UCSF Controversies in Women’s Health 2025

Controversies in Women’s Health 2025 December 11 – 12, 2025 Hotel Nikko • San Francisco, CA
Increasing appreciation of the unique needs of women patients and women health care providers has created a need for innovative educational programs on women’s health. Increasingly difficult management decisions must be made in diverse ambulatory environments and via telemedicine. Attention to health disparities and the care of vulnerable patients and close collaboration with diverse specialists is essential for quality care for all women. This innovative program will provide a practical update on a full range of common but controversial issues in women’s health. Emphasis will be placed on new developments in preventive care for women, issues in reproductive health, clinical strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of common gynecologic and medical disorders of women. Interactive questions will amplify learning and ample time will be provided for questions and discussion. This course, taught by UCSF’s best teachers, is presented by the Division of General Internal Medicine, in close collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. The course is sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco.
TARGET AUDIENCE 
This course is designed for family physicians, internists, gynecologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and all others involved in providing quality health care for women.
Objectives
The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in women’s health. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies to:

Discuss and implement new guidelines for prevention and early detection of cancer in women;
Discuss and implement new vaccine guidelines to prevent common infections in women;
Prevent, diagnose, and treat common and controversial problems in women’s health including heart disease, osteoporosis, STIs, HIV, common cancers, incontinence, menopause, and obesity;
Diagnose and treat common skin conditions in women;
Counsel patients about best practices in contraception and abortion;
Understand the clinical implications of adverse pregnancy outcomes on future cardiovascular risk;
Address common clinical issues of older women;
Manage sexual issues in women;
Optimize patient communication and shared decision making;
Develop best practices to address health disparities and care for vulnerable patients;
Improve interprofessional teamwork and collaboration;
Advocate for quality health care services for all women.

 
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Thursday, December 11, 2025

7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast and Course Registration

8:10 AM

Course Webinar Opens

8:20

Welcome and Announcements
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

Moderator: Robert B. Baron, MD, MS

8:30
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Updates and Controversies in Breast Cancer Screening
Karla M. Kerlikowske, MD

9:10

Discussion

9:20
RxG
Current Strategies for Vaccinations: Preventing Infections in a Changing Environment
Lisa Winston, MD

10:00

Discussion

10:10

Coffee Break

10:30
RxG
Updates in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV-Based Screening
George Sawaya, MD

11:10

Discussion

11:20
RxG
PCOS Management 2025: New Approaches for Clinical Practice
Heather Huddleston, MD

12:00 PM

Discussion

12:10 PM

Lunch (On Your Own)

Moderator: Katherine Julian, MD

1:30
RxG
Treatment and Prognosis of Common Cancers in Women
Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd

2:10

Discussion

2:20
RxG
Best Practices in Prevention and Treatment of Heart Disease in Women
Phoebe Ashley MD, MS, FACC

3:00

Discussion

3:10

Coffee Break

3:30
Rx
Quality Family Planning
Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS

4:10

Discussion

4:20
RxG
Sexually Transmitted Infections in 2025: New Guidelines and Best Practices
Paul Nadler, MD

5:00

Discussion

5:10 PM

Adjourn

Friday, December 12, 2025

8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:20 AM

Course Webinar Opens

Moderator: Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH

8:30
RxG
What’s New in Management of Menopause and Peri-Menopausal Symptoms?
Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH

9:10

Discussion

9:20
RxG
Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: What’s New and Controversial in 2025?
Anne Schafer, MD

10:00

Discussion

10:10

Coffee Break

10:30
RxG
Best Practices in the Care of Older Women
Stephanie E. Rogers, MD, MS, MPH

11:10

Discussion

11:20
RxG
Obesity in Primary Care: Optimizing the New Treatment Options
Diana Thiara, MD

12:00 PM

Discussion

12:10 PM

Lunch (On Your Own)

Moderator: Rebecca Jackson, MD

1:30
RxG
Hot, Wet, and Dry: Gynecologic Conditions in Older Women
Rebecca Jackson, MD

2:10

Discussion

2:20
RxG
Current Controversies in HIV and Covid-19 in Women
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH

3:00

Discussion

3:10

Coffee Break

3:30
RxG
Dermatology Update: What’s New in Women’s Skin Care
Lindy P. Fox, MD

4:10

Discussion

4:20
Rx
Abortion Access in 2025
Daniel Grossman, MD

5:00

Discussion

5:10 PM

Course Adjourns