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 2020 Virtual PCOS Awareness Symposium will be a three-day event focused on the following themes:

Day 1 – Sat, Sep 12th
Fertility, Maternal Health, and Family Building
Day 2 – Sat, Sep 19th
Lifestyle Management of PCOS
Day 3 – Sat, Sep 26th
PCOS Related Disorders, Adolescent Health, Support and Advocacy

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.

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

View Day 1 Agenda - Fertility, Maternal Health, and Family Building View Day 2 Agenda - PCOS Lifestyle Management View Day 3 Agenda - PCOS Related Disorders, Adolescent Health, Support and Advocacy

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!”

Amanda H. from Weatherly, PA

“One of the best symposia I have attended in my 30 years of doing continuing education.”

Rochelle F. from San Diego, CA

“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!”

Evaggelia M. from Calgary, Canada

“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!”

Melissa from Robbinsville, NC

“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.”

Shannon C. from Greenfield, MA

Get Answers from World-Leading Experts on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

SPEAKERS

Featured Speakers - Day 2
Lifestyle Management of PCOS

Dr. Jolene Brighten - PCOS Awareness Symposium Speaker

Jolene Brighten, ND

Functional Medicine Naturopathic Physician and Founder of Rubus Health

Day 2 – Speaker
A Whole Body Approach to Living Healthier with PCOS

Fiona McCulloch, ND

Founder, White Lotus Naturopathic Clinic

Day 2 – Speaker
Natural and Integrative Care for Women with PCOS

Day 2 – Speaker
Lean PCOS – Advice Beyond Weight Loss

Martha McKittrick, RD, CDE, CHWC

Founder, Martha McKittrick Nutrition

Day 2 – Speaker
Getting it Right: Nutrition for PCOS Patients

Julie Duffy Dillion, RD

Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert

Day 2 – Speaker
Health at Every Size: Ditching Diet Culture in PCOS Care

Katherine Sherif, MD

Director, Jefferson Women's Primary Care

Day 1 – Speaker
Provider/Patient Relationship: How to Advocate for Yourself and Build the Best PCOS Healthcare Team

Day 2 – Speaker
Lab Tests for PCOS: What is Important and What do They Mean

Day 3 – Speaker
Perimenopause and Menopause in PCOS

Angela Grassi, MS, RD, LDN

Founder of PCOS Nutrition Center

Day 2 – Speakers
All About Supplements for PCOS

Mark Ratner, MD

Medical Director, Theralogix, LLC

Day 2 – Speaker
Inositols in PCOS — An Update on the Latest Research

Day 3 – Speaker
Inositols in PCOS — An Update on the Latest Research

Sidika Karakas, MD

Acting Endocrinology Division Chief, UC Davis Health

Day 2 – Speaker
Preventing Diabetes and Other Metabolic Health Complications in PCOS

Felice Gersh, MD

Medical Director, Integrative Medical Group of Irvine

Day 2 – Speaker
Intermittent Fasting for PCOS

Day 3 – Speaker
Understanding the Role of the Microbiome and Chronic Inflammation in PCOS

Brie Turner McGrievy, PCOS Symposium Speaker

Brie Turner-McGrievy, PhD, MS, RD

Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior University of South Carolina

Day 2 – Speaker
A Plant-Based Approach to PCOS Nutrition

Pearl Warner, CPE

President, American Electrology Association

Day 2 – Speaker
Hair Removal Options for Unwanted Hair in PCOS

Amy Medling, CHC

Founder, PCOS Diva

Day 2 – Speaker
Mindset: The Key to A Healthier and Happier Life with PCOS

Gretchen Kubacky, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist and Founder, PCOS Wellness

Day 2 – Speaker
Mental Health and Stress Management in PCOS

Day 2 – Speaker & Facilitator
Couples Therapy: Managing PCOS Relationship Challenges

Kendra Tolbert RDN - PCOS Awareness Symposium Speaker

Kendra Tolbert MS, RDN, CDN, LD, RYT, Cert AT

Founder, Live Fertile

Day 2 – Speaker
Yoga and Meditation for PCOS

Erika Volk, CPT

PCOS Personal Trainer

Day 2 – Speaker
Body Movin’: Exercise as a Key Prescription for Improving Overall Health in PCOS

Maria Horstmann - PCOS Awareness Symposium Speaker

Maria Horstmann, MBA, CPT, PNL1, IRC

Founder, Be Fab – Be You LLC

Day 2 – Speaker
HIIT, Resistance Training and Other Exercise Techniques for PCOS

PCOS AWARENESS SYMPOSIUMGet Answers from World-Leading Experts on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

View All Day 2 Speakers

View Day 2 Agenda

SPEAKERS

Featured Speakers - Day 3
PCOS Related Disorders, Adolescent Health, Support and Advocacy

Sasha Ottey MHA - PCOS Awareness Symposium Speaker

Sasha Ottey, MHA, MT (ASCP)

Founder and Executive Director, PCOS Challenge: The National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association

Day 3 – Speaker
Creating the Solution for the PCOS Problem

Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA

Chief Executive Officer, American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Day 3 – Speaker
Ethnic and Genetic Differences in PCOS Patients and What Do They Mean

Anuja Dokras MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium Speaker

Anuja Dokras, MD, PhD

Director, PENN Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Center

Day 3 – Speaker
Metformin and Birth Control: What You Need to Know

Richard Legro MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium Speaker

Richard Legro, MD, FACOG

Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine

Day 3 – Speaker
PCOS Genetics: What It Means for the Future for Personalized Care

Heather Huddleson MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium Speaker

Heather Huddleston, MD

Director, PCOS Clinic UCSF

Day 3 – Speaker
PCOS, Exercise, and Insulin Resistance: What Does the Research Show?

Daniel Dumesic, MD

Professor and Division Chief, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at UCLA Health

Day 3 – Speaker
PCOS and Endometrial Cancer

Day 3 – Speaker
Risks and Solutions for Lean Women with PCOS

Prof Helena Teede - PCOS Awareness Symposium Speaker

Helena Teede, MBBS, FRACP, PhD

Professor, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation

Day 2 – Speaker
International PCOS Guideline

Hillary Wright, RD

Director of Nutrition, Domar Center for Mind/Body Health

Day 3 – Speaker
Using Nutrition and Lifestyle to Prevent and Manage Prediabetes and Diabetes in PCOS

John Barry, PhD

Psychologist & Honorary Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University College London

Day 3 – Speaker
Chronic Disorders and Mental Health in PCOS