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2020 WOMEN'S BRAIN HEALTH CONFERENCE
May 11-12, 2020 | Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, UBC 

Early Bird Registration Rates (available until March 10, 2020)
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The Women’s Brain Health Conference will take place on May 11th-12th, 2020, at the Robert Lee Alumni Centre, University of British Columbia. 
 
The conference will feature expert speakers who will address a variety of women’s brain health issues and highlight topics such as hormone therapy, mental and cognitive health, menopause, pregnancy, metabolism, and traumatic brain injury. 

More information on the 2020 Women's Brain Health Conference can be found here.
 
Keynote Speaker:

Carol Tavris, Ph.D., a social psychologist and co-author of Estrogen Matters—which critically assesses the science and politics of taking hormones at menopause.



Special Presentations:

Patricia Tomasi, Journalist & Co-Founder of the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative (CPMHC)
Shirley Weir, Founder of MenopauseChicks and author of Mokita: How to navigate perimenopause with confidence and ease.

Speakers:
Farida Sohrabji, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Liisa Galea, Ph.D., University of British Columbia 
Sandra Davidge, Ph.D., University of Alberta
Neill Epperson, MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Jerilynn Prior, MD, University of British Columbia
Emily Jacobs, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Gillian Einstein, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Cindy Lee Dennis, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Benicio Frey, MD, MSc, Ph.D., McMaster University
Paul van Donkelaar, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Karen Mason, Co-founder and director of community practice for SOAR (Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research) 
Shau-Ming Wei, MD, (NIH/NIMH).  
Angela Colantonio, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Susan Howlett, Ph.D., Dalhousie University
Kejal Kantarci, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Sharon Ladyman, Ph.D., University of Otago, New Zealand
Julia Sacher, MD, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Anne Simard, Chief Mission, and Research Officer, Heart and Stroke Foundation

 
Pre-Conference Workshop:

Mind Over Matter - Fact or Fiction: Understanding Women's Brain-Mind-Body Connections for Health and Wellness

Facilitators: 
Sherri Hayden, Ph.D., R.Psych, University of British Columbia 
Anne Lyle, NeuroHealth Clinic 
REGISTER NOW

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A1

https://womenshealthresearch.ubc.ca

 

Contact

The Women's Health Research Cluster
womenshealth.res@ubc.ca
Tel: 604 8272523







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