Women’s Health Research Roundtable

The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) hosts a quarterly virtual lecture series focused on a range of issues impacting women’s health. The series brings attention to priority topics in women’s health, disseminates information on federally supported research areas, and raises awareness of conditions specific to women.

Through a partnership with Johns Hopkins University and the NIH Clinical Center, ORWH is pleased to offer Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits for this activity.

Course director: Elizabeth Barr, Ph.D. (email)

2026 Schedule of Events

The 2026 lecture schedule will cover topics including: oral health, pelvic floor prolapse, the gut microbiome, and community-based data science.

Women and Oral Health (event page)
March 26^th 3-4 p.m.
Benjamin Chaffee DDS, PhD
Professor, Preventative & Restorative Dentistry Science
University of California San Francisco

Andrea López, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Public Health Department
California State University, Bakersfield
Talk Title: Oral Health at the Transition to Adulthood

Deborah Jones , PhD
Professor of Psychology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Talk Title: Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL) and Dental Care Utilization in Women from the Comprehensive Research on Oral and Mental health among Women (CROWN) study

Pelvic Floor Prolapse in Women (event page)
May 21^st, 3-4 p.m.
Bertha Chen, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Specialties/Urogynecology
Standford School of Medicine

Ngan F. Huang, PhD
Associate Professor, Stanford University
Research Career Scientist, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
Talk Title: Cellular mechanisms in the vagina of women with recurrent vaginal prolapse after prolapse surgery

Heidi Harvie, MD, MBA, MSCE
Director, Penn Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
University of Pennsylvania
Talk Title: To Be Provided

The Gut Microbiome and Women’s Health
July 30^th, 3-4 p.m.
Negar Fani, PhD, ABPP
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine
Talk Title: Social Stressors and the Gut-brain Axis: Mechanisms of Vulnerability and Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders in Women

Saori Furuta, PhD
Associate Professor, Cancer Biology
Case Western Reserve University
Talk Title: To Be Provided

Women’s Health and Community-Based Data Science
September 24^th, 3-4 p.m.
Paula Tanabe, PhD, RN, FAEN, FAAN
Laurel B. Chadwick Distinguished Professor of Nursing
Duke University
Talk Title: A Public Health Led, Statewide Approach to Improving Emergency Department Care for Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease in North Carolina

Marina Sirota, PhD
Professor and Interim Director,
Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute
University of California San Francisco
Talk Title: Leveraging Electronic Medical Records and Machine Learning Approaches to Study Endometriosis in Diverse Populations

The NIH Women’s Health Webinars presents a virtual lecture series focused on a range of issues impacting women’s health. The series brings attention to priority topics in women’s health, disseminates information on federally supported research areas, and raises awareness of conditions specific to women.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This activity is intended for the biomedical research community and healthcare providers. A secondary audience is the general public, to enhance awareness of NIH-supported findings in women’s health research.

GLOBAL OBJECTIVES

After attending this activity, the learner will demonstrate the ability to:

Implement a structured, collaborative, and iterative approach to disseminating medical education across Johns Hopkins Medicine and its affiliates.
Identify and evaluate systems-based and practice-based processes to improve patient safety and quality of care through data driven analysis and continuous improvement strategies.
Evaluate recent research, new techniques and clinical guidelines for their design quality, validity, and relevance to patient care, and implement those that improve treatment effectiveness.
Promote patient-centered, team-based communication strategies among healthcare stakeholders to optimize care coordination and decision-making.
Analyze and compare patient outcomes from historical and current cases to refine clinical decision-making and develop more effective treatment strategies.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This regularly scheduled series has been approved for a 52-week cycle beginning January 29, 2026.

POLICY ON PRESENTER AND PROVIDER DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the presenter and provider globally disclose conflicts of interest and any discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place to identify and mitigate relevant conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made prior to presentation of the education.

Women’s Health Research Roundtable

2026 Schedule of Events

Women's Health Mission Areas

NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)