n d cheese Co-Moderators: M. Rees, K. Schenck-Gustafsson, S. Phillips, and S. Mark
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Exhibition Hall
289
Gender Medicine
Sunday, September 14, 2008 09:00-10:00
Origins of Adult Disease and Regulation of Reproductive Development and F u n c t i o n Chairperson: K. Kublickiene
09:00-09:30
Sex Differences in the Developmental Origins of Chronic Disease D.J.P. Barker
09:30-10:00
Prenatal Glucocorticoids and Sex-Specific Programming of Adult Physiology
Room T1
J. Seckl 10:00-10:45
Moderated Parallel Poster Sessions (E, F) + Coffee Break Co-Moderators: B.-M. Landgren and U. Bergman
10:45-12:00
Gender and Diverse Topics Chairperson: H. Wall~n
10:45-11:10
Gender Aspects on Rectal Cancer A. Martl ing
11:10-11:35
Gender Differences in Patients Treated for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms R. Hultgren
11:35-12:00
Can Mammograms Be Used for CV Risk Screening? A. Maas
12:15-13:00
"Meet t h e Experts" Parallel Session Symposia + Lunch • Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease From a Gender Perspective
Exhibition Hall T1
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A. Norhammar • Pregnancy-Related Risk Factors and Later Cardiovascular Disease R. Luoto • Gender in Education and Practice: How We Got Here, W ha t We Know Now
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M. Shkimba • Sex and Gender Differences in Pain
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K.J. Berkley and Z. Wiesenfeld-Hallin 13:15-15:30
Delegate and Public Sessions Chairperson: E. Faxelid
13:15-13:45
Public Welcome A. Charles and M. Legato
13:45-14:10
The Swedish Advantage in Gender Medicine: From Twins to Populations
N.L. Pedersen 14:10-15:00
HRT and Depression
15:00-15:30
J.-A. Gustafsson and D. Pfaff Evidence-Based View on Global Health H. Rosling
15:30-16:00
Closing C e r e m o n y w i t h entertainment and post er prizes
290
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