Hear From Her: The Women in Healthcare Leadership Podcast Series

In conversations around women's health it's often assumed that we're talking simply about reproductive care. But that narrow definition overlooks other diseases, chronic, complex conditions and life stages that uniquely, disproportionately, or differently affect women, such as cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain, migraines, and certain autoimmune diseases. Two Medscape colleagues, Sara Thorpe and Eliza Reshefsky, are spearheading the Innovations in Women's Health Coalition, which unites leaders from; key healthcare organizations in a commitment to address critical gaps in women's health by enhancing the educational training and resources for healthcare professionals across all medical specialties to help drive meaningful change. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities. https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002651?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu

More than 19 million women of reproductive age in the U.S. are living in “contraceptive deserts.”  Here's what two leaders in women's reproductive health are doing to change that. Earn Credit / Learning Objectives & Disclosures: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002539?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu

How are 3 women leaders in hematology who are passionate about research and patient care facing the massive cuts to critical healthcare programs? Find out in the new episode of Women in Healthcare Leadership. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities. https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/11002495?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu

In the face of vaccine skepticism and misinformation, here's how two passionate public health leaders, Kelly Moore, President and CEO of Immunize.org, and Piyali Mukherjee, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Moderna Asia Pacific, are getting the truth out about the power of immunization and prevention. Earn Credit / Learning Objectives & Disclosures: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002404?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu

Meet two global healthcare leaders on a mission to improve how the system moves forward for women. Elcin Barker Ergun is CEO of Menarini Group, the largest pharmaceutical company in Italy. Virginia Kaklamani, MD, is professor of medicine, Division of Hematology-Medical Oncology at The University of Texas Health Science Center and leads the breast cancer program at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. In this episode, they share their personal journeys to leadership positions, and talk about why it's OK to say that men and women are different (and how that benefits women). They also believe that kids growing up now will just expect women to hold leadership roles, in medicine and beyond. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Women living with a chronic disease who become pregnant will find little information about the impact of their disease on their pregnancy, or about how to manage their condition while they are pregnant. Is it safe to continue taking their medication, or should they stop? The lack of evidence-based data also leaves most physicians in the dark. Two leading lights in women's reproductive health (and mothers themselves), Marie Teil, Global Head, Women of Childbearing Age Program at UCB Biopharma, and Cathy Nelson-Piercy, Professor of Obstetric Medicine at Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, say that many women they've talked to would be willing to join research studies. And they want to educate more clinicians, pharma companies, and scientists about the need to enroll pregnant women in clinical trials. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Two passionate leaders in oncology and women's health, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu and Dr. Nermean Mostafa, share the challenges they face when it comes to educating many African women about cancer screening and prevention. Besides the stigma, there is often a cultural belief that illness is rooted in the supernatural. So women will visit a traditional healer rather than seeking medical care if they get sick. The strategies and tactics to promote awareness and prevention, they say, includes “educating our girls so they grow into informed, empowered women.” This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

In this episode, two global leaders in aesthetic medicine, Tatjana Pavicic, MD, expert practitioner and internationally respected speaker and trainer on advanced cosmetic dermatology and surgery, and Terri L. Phillips, MD, FAAP, Chief Medical Affairs Officer at Merz Aesthetics, share their personal journeys to leadership positions, the influence of celebrity culture and social media on aesthetics, and why they're really excited about the emerging field of regenerative medicine. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Two renowned experts in dermatology talk about the character traits that helped them rise to leadership roles, why diversity in clinical trials is essential for improving skin-care treatments, and how certain skin conditions affect women differently than men. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

According to the CDC, out of 31,000 new HIV infections in the U.S, almost 20% were women. If we want to end the epidemic, say infection disease experts, at least 50% of people at high risk for contracting HIV need to be on pre-exposure prophylaxis medicine (PrEP). At the moment, 92% of those on PrEP are men and only 8% are women—so clearly our efforts to connect with women are falling short. What are the barriers and challenges women face in getting information and treatment? Two renowned leaders in the field say we need to think outside the box to meet women where they are. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Digital Therapeutics are an exciting space in health technology, and also in the shift to patient-centric care. Providing patients with tools, resources, and personalized insights on their smartphone or device, whenever and wherever they need it, promotes a sense of ownership, improves self-care behaviors, and leads to better health outcomes. And that can be life-changing, especially when it comes to mental health treatment. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Two global patient advocacy groups—The Lymphoma Coalition and Lung Cancer Europe— are compiling data from their communities on the real-world experience of living with cancer. What the data reveals sometimes challenges existing protocols around cancer care.   This is the 2nd in a two-part conversation with Lorna Warwick, CEO, The Lymphoma Coalition and Anne-Marie Baird, President Lung Cancer Europe. To listen to Part I, click here. To read Medscape Oncology's white paper on patient centricity and improving cancer outcomes, click here. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Rare diseases are often thought of as affecting one in 100,000 or one in 1,000,000 people, and that is true for some conditions. But there are many rare diseases that are more common. It may surprise many to learn that a condition that's considered rare has a prevalence of 1 in 2000 or lower, and rare diseases overall affect more than 300 million people worldwide. To learn more about rare diseases, visit Medscape's Pathways in Rare Disease, https://www.medscape.org/sites/advances/rare-diseases, Medics for Rare Diseases, m4rd.org, or I am Number Seventeen at iamnumber17.org.uk  This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Of course social media has its downside. But online platforms are a powerful tool for women in medicine in terms of forming communities, fighting misinformation, amplifying one another, and galvanizing support for grassroots organizations to drive change. Need help navigating social media? Here's an online toolkit for health professionals. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Patient advocacy organizations today are data-driven, doing amazing work — and have the hard evidence to support their impact on patient care. The challenge is getting past the perception of a group of people “bringing biscuits and cookies to the cancer clinic.” To read Medscape's White Paper on patient-centricity in oncology care in collaboration with Lorna Warwick, CEO of the Lymphoma Coalition, click here. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

What should the future of women's healthcare look like? Two renowned physicians say it involves a multidisciplinary, holistic approach, where a group of different specialists work together to provide a lifetime course of holistic primary and specialty care.  This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

The purpose of The Lancet Commission: Women, Power, and Cancer was to draw attention to the global inequities that women face with respect to cancer care. The commission explored 3 areas of “power” (or lack thereof): decision-making, knowledge, and economics. They published their findings last September, along with 10 priority actions that must happen for women to obtain quality, respectful care across the cancer continuum. To read the full report, click here. To learn more about the commission, click here. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

According to a 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation report, 18% of all women in the U.S. ages 18 and older reported their health as fair or poor. Ten percent did not see a doctor due to cost. With about 168 million women in the U.S. those are some pretty staggering numbers. What needs to happen to improve women's health—and their quality of life?   This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Why does women's healthcare lag behind men's? The reasons are multi-pronged: scarce investment in basic research around women's biology; unequal compensation for doctors performing women's healthcare services; and the idea that many women's health issues are “just part of life and being a woman.” This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

The importance of mentorship — and sponsorship — in cardiology cannot be overstated.  Throughout the medical training process biases and barriers can conspire to drain off a lot of exceptionally talented women — one  reason female chairs, chiefs, and lead research authors are few and far between. And research is the name of the game when it comes to advancing women's heart health.   This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

What are the qualities needed to be a leader in oncology? Being a great clinician is only step one. You also have to be compassionate and a good communicator — two skills many women possess, but men still make up the majority of conference chairs.. It's time for a change.e. Here are some ways women leaders can help their younger colleagues rise through the ranks.   This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Women are more prone to neurological and psychiatric disorders than are men. But it's more than just prevalence. There are differences in symptoms and progression, and profound differences in treatment response and side effects between men and women. And, say these two leaders in neuropsychiatry, the reasons for this are very poorly studied and understood, especially in clinical practice.   This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.

Shikha Jain spent years navigating the sorts of barriers that many women in medicine face. And worrying that they were somehow her fault. When she talked to other women she discovered that their stories sounded exactly like hers. That was her inspiration for founding the Women in Medicine Summit, a community where women come together for support and networking. And leave feeling better about themselves.   This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.  

There are huge gaps in care for women when it comes to heart disease. Why do these gaps exist, and how can we close them? The first step: getting more women into the C-Suite and, equally important, as clinical trial leaders in the field of cardiovascular research. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities. 

Are you ready to Hear From Her? The hosts of our Women in Healthcare Leadership Podcast Series have gathered around the microphone to share their thoughts and experiences on the importance of women in healthcare.   It's an insightful look into the many ways women leaders affect us in the healthcare workplace. We invite you to grab a cup of coffee, pop in your headphones, and listen in as we launch this exciting new series.   This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.