Join Jennifer Gordon, PhD, and Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, PhD, for an informative discussion on comorbid infertility and fertility treatments for patients with PMDD/PME, including special fertility treatment considerations for hormone-sensitive individuals.

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers.

Date: Monday, March 18, 2024

Time: 11AM EDT / 3PM GMT

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Speakers:

Dr. Jennifer Gordon, PhD

Dr. Gordon is the current IAPMD Clinical Advisory Board chair. She is also the Director of the Women’s Mental Health Research Unit at the University of Regina, Department of Psychology. Her research focuses on the impact of reproductive hormones on mood in women across the lifespan, with a particular focus on the late reproductive years and transition to menopause. As a Clinical Psychologist, she also has a particular interest in adapting established psychotherapy approaches for the treatment of reproductive mood disorders.

Dr. Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, PhD

Dr. Eisenlohr-Moul is IAPMD's former Clinical Advisory Board chair (2017-2024). She is the Associate Director of Translational Research in Women’s Mental Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Psychiatry. As a scientist, Dr. Eisenlohr-Moul uses clinical trials to clarify the biological causes of perimenstrual risk for suicide, substance abuse, and interpersonal conflict. She is also a psychologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual disorders (PMDs), and runs a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic for treatment-resistant PMDs.

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

Emilė Radytė, CEO of Samphire Neuroscience, and IAPMD discuss the potential for neurotechnology in menstrual and mental health.

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers.

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Time: 1PM EST / 6PM GMT

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Speaker: Emilė Radytė is the Co-founder and CEO of Samphire Neuroscience, a medical device technology company building wearable solutions for neglected women’s health needs. She is a neuroscientist by training (Harvard College ’20, Oxford ’21, ’24) and has experience working in academia, public health and emergency medicine.

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers.

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Time: 6PM AET (Melbourne) time / 7AM GMT

We are international and we know time zones can be confusing - to find what time this webinar will take place for you - click here.

In this webinar, clinical psychologist Sharryn Muir will discuss her therapeutic approach to PMDD. She will review the benefits of adjunct therapy: distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills AND medical treatment to address the biological component.

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to understand:

1. The course of PMDD over the lifespan with emphasis on the need for increased support over perimenopause and menopause.

2. The role of distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills.

3. The benefits of partners attending a session where possible.

4. Benefits of Yoga Nidras and Mammalian Dive Reflex ( 2 skills).

5. Dealing with PMDD in the workplace.

Speaker: Sharryn Muir is a clinical psychologist out of a private practice in Melbourne, Australia. She specializes in PMDD and is also the developer of the PMDD Treatment App available on Android and Apple.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. This webinar will specifically benefit all health professionals, people with lived experience, educators, trainees, etc.

Please join IAPMD, Dr. Fiona Baker, and Dr. Marie Gombert as they discuss sleep and the menstrual cycle.

After attending this webinar attendees will have a better understanding of

• Sleep: function and mechanisms, strategies to study sleep, and physiological changes associated with sleep.

• Effects of the menstrual cycle on sleep and vice versa.

• Sleep and menstrual-associated disorders.

• Perspectives of the field of sleep and the menstrual cycle.

• How sleep spindles increase during the luteal phase and how sleep deprivation and circadian disruption affect the menstrual cycle physiology.

• How good sleep has a buffering effect on daily mood changes across the menstrual cycle.

This webinar will specifically benefit researchers in biology-related fields and clinical research, trainees, and healthcare providers (e.g., gynecologists, nurses, other healthcare professionals). This work aims to raise awareness on the importance of sleep in individuals with menstrual cycles, as an element to consider in studies as well as in clinical practice.

WE ARE INTERNATIONAL - This webinar will start at 12:30PM EST - Find your timezone here

Speakers: Fiona Baker, Ph.D. and Marie Gombert, Ph.D.

Fiona Baker, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Health Sciences and the Human Sleep Research Program at SRI International. She focuses on understanding the interplay between sleep physiology and human health across the lifespan. Baker is a world expert on issues of sleep in women. Her areas of research include sleep EEG, sex differences in sleep, sleep in menopause, relationships between sleep and cardiovascular functioning, and interactions between brain development, sleep, and behaviors such as alcohol use, across adolescence.

Marie Gombert, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow working on several NIH-funded projects to better understand the importance of biological rhythms and sleep in human health. Her interests are particularly the menstrual variations in physiology, and also in how the socioeconomic context of individuals shapes their life habits and health.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. This webinar will specifically benefit all health professionals, people with lived experience, educators, trainees, etc.

Please join IAPMD and Dr. Benicio Frey as he discusses hormonal sensitivity across reproductive life stages.

Multiple lines of evidence show that a subset of people are more vulnerable to experiencing intense mood, anxiety, and other psychological symptoms during times of (physiological) hormonal fluctuations, such as menarche, premenstrual period, ovulation and perimenopause.

In addition, converging evidence from multiple studies shows that these episodes can lead to severe emotional distress, disability, and a higher risk of self-harm. Despite that, the concept of hormonal sensitivity is not well disseminated in the educational curricula, which contributes to poor health care outcomes.

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Review and discuss the biological studies on hormonal sensitivity and reproductive mental health.

• Review and discuss the clinical studies on hormonal sensitivity and reproductive mental health.

• Review and discuss the literature of premenstrual worsening as a comorbid condition versus an exacerbation of other disorders.

• Review the link between the menstrual cycle and suicide risk and behavior.

• Discuss the educational and health service gaps in this area.

WE ARE INTERNATIONAL - This webinar will start at 1:30PM EST Find your timezone here.

Speaker: Benicio N. Frey, MD, PhD, FRCPC (he/him)

Dr. Frey is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University; Medical Director of the Women’s Health Concerns Clinic at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton; Academic Head of the Mood Disorders Program, McMaster University; and Director of the Centre for Clinical Neurosciences at St Joes/McMaster University.

His research is primarily focused on understanding the neurobiology of mood disorders, with a focus on female-reproductive life events. Some of his current research involves clinical trials in the areas of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, perinatal anxiety, and perinatal emotional dysregulation, as well as studies of sleep and biological/circadian rhythms disruption across pregnancy and the postpartum period. He has more than 300 publications accepted in peer-reviewed journals and has received numerous career awards, including the title of University Scholar in 2020.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Students, Trainees, and Therapists who would like to specialize or know more about treating patients with Premenstrual Disorders.

Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend, but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature, and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

Join Jenni Kay Long, LCSW, therapist, and clinical suicidologist, for an in-depth discussion of suicidality as it relates to the menstrual cycle, including practical guidelines for supporting high-risk patients. This will be followed by a Q&A with Jenni Kay about her experience in living and working in the PMDD space and how she came to run a focused clinic in this area.

Educational topics include:

• Understanding suicidal ideation and exacerbation of suicide risk in the luteal phase

• Engaging in compassionate suicide risk assessment

• Treatment planning and crisis intervention

• Integrative care and collaboration with other treatment professionals

Speaker: Jenni Kay Long integrates EMDR, auricular acupuncture, and yoga therapy to provide multifaceted care that addresses the needs of the whole person - mind, body, and relationships. As a PMDD survivor, she is passionate about reproductive wellness and specializes in working with issues such as PMDD/PME, perinatal struggles, anxiety and panic disorders, complex trauma, and dissociation. Jenni Kay is a licensed clinical social worker, a clinical suicidologist, a trained domestic violence advocate, is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and is an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist. JK is currently engaged in Dr. Janina Fisher’s complex trauma certification program and Dr. Frank Anderson’s IFS Immersion.

Jenni Kay received her master's degree in clinical social work from Bryn Mawr College, her Classical Yoga Teacher certification from YogaLife Institute, and her AcuWellness certification from the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association. Jenni Kay serves on the Clinical Advisory Board for the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD). Jenni Kay has an independent integrative mental health practice in Northwest Arkansas.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is FREE to IAPMD Professional Community Members, and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month (price in US$; however, we are an international organization). FREE for students to become a member!

All webinars are recorded, edited, and available for Members to view on the Webinar Directory, which can be found via the Members Hub.

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar for established professionals and $5US for students and other interested parties. Patients are welcome to attend but please note that presenters and attendees will not be able to answer any questions concerning your personal situation or care. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. This webinar will specifically benefit all healthcare providers involved in the diagnosis and management of PMS/PMDD - e.g. doctors, nurses, counselors, dieticians, etc.

It is vital that PMS/PMDD is diagnosed and managed in a timely manner in order to avoid unnecessary suffering. In this webinar Dr. Panay will discuss how:

• Symptom diaries and/or online apps should be used to document symptoms prospectively.

• Evidence-based treatment should be recommended according to the RCOG / NAPS guideline algorithm.

• Education and training of healthcare providers and the public are vital to ensure that this condition is: 1) recognized early and 2) managed using individualized evidence-based interventions.

Speaker: Nick Panay, BSc FRCOG MFSRH

Dr. Panay is a Consultant Gynaecologist with a Special Interest in Reproductive Medicine, Menopause, PMS, contraception, and gynecological endocrinology.

His affiliations include: Clinical Advisory Board Member IAPMD, President of the International Menopause Society, Past Honorary Director of Conferences RCOG, Board Member and medical advisory committee member, British Menopause Society, Past Chairman of The British Menopause Society, Chairman of The National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome, Past President and current council member, The Royal Society of Medicine (O & G Division) Patron of Daisy Network (Premature Menopause Society)

WE ARE INTERNATIONAL - This webinar will start at 10:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM UK - to find your timezone click here.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers.

This is an hour-long webinar providing an overview for any healthcare professionals covering:

• What is PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)?

• What is PME (Premenstrual Exacerbation)?

• Screening methods and diagnostic tools

• Common mistakes to avoid

• Evidence-based treatment options

• Where to find additional resources and information

• Information for patients - signposting to peer support and patient-centered information

Speaker: Jaclyn Ross, Ph.D. - USA

Dr. Ross is a licensed clinical psychologist who provides clinical evaluations and treatment to patients with premenstrual disorders in private practice. Dr. Ross also assists with clinical research activities through the CLEAR Lab at UIC. Her role as an IAPMD Clinical Advisory Board member is to build partnerships with clinical psychology organizations and provide educational materials and support to psychotherapists, psychiatrists, gynecologists, and others who want to provide high-quality care for patients with premenstrual disorders.

We are international and we know time zones can be confusing - to find what time this webinar will take place for you - click here.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

The topic for this session is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Clinical Implications, Neuroanatomical Hubs, and Substrates of Risk.

Speaker: Shau-Ming Wei, Ph.D.

Dr. Shau-Ming Wei’s research focuses on defining the neuroregulatory effects of ovarian steroids in women and characterizing the impact of contextual variables (e.g. genes, age, early life stress) that modulate the effects of these steroids on brain function. She has completed studies informed by basic science findings that document the regulatory effect of estradiol on genes relevant to brain function. Multimodal neuroimaging platforms (PET, sMRI, and fMRI) are used to explore brain regions targeted by sex steroids during experimental hormone manipulation studies in healthy women and women with reproductive mood disorders including premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and postpartum psychosis.

We are international and we know time zones can be confusing - to find what time this webinar will take place for you - click here.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

Despite the documented success of GnRH agonists for the treatment of treatment-resistant premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), many patients struggle to find providers who have sufficient knowledge of PMDD and its evidence-based treatments and/or who are comfortable treating PMDD after first-line treatment options have failed.

This session will highlight the barriers to initiating GnRH agonists for treatment-resistant premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and offer practical solutions to address these barriers for providers who encounter patients with treatment-resistant PMDD but may not have the necessary expertise or comfort with providing evidence-based treatments.

This session will also include:

• example patient and provider handouts,

• screening tools,

• treatment algorithms to help provide guidance for implementing GnRH agonists into practice amongst a broader scope of clinicians, including general psychiatrists.

Speaker: Melissa Wagner, M.D., Ph.D.

Following residency, Dr. Wagner took an academic attending psychiatrist position as a reproductive psychiatrist and, through peer supervision and clinical and research collaborations, gained expertise in treating patients with mental illness during times of hormonal transitions. These times of hormone transition include prior to, during, and after pregnancy, mental health disorders related to hormone changes or the menstrual cycle, including perimenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and menopause, and mental health disorders related to or affecting fertility. Her triple board training serves as a significant asset in bridging the clinical gaps between reproductive psychiatry and family mental health. Dr. Wagner collaborates with internists, obstetricians, reproductive psychiatrists, and psychologists at both the University of Cincinnati and the University of Illinois with an academic focus that includes developing innovative care delivery models to help improve the diagnosis and treatment of reproductive-related mental illnesses and research involving PMDD, suicide risk, and neurosteroids. Finally, Dr. Wagner is clinically active in both psychiatry and pediatrics and serves as a supervising pediatrician within a Medicine-Pediatrics resident clinic at the University of Cincinnati and as the collaborative care reproductive and child psychiatrist in an innovative two-generation clinic within the internal medicine/pediatrics department at the University of Illinois in Chicago.

We are international and we know time zones can be confusing - to find what time this webinar will take place for you - click here.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

In this session, Dr. Alicia Allen will be presenting on Exogenous Hormones & Cigarette Smoking Cessation: State of Knowledge & Future Opportunities.

Topics covered will include:

1 - Understanding the typical difference in hormonal patterns by naturally cycling versus use of hormonal contraceptives.

2 - The prevalence of use of hormonal contraceptives among women of reproductive age who smoke cigarettes.

3 - Learning what is currently known about the role of hormonal contraceptives in smoking-related behaviors.

4 - Becoming familiar with a working hypothesis of the role of hormonal contraceptives in smoking-related behaviors.

5 - Identifying future directions in this line of research.

Speaker: Alicia Allen, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Allen began working on tobacco use clinical research in 2001 when she was hired as an undergraduate research assistant for a study examining the role of menstrual phase on cessation efforts in women. Over the past twenty-two years, Dr. Allen continued this line of research by continuing to explore the role of menstrual phase and ovarian hormones in cigarette-smoking related behavior in women, but also expanded to the perinatal period and misuse of other substances (such as cannabis and opioids). As a behavioral epidemiologist, she also really enjoys finding ways to strengthen methodologies (such as the use of sensors). To date, Dr. Allen has over 70 publications and has secured approximately $14 million in research funding, primarily from National Institutes of Health.

We are international and we know time zones can be confusing - to find what time this webinar will take place for you - click here.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This presentation will review different methods of contraception and the treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) including various combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC), copper intrauterine devices (IUD), and Progestin-only methods. CHC methods will be compared and cycle regimens contrasted – specifically which CHC formulations work to improve the emotional and physical symptoms of PMDD and on what dosage schedule. The potential for negatively affected mood symptoms for menstruators, with or without baseline mood disorders, will be discussed regarding Progestin-only methods including the progestin-only pill (POP), levonorgestrel (LNG) IUD, etonogestrel implant and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA).

Speaker: Andrea Rapkin, M.D.

Dr. Andrea Rapkin, M.D., is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA. She directs the UCLA Pelvic Pain Clinic. Dr. Rapkin has published extensively in the areas of premenstrual syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, vulvodynia, and women’s reproductive health, with numerous research articles and contributions to textbooks in the area of menstrual cycle-related mood disorders and pelvic pain. She was one of the first Obstetrician-Gynecologists to adapt the multidisciplinary pain management approach to the evaluation and treatment of women with pelvic and vulvar pain. Founded by Dr. Rapkin, the UCLA Chronic Pelvic Pain and Vulvodynia Program includes professionals from the areas of psychology, anesthesiology, and physical therapy and provides patient care, resident medical student education, and a fruitful environment for clinical research.

We are international and we know timezones can be confusing - to find what time this webinar will take place for you - click here.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is FREE to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month (price in US$; however, we are an international organization). FREE for students!

All webinars are recorded, edited, and available for Members to view on the Webinar Directory which can be found via the Members Hub.

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar for established professionals and $5US for students and other interested parties. Patients are welcome to attend but please note that presenters and attendees will not be able to answer any questions concerning your personal situation or care. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

In this presentation, Dr. Lauren Osborne will discuss current efforts to train clinicians – both mental health and obstetric providers – in reproductive psychiatry. She will focus on the National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry and its spinoff products, including NCRP 5-Hour Essentials, NCRPxOB, and NCRP Advanced.

Speaker: Lauren M. Osborne, M.D.

Dr. Lauren M. Osborne graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College and received her training at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute. She completed both clinical and research fellowships in women's mental health, and is an expert on the diagnosis and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy, postpartum, premenstrual period, and perimenopause. Dr. Osborne serves as the Vice Chair of Clinical Research in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her research focuses on the biological mechanisms of perinatal mental illness, with a focus on neurosteroids and the immune system, and she runs the PIPPI Lab – Psychoneuroimmunology in Pregnancy and Postpartum – at Weill Cornell. She is also the chair of the Education Committee for Marcé of North America and founder and chair of the National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry, a free web-based standardized curriculum. Her work has been supported by the Brain and Behavior Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and the NIMH.

We are international and we know timezones can be confusing - to find what time this webinar will take place for you - click here.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is FREE to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month (price in US$; however, we are an international organization). FREE for students!

All webinars are recorded, edited, and available for Members to view on the Webinar Directory which can be found via the Members Hub.

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar for established professionals and $5US for students and other interested parties. Patients are welcome to attend but please note that presenters and attendees will not be able to answer any questions concerning your personal situation or care. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

In this session, Dr. Nicole Petersen will be presenting ovarian hormone effects on human brain architecture. Dr. Petersen will review how hormones affect brain structure and function, and the important limitations of brain imaging research.

This session is aimed at people who are curious about the brain and want to know more about brain imaging studies in patients with PMDD – looking at how brain structure and function might be different across the menstrual cycle in those with hormone sensitivity.

Speaker: Nicole Petersen, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, housed within the David Geffen School of Medicine, at UCLA. Her lab focuses on translational neuroimaging and neuromodulation, including an exploration of ovarian hormones as neuromodulators.

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Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

Join Jenni Kay Long, LCSW, therapist and clinical suicidologist, for an in-depth discussion of suicidality as it relates to the menstrual cycle, including practical guidelines for supporting high-risk patients.

Educational topics include:

• Understanding suicidal ideation and exacerbation of suicide risk in the luteal phase

• Engaging in compassionate suicide risk assessment

• Treatment planning and crisis intervention

• Integrative care and collaboration with other treatment professionals

Speaker: Jenni Kay Long integrates EMDR, auricular acupuncture, and yoga therapy to provide multifaceted care that addresses the needs of the whole person - mind, body, and relationships. As a PMDD survivor, she is passionate about reproductive wellness and specializes in working with issues such as PMDD/PME, perinatal struggles, anxiety and panic disorders, complex trauma, and dissociation. Jenni Kay is a licensed clinical social worker, a clinical suicidologist, a trained domestic violence advocate, is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and is an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist. JK is currently engaged in Dr. Janina Fisher’s complex trauma certification program and Dr. Frank Anderson’s IFS Immersion.

Jenni Kay received her master's degree in clinical social work from Bryn Mawr College, her Classical Yoga Teacher certification from YogaLife Institute, and her AcuWellness certification from the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association. Jenni Kay serves on the Clinical Advisory Board for the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD). Jenni Kay has an independent integrative mental health practice in Northwest Arkansas.

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Live webinar attendance is FREE to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month (price in US$; however, we are an international organization). FREE for students!

All webinars are recorded, edited, and available for Members to view on the Webinar Directory which can be found via the Members Hub.

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar for established professionals and $5US for students and other interested parties. Patients are welcome to attend but please note that presenters and attendees will not be able to answer any questions concerning your personal situation or care. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature, and we cannot answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This presentation will give an overview of the menstrual cycle in the first year post-menarche, discuss challenges of studying the peripubertal menstrual cycle, and apply and compare the accuracy of previously proposed methods for determining ovulation status based on LH peak and progesterone rise.

Speakers: Elizabeth Andersen, Ph.D. and Hannah Klusmann, M.Sc.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This session will describe a model for assessing and treating premenstrual disorders, specifically PMDD. The talk will detail how to structure and implement the initial assessment/psychoeducation stage of treatment as well as ongoing psychotherapy sessions.

Speaker: Dr. Ross is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she is investigating the role of the menstrual cycle and ovarian hormone fluctuations in interpersonal distress, emotion dysregulation, and suicidality. In addition, Dr. Ross treats patients in private practice at Spring Source Psychological Center.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note that the presentation will be clinical in nature, and we cannot answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

This talk presents pilot data on menstrual cycle effects on borderline personality disorder symptoms, demonstrating several potential patterns of symptom exacerbation. The next steps in this program of research in an ongoing large NIMH-funded study will be discussed.

Speaker: Jessica R. Peters, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Are you a student currently engaged in research or clinical work in reproductive mental health/premenstrual disorders/women’s health?

Or are you perhaps interested in pursuing a career in this area and want to connect with others who are on the same path?

Then come along for a free online student networking event to talk with members of the IAPMD Clinical Advisory Board, as well as other students at varying stages of their studies.

As the future experts in this area, IAPMD wants to support your journey and nurture, build and strengthen the talent within the community - leading to better outcomes for all.

We look forward to seeing you there.

You do not need to be a member of the IAPMD Professional Community to attend. However, membership is free for students, so why not sign up? Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities. Kick start your career today!

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar, and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note, that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances. Patient tickets are available here >>

Females and AFAB individuals who drink alcohol experience high rates of negative physical and mental health consequences, and high-risk drinking in females is rising in the United States. Existing findings are inconsistent but suggest a relationship between ovarian hormones and alcohol use. This session will describe how alcohol use and drinking motives vary across the menstrual cycle in a large, transdiagnostic sample of psychiatric outpatient females.

As the largest prospective study of alcohol use and the menstrual cycle in a clinical sample to date, our findings encourage individual assessment of cyclical changes in alcohol use in females who may be at risk of negative health outcomes.

Speaker: Jordan Barone, B.A.

Jordan is a fifth-year MD/Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she is pursuing both her MD and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. Jordan is passionate about reproductive mental health and neuroscience, and her Ph.D. work seeks to understand the relationship between ovarian hormone flux and cyclical exacerbation of suicidal symptoms by identifying biomarkers of symptom change across the menstrual cycle. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with double majors in Neuroscience and Child Development, then completed a post-baccalaureate research fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), studying sex differences in brain development across puberty. Her research interests focus on biomarkers at the intersection of hormones, brain, and behavior, such as neuroactive steroids and changes in the GABA-A receptor.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar if you are an established professional or $5 to students or patients. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Understanding When and Why Some Individuals Attempt Suicide: Testing an Emerging Framework Integrating Menstrual Cycle Fluctuations in Risk

This is an IAPMD Professional Community Webinar and the content is aimed at Health Care Professionals & Researchers. Patients with a special interest are welcome to attend but please note, that the presentation will be clinical in nature and we are not able to answer questions about individual health concerns/circumstances.

This session will present an emerging framework for understanding when individuals may be most likely to experience STB*s and who may be at the highest risk.

We posit that, for some females, STBs are associated with neurobiological sensitivity to hormone changes across the menstrual cycle. Specifically, we hypothesize that exposure to normal hormone flux during the weeks before and during menses (i.e., the perimenstrual weeks) is associated with a rapid co-escalation of negative affect and disruptive social experiences; these hormone-related symptoms may individually or conjointly increase acute STB risk in at-risk individuals.

We outline both an explanation for which individuals may be at especially high risk (i.e., between-subjects factors) and potential mechanisms to explain the association between the perimenstrual phase and females’ increased risk for STBs (i.e., within-subjects factors). Data will be presented from three studies designed to address different tenets of this model, using rigorous methods to advance the extant literature on suicide risk and the menstrual cycle in both adults and adolescents.

*Suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Speaker: Sarah A. Owens, MS is a current Clinical Psychology Resident at Brown University and will complete her postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University in the Pediatric Anxiety Research Center next year. She will receive her doctorate from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where her NIMH-funded dissertation investigated menstrual cycle exacerbation of suicide risk in adolescents.

TICKETS

Live webinar attendance is free to IAPMD Professional Community Members and you will automatically receive an invite. Membership includes two monthly webinars and exclusive networking opportunities for $10US/month. FREE for students!

Non-IAPMD Professional Community Members can purchase places at $15US per webinar. These funds will support IAPMD, a small but powerful nonprofit organization that will provide the social media visibility and staff support to sustain this new professional community.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders Clinical Advisory Board is staffed primarily by scientific experts who volunteer their time.

Join the IAPMD Professional Community Membership today for free access to previous webinars, networking events, resources, and more!

Sex steroid hormones regulate regions of the mammalian brain that support a multitude of higher-order cognitive functions.

About this event

Sex steroid hormones regulate regions of the mammalian brain that support a multitude of higher-order cognitive functions. In this talk, Dr. Emily Jacobs will share recent findings from her lab, which uses multi-modal brain imaging, endocrine, and computational approaches to understand the extent to which sex hormones influence the structural and functional architecture of the human brain.

Major initiatives include the study of neuroendocrine aging during the midlife transition to menopause, pharmacological studies of gonadal hormone suppression, and dense-sampling studies across the menstrual cycle.

Speaker: Dr. Emily Jacobs is an Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences. She holds a B.A. in Neuroscience from Smith College and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UC Berkeley. Prior to UCSB, she was an Instructor at Harvard Medical School and in the Department of Medicine/Division of Women's Health at Brigham & Women's Hospital.

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