Upcoming Events

Strategic Planning: Updating the Women’s Health Research Agenda for the Coming Decade

October 14–16, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois

Office of Research on Women’s Health/NIH/DHHS, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital
The Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) is convening the fourth in a series of public hearings and scientific workshops to update the Women’s Health Research Agenda at the NIH for the coming decade. The meeting is cohosted by the ORWH, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

More information on the agenda, how to submit testimony, invited speakers, and registration and travel information is available at: http://www.orwhmeetings.com/movingintothefuture/northwestern

Sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Women's Health Research Symposium

NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH):  Sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Research Symposium
November 17, 2009

8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lipsett Amphitheater, NIH Clinical Center (Building 10), NIH Campus
Click Here for Online Registration

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Podcasts

Pinn Point on Women and Autoimmune Disease
Dr. Vivian Pinn discusses the latest research on autoimmune diseases in two podcasts with Dr. Robert Carter. To listen to the podcasts, click on Part I and Part II | (transcript) (171kb) | Press Release (62kb)

NIH Podcast FAQ ORWH Podcast Archives and Transcripts

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ORWH is proud to announce a new women’s health awareness campaign. Please click below to find out more!

Vulvodynia, also referred to as “the pain down there” or also as “feminine pain,” is chronic discomfort or pain of the vulva, which is the area around the outside of the vagina. Researchers estimate that as many as 18 percent of women will experience symptoms consistent with vulvodynia.

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Online Training
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women’s Health (OWH), announces the launch of a new online course, “The Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health.” The course offers participants a basic scientific understanding of the major physiological differences between the sexes, their influence on illness and health outcomes, and their implications for policy, medical research, and health care. For more information, visit http://sexandgendercourse.od.nih.gov/.