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November is National COPD Awareness Month:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a leading cause of disability and death in the United States, takes an especially heavy toll on women.
Women and Lung Health
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/BreatheBetter/women-lung-health
National Family Caregivers Month
7 Steps to Manage Stress and Build Resilience
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/in-the-spotlight/all-articles/7-steps-manage-stress-and-build-resilience
WE ARE JANE Roe v Wade Discussion
What we need to know about the repeal of Roe v Wade
And why it matters to our community
Video: https://vimeo.com/760411571/438536e943
Website: https://wearejane.org/?customer_posted=true#contact_form
‘Purple Thursday’ campaign on Thursday, October 20
We are encouraged to wear purple to show support
Take Action and Schedule Your Exam Today
National Mammography Day October 21
https://dph.illinois.gov/resource-center/news/2022/october/idph-stresses-need-to-close-cancer-screening-gap-caused-by-covid.html
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Pathways to Prevention (P2P) Program
Identifying Risks and Interventions to Optimize Postpartum Health
Nov. 29–Dec. 1 | Speakers will help identify research gaps related to predicting and preventing poor postpartum health outcomes. | Register now!
CRWG Abortion Statement
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U of IL
2022 Annual Report
https://uillinois.foleon.com/annualreport/2022/
We cultivate a culture of inclusion where diverse talent is leveraged to advance health discovery.
Making Depression Treatment More Accessible for Chicago Moms
With CTSA funding, Dr. Maki, Dr. Duffecy, and Dr. Stacie Geller, director of the Center for Research on Women and Gender, tested a method for incorporating Sunnyside for Moms into standard care: women completed an electronic screening for depression and other mental health conditions in the waiting room during routine prenatal clinic visits at the UI Wellness Clinic on Halsted. The trial showed that women found the screening questionnaire easy to complete and it was a low burden on clinic staff to administer.
https://ccts.uic.edu/news-stories/making-depression-treatment-more-accessible-for-chicago-moms/
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH WEEK
Preventive screenings such as , , bone density scans, and cholesterol checks are the most effective ways to recognize early changes in your body and get early treatment, if needed. Schedule your appointment today!
Learn which tests you need to monitor your health. Get a checklist to take with you to your next health care practitioner visit.
Congratulations to 2022 Riddle Prize winner Sonya Gupta
Sonya served as president of UIC Women in Science Engineering-Medicine
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The 20th Annual Dan Dissertation Award encourages original and significant research about s*x, gender and/or women by UIC doctoral students. The award is open to UIC doctoral students in any field who have completed the requirements for candidacy and have an approved dissertation proposal by the application deadline. Award(s) will range from $1,000-$2,000.
Complete information found online:
https://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/crwg/research-programs/alicedanaward/
For more information contact Abby Koch at [email protected]
CRWG is hiring a Sr Research Specialist
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume and application online.
The Center for Research on Women and Gender (CRWG), at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is seeking a Senior Research Specialist. The Senior Research Specialist is an integral research staff member primarily working as a maternal health researcher on several women’s health related activities ...
Comcast Newsmakers featured the UIC College of Medicine Student Resiliency Center, interviewing Dr. Jenna Duffecy.
Dr. Duffecy discusses the struggles of medical students due to pressure, stress and exhaustion, and giving students the tools they need to be effective in managing their mental health.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2022/4/13/Building-Resiliency-Early
Abortion Futures? Unpacking Access and Reproductive Justice in Illinois
April 21, 2022, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
https://wlrc.uic.edu/events/abortion-futures/
Prenatal to Postpartum: Maternal Health Disparities in the U.S.
Thursday, April 21, 2022 | 11 AM-12 PM Central
https://www.chisite.org/events-all/maternal-health-disparities
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/mmm-portal
The NIH Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (MMM) Web Portal is an initiative of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH). The goal of this web portal is to lead the discussion at NIH and beyond on MMM and be a centralized hub for information related to ...
In honor of
The Task Force is hosting a talk by Dr. Neel Shah, MD, MPP, FACOG, "Building Trustworthy Systems For " on 01/08/2021, 1pm via Zoom.
To register: https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIudOqtqTIuG9Sq9IhMUzmsHLXyWRbWixxE
Pauline Maki, Sr Res Dir, , will be a keynote speaker at the 30th Anniversary & Annual Meeting
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ORWH’s 30th Anniversary Virtual Meeting Series: Advancing the Health of Women Through Science ORWH is hosting three virtual meetings to celebrate 30 years of women’s health and s
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CRWG is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Alice Dan Dissertation Research Award (deadline: 6/14/2020). The application can be accessed at:https://crwg.uic.edu/files/2020/04/Dan-Dissertation-Award-2020-call-for-proposals.pdf
In celebration of ’sDay
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/08/us/guide-international-womens-day-2020-trnd/index.html
Countries around the world will celebrate International Women's Day on Sunday, March 8. The day not only recognizes the achievements made by women, but also brings awareness to the obstacles that still stand in their way.
The CRWG is part of a new HRSA-funded project to improve maternal health outcomes in Illinois! "With the five-year funding, multidisciplinary researchers from UIC will work with the IDPH Illinois Title V Program and others to launch a series of new systems-level statewide efforts. Efforts include establishing a maternal health task force and improving methods for collecting data and training health care providers. The funding also will facilitate the design and implementation of a first-of-its-kind, two-generation postpartum clinic and research and training center at UIC."
A $9.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will help the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Department of Public Health improve maternal outcomes in Illinois.
Dr. Stacie Geller, CRWG director, was honored as the 2019 Innovator of Today by the UIC College of Medicine. Congratulations, Stacie!
This is "2019 Innovator of Today--STACIE GELLER, PhD" by Illinois Medicine on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
CRWG Director Stacie Geller was recently honored by the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science at their 2019 Women for Science-Honoring Women Who Change Lives luncheon. Dr. Geller was recognized for her contributions to women’s maternal health and mortality, which have far-reaching implications for the medical community and women throughout the world. Congratulations, Stacie!
Dr. Pauline Maki, professor of psychiatry and psychology and senior research director of the Center for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was on National Public Radio program, ‘On Point” to talk about menopause. Read more here: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/06/25/menopause-symptoms-relationships
Menopause is often a list of bad symptoms or the butt of jokes. But can it also be a source of liberation?
Register now to attend the Northwestern University Women's Health Research Institute's 3rd Annual Celebration for S*x Inclusive Science, featuring CRWG Director Stacie Geller, who will be delivering the keynote address! https://www.womenshealth.northwestern.edu/3rd-annual-celebration-s*x-inclusive-science
The Women’s Health Research Institute invites you to attend the 3rd Annual Celebration for S*x Inclusive Science Considering the Role of S*x and Gender in Biomedical Research Presented by:
We're hiring! Visit the link for more details. https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=105408
The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Research on Women and Gender (CRWG) is seeking qualified candidates for the Visiting Research Specialist, Health Sciences position. Under administrative direction, the individual selected for this position will assist with research related to women’...
Dr. Pauline Maki, professor of psychiatry and psychology at UIC and CRWG senior director of research, is quoted in an article in the New York Times on menopause. Maki recently published an editorial in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology in which she described 'brain fog' often associated with menopause. "The most helpful thing we can do is to normalize these experiences for women who are transitioning through the menopause and let them know that women's brains are sensitive to fluctuating levels of estrogen, both in terms of cognitive ability and mood," Dr. Maki said. Read the full article here: https://nyti.ms/2Sd56Zu
‘Menopause-related cognitive impairment happens to women in their 40s and 50s, women in the prime of life who suddenly have the rug pulled out from under them,’ an expert says.
The UIC Gender and S*xuality Center and the Women's Leadership and Resource Center (WLRC) at UIC are cohosting a special screening and post-film discussion and lunch on Wednesday, November 14th from 12:00-1:30 PM at the WLRC (1101 W Taylor St., 3rd Floor), For more event details and to RSVP, visit the following link: http://diversity.uic.edu/events/wlrc-gsc-feminist-films-series-the-boi-doc/
Nov 14 2018 WLRC & GSC – Feminist Films Series: The Boi Doc November 14, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Location Women's Leadership and Resource Center - 1101 W. Taylor St., 3rd floor (Upstairs from Chicago Public Library) Address Chicago, IL 60607 Cost Free Calendar Download iCal File Co-sponsored by UI...
CRWG Director Stacie Geller was the November 2018 UIC Healthy City Collaborative Featured Researcher. Check out the link below to learn about Stacie's work to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in Illinois.https://oceanhp.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Geller-November-2018-1.pdf
“How do we address the fact that when a black woman versus a white woman complains of symptoms she’s taken less seriously?” CRWG director Stacie Geller recently spoke at a Illinois House panel discussion on the racial disparity in maternal morality in the state. Read more at: http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/racism-blamed-for-higher-mortality-rate-of-black-women-giving-birth/
Racism blamed for higher mortality rate of black women giving birth
U.S. New & World Report covered the release of guidelines for detecting and treating perimenopausal depression co-written by Dr. Pauline Maki, professor of psychiatry and psychology in the UIC College of Medicine and CRWG senior research director. The guidelines are the first to address this issue, and were published this past September in the journals Menopause and the Journal of Women's Health. The guidelines suggest how to tell the difference between perimenopause and depression. "The most important finding, the lowest hanging fruit, is that perimenopause, like puberty and postpartum, is a window of vulnerability," Maki says. "Within that window, it is important to distinguish between two types of mood disorders." Providers need to be most concerned about major depression, which involves symptoms that affect function in a significantly debilitating way, she says. "In addition, since every woman goes through menopause if she lives long enough, it is important to talk about symptoms that don't meet the criterion for major depression but still impact quality of life, well-being, work and interpersonal quality, what we call elevated depressive symptoms." Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/2yRPhQw
The new guidance gives women and their doctors a “gold standard” of care during menopause transition.
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