Virtual PCOS Awareness Symposium
2020-09-26 11:00:00
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    • Day 1 (Sat 9/12) – Fertility and Maternal Health
    • Day 2 (Sat 9/19) – PCOS Lifestyle Management
    • Day 3 (Sat 9/26) – Chronic Disorders and Maternal Health
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    • Day 1 – Fertility, Maternal Health and Family Building
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  • Home
    • Virtual PCOS Awareness Symposium
    • PCOS Challenge 5K Run/Walk
    • Rise to the Challenge Gala
    • PCOS Challenge Main Website
  • Event
    • Event Overview
    • Registration Information
  • Agenda
    • Day 1 (Sat 9/12) – Fertility and Maternal Health
    • Day 2 (Sat 9/19) – PCOS Lifestyle Management
    • Day 3 (Sat 9/26) – Chronic Disorders and Maternal Health
  • Speakers
    • Day 1 – Fertility, Maternal Health and Family Building
    • Day 2 – Lifestyle Management of PCOS
    • Day 3 – PCOS Related Disorders, Adolescent Health, Support, and Advocacy
  • Sponsorship
    • Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities
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Maria Paredes PCOS Symposium Speaker

Maria Paredes, PhD

Owner and Lead Therapist, Three Little Birds Counseling and Clinical Supervision

Day 1 – Panelist
Implicit Bias in Fertility and Maternity Care: How Race, Body Size, Sexuality Affect Access and Quality of Care

Day 2 – Panelist
Patient Stories: How I Turned My Life Around After My PCOS Diagnosis


Dr. Maria Paredes is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Clinical Supervisor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist & approved IAEDP supervisor, and owner of Three Birds Counseling & Clinical Supervision in Greensboro, NC, a practice that provides services from a trauma-informed, fat-positive, sex-positive, LGBTQIA affirming, faith-affirming, and social justice-affirming lens. She helps individuals of all gender identities make peace with food and with their bodies, and live fuller lives, free from negative thinking, fear of food, and body hate. She believes ALL bodies have worth and that ALL individuals deserve to enjoy food, move in ways that feel joyful, treat their bodies with kindness and gentleness, and experience authentic connection with themselves and others. Maria recognizes that this healing must occur within the individual therapeutic relationship as well as within the larger, cultural environment, and thus embraces the role of advocacy and activism. She also works with individuals experiencing anxiety, trauma, infertility/pregnancy loss, and PCOS. Maria teaches courses in UNC-G’s Counseling department and provides clinical supervision and training to new professionals working toward their licensure as therapists or dietitians. Maria is Mom to 3 young girls and hopes that they will grow up to experience the wonder and power of all their bodies have to offer, without believing they must shrink themselves.

Other Speakers

Sasha Ottey MHA - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerSasha Ottey, MHA, MT (ASCP)
Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD - PCOS Symposium SpeakerShruthi Mahalingaiah, MD, MS
Ricardo Azziz MD MPH MBA - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerRicardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA
Anuja Dokras MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerAnuja Dokras, MD, PhD
Kathy Doody MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerKathy Doody, MD
Richard Legro MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerRichard Legro, MD, FACOG
Mark Trolice MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerMark Trolice, MD, FACOG, FACS, FACE
Heather Huddleson MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerHeather Huddleston, MD
Rashmi Kudesia, MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium 2020 SpeakerRashmi Kudesia, MD, MSc, FACOG
Dr. Tracey Parnell - PCOS Symposium SpeakerTracey Parnell MD, MSc, CFCMC
Serena Chen, MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerSerena Chen, MD
Dr. Jessie Rubin - PCOS Symposium SpeakerJessica Rubin, MD MSCI
Daniel Dumesic MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerDaniel Dumesic, MD
Prof Helena Teede - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerHelena Teede, MBBS, FRACP, PhD
Hillary Wright 2020 headshotHillary Wright, RD
Erica Armstrong MD IFMCP - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerErica Armstrong, MD, IFMCP
Jennifer Phy MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerJennifer Phy, DO, FACOG
Dr. Jolene Brighten - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerJolene Brighten, ND
Fiona McCulloch ND - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerFiona McCulloch, ND
Martha McKittrick RD CDE CHWC - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerMartha McKittrick, RD, CDE, CHWC
John Barry, PhD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerJohn Barry, PhD
Julie Duffy Dillion RD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerJulie Duffy Dillion, RD
Katherine Sherif MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerKatherine Sherif, MD
Mark Ratner MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerMark Ratner, MD
Andrea Braverman PhD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerAndrea Braverman, PhD
Angela Grassi MS RD LDN - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerAngela Grassi, MS, RD, LDN
Sidika Karakas, MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerSidika Karakas, MD
Mazella Fuller PhD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerMazella Fuller, PhD, MSW, LCSW, CEDS
Felice Gersh MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerFelice Gersh, MD
Steve Mavros - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerSteve Mavros, LOM
Brie Turner McGrievy, PCOS Symposium SpeakerBrie Turner-McGrievy, PhD, MS, RD
Judette Louis MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerJudette Louis MD, MPH
Pearl Warner CPE - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerPearl Warner, CPE
Lisa Marasco MA IBCLC FILCA - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerLisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
Amy Medling CHC - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerAmy Medling, CHC
Gretchen Kubacky PsyD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerGretchen Kubacky, PsyD
Kendra Tolbert RDN - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerKendra Tolbert MS, RDN, CDN, LD, RYT, Cert AT
Erika Volk, CPT - PCOS Symposium SpeakerErika Volk, CPT
Melanie Cree-Green MD PhD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerMelanie Cree-Green, MD, PhD
Maria Horstmann - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerMaria Horstmann, MBA, CPT, PNL1, IRC
Tania S. Burgert - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerTania Burgert, MD
Barb Collura - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerBarbara Collura
Marissa Perman MD - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerMarissa Perman, MD
Chevese Turner - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerChevese Turner
Tanya Wylde, ND - PCOS Awareness Symposium 2020 ModeratorTanya Wylde, ND
Elizabeth Armstrong LPC-I - PCOS Awareness Symposium SpeakerElizabeth Armstrong, LPC-I
Kristina Krivicic, RN - PCOS Awareness Symposium 2020 PanelistKristina Krivicic, RN, BSN
Kimmie Singh, RD - PCOS Awareness Symposium 2020 PanelistKimmie Singh, RD
Jenifer Gutke - PCOS Awareness Symposium 2020 PanelistJenifer Gutke
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