NASPOG

Conference Agenda

Thursday, April 16th

Welcome & Framing

PT9:00 AM MT10:00 AM CT11:00 AM ET12:00 PM

Sex On the Female Brain: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Female Sexual Dysfunction

PT9:10 AM MT10:10 AM CT11:10 AM ET12:10 PM

Presenter: Nicole Cirino, MD, IF, CST, PMH-C

A comprehensive approach to female sexual dysfunction highlights the intricate connections between hormones, neurotransmitters, reproductive life events, and psychological factors. Led by a reproductive psychiatrist and certified sex therapist, this engaging session equips women's health clinicians with cutting-edge insights and practical tools to transform diagnosis and treatment.

Break

PT10:10 AM MT11:10 AM CT12:10 PM ET1:10 PM

What Is Missing in Perinatal Suicide Prevention? Insights From a PCORI-Funded Stakeholder Convening

PT10:25 AM MT11:25 AM CT12:25 PM ET1:25 PM

Chair: Sarah Nagle-Yang, MD

Presenters: Allison Dempsey, PhD; Julie Goldstein Grumet, PhD; Emily Johnson, MHA

Symposium: Connecting the Continuum — Practical Clinical Approaches to Reproductive Mental Health Across Healthcare Settings

PT11:25 AM MT12:25 PM CT1:25 PM ET2:25 PM

Chair: Stephen Scott, MD, MPH

Presenters: Catherine Wolcott, PhD; Ayelet Talmi, PhD; Amelia Ehmer, PsyD

Mid-Conference Break

PT12:25 PM MT1:25 PM CT2:25 PM ET3:25 PM

Adolescent Contraception, Reproductive Choices, & Pregnancy

PT12:45 PM MT1:45 PM CT2:45 PM ET3:45 PM

Presenters: Stephen Scott, MD, MPH; Kate Coleman-Minahan, PhD, RN, FNP-BC

Community Conversation #1

PT1:45 PM MT2:45 PM CT3:45 PM ET4:45 PM
  • Session A: Where Do We Stand When the Landscape Shifts? Reproductive Health in Restrictive States
  • Session B: How Do We Actually Work Together? Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Practice

Symposium: Collective Healing — Relational and Inclusive Group Support Across the Reproductive Lifespan

PT2:30 PM MT3:30 PM CT4:30 PM ET5:30 PM

Chair: Celeste St. John-Larkin, MD

Presenters: Kait Ross, PhD; Winnie Hunter, PhD; Kelly Glaze, PsyD; Christina New, PhD

Friday, April 17th

Welcome Back

PT9:00 AM MT10:00 AM CT11:00 AM ET12:00 PM

Sleep: The Missing Vital Sign in Women's Health

PT9:05 AM MT10:05 AM CT11:05 AM ET12:05 PM

Presenter: Nishi Bhopal, MD

Sleep is routinely overlooked in women's health, despite impacting mood, cognitive health, cardiometabolic risk, and long-term wellbeing. This session reframes sleep as a core vital sign and outlines an interdisciplinary approach to evaluating and treating sleep across the lifespan.

Symposium: Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Psychopathology Across the Female Reproductive Life Span

PT10:05 AM MT11:05 AM CT12:05 PM ET1:05 PM

Chair: Anna C. Barbano, PhD

Presenters: Jessica R. Peters, PhD; Yael I. Nillni, PhD; Suzanne L. Pineles, PhD

Break

PT11:05 AM MT12:05 PM CT1:05 PM ET2:05 PM

Perinatal Weight Stigma: Highlighting an Emerging Maternal Health Threat

PT11:15 AM MT12:15 PM CT1:15 PM ET2:15 PM

Presenters: Anna Whelan, MD; Angela Incollingo Rodriguez, PhD

Weight stigma experienced during pregnancy and postpartum is highly prevalent but has been historically understudied in both psychology and medicine. This talk will cover recent advancements in our understanding of weight stigma in this context and how it harms maternal mental and physical health.

Mid-Conference Break

PT12:15 PM MT1:15 PM CT2:15 PM ET3:15 PM

Baby Steps, Big Impact: An Interdisciplinary Model for Perinatal Mental Health in the NICU

PT12:35 PM MT1:35 PM CT2:35 PM ET3:35 PM

Chair: Lisa Boyars, MD

Presenters: Juan Gallegos, DO; Kathryn Scott, LMSW

Community Conversation #2

PT1:35 PM MT2:35 PM CT3:35 PM ET4:35 PM
  • Session C: Why Is It Still So Hard to Get Care? Challenges in Access
  • Session D: What Are You Taking Home? Turning Insight Into Action

Rapid Research Brief Oral Session

PT2:20 PM MT3:20 PM CT4:20 PM ET5:20 PM
Saturday, April 18th

Members-Only Business Meeting

PT8:00 AM MT9:00 AM CT10:00 AM ET11:00 AM

Menopause: Evaluation & Management of Brain Fog

PT9:00 AM MT10:00 AM CT11:00 AM ET12:00 PM

Chairs: C. Neill Epperson, MD; Mytilee Vemuri, MD, MBA

Presenters: Grace Cheney, MD; Tonita Wroolie, PhD, ABPP; Niyatee Samudra, MD

Steiner Young Investigator Award Presentation & Research Remarks

PT10:15 AM MT11:15 AM CT12:15 PM ET1:15 PM

Board and Committee Fair

PT10:30 AM MT11:30 AM CT12:30 PM ET1:30 PM

Advocacy in Action: Using Your Voice to Drive Policy Change in Your Community

PT11:00 AM MT12:00 PM CT1:00 PM ET2:00 PM

Moderator: Adrienne Griffen, MPP

Panelists: Diana Barnes, PsyD, LMFT; Mikah Goldman Berg, MA; Jessie Colbert; Elyse Springer, LMFT, PMH-C

Closing Reflections

PT12:30 PM MT1:30 PM CT2:30 PM ET3:30 PM