EVENT OVERVIEW
The PCOS Awareness Symposium presented by PCOS Challenge: The National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association is the largest event dedicated to polycystic ovary syndrome. The PCOS Awareness Symposium features world-leading experts on PCOS and brings together clinicians, researchers, patients and their supporters to share their experiences, insights and the latest updates about the condition.
The 2022 Virtual PCOS Awareness Symposium will be a two-day event focused on the following themes:
- Day 1 – Sat, Sep 10th
(Recordings Available)
Fertility; Family Building; Maternal Health; Support and Advocacy - Day 2 – Sat, Sep 17th
(Recordings Available)
Lifestyle Management; Mental Health; PCOS Related Disorders; PCOS in Adolescence
PCOS SYMPOSIUM GOALS
For Patients — The PCOS symposium will help people affected by PCOS become proactive about their health and discover strategies and resources to help overcome their symptoms and reduce their risk for life-threatening related diseases.
For Scientific, Medical and Healthcare Professionals — The PCOS symposium will help improve competence in the field of PCOS and address seven identified education and practice gaps. The PCOS symposium will also help improve performance relating to quality of care for women and adolescents with PCOS and patient outcomes.
PRESENTATIONS WILL COVER
- PCOS Nutrition, Exercise and Lifestyle Management
- Improving Fertility in Women with PCOS
- Preventing Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Other Complications in Women with PCOS
- Creating a PCOS Treatment Plan
- Integrative Care Approaches to PCOS
- Hair and Skin Treatment Options for Women with PCOS
- PCOS Awareness and Advocacy
- And more
Featured Speakers - Day 1
Fertility; Family Building; Maternal Health; Support and Advocacy
Richard Legro, MD, FACOG
Session Topic: Current Standards in Infertility Care for PCOS
Sophia Yen, MD, MPH
Session Topic: Access to Care
Anuja Dokras, MD, PhD
Session Topic: PCOS in Pregnancy and Maternal Health
Mark Trolice, MD, FACOG, FACS, FACE
Session Topic: Menstruation, Ovulation, and PCOS
Katherine Sherif, MD
Session Topic: Challenges in Access to Primary Care for PCOS Patients
View Full List of the Day 1 Symposium Speakers and Panelists
Featured Speakers - Day 2
Lifestyle Management; PCOS Related Disorders; PCOS in Adolescence
Felice Gersh, MD
Session Topic: Integrative Health for PCOS
Sam Abbott, RD, LDN
Session Topic: Fundamentals of PCOS Nutrition
Fiona McCulloch, ND
Session Topic: PCOS and Related Disorders
Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA
Session Topic: Mental Health Economic Burden in PCOS
Robert Wild, MD, PhD, MPH, FNLA, NCMP
Session Topic: PCOS and Cardiovascular Health
Christy Foster, MD
Session Topic: Adolescent Health
Stacey Williams, PhD
Session Topic: Mental Health in Adolescents with PCOS
View Full List of the Day 2 Symposium Speakers and Panelists
The PCOS Awareness Symposium Changes Lives
“This conference was the best resource of information for PCOS yet. Between the doctors, researchers, the advocacy, the information and all the pamphlets…Totally worth the price…
Very, very thankful I went!”
“One of the best symposia I have attended in my 30 years of doing continuing education.”
“PCOS Challenge and this symposium helped me learn so many new things about PCOS and how I can change my lifestyle to live a fulfilling life that is not inhibited by my symptoms.
I now have hope! Thank you!”
“This picks up and answers the questions your doctors can’t.
Don’t think twice, come to the PCOS Symposium. You will not regret it!”
“Thank you so much for a great event! I am grateful to have found PCOS Challenge and to attend the event. I learned more one day than in over 20 years of having PCOS.”
