University of Calgary Women's Health Seminar Series

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This series highlights women’s health research across the University of Calgary. We hope to advance women’s health by raising awareness about women's research at UCalgary, building community and encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration. The series is open to students, faculty, staff and the public.  

For more information about the seminar series or to nominate a speaker, contact us at libin@ucalgary.ca

Upcoming women's health events

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Past Presentations

  • October 2024 - Dr. Mark Haykowsky - Pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in breast cancer survivors: Similarities between heart failure and preserved ejection fraction
  • June 2024 - Dr. Carol Huang - How pancreas adapts to the stress of pregnancy and over-nutrition to mitigate diabetes
  • May 2024 - Dr. Jamie Benham - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome & Cardiovascular Disease Risk
  • April 2024 - Dr. Patricia Katherine Doyle Baker  - Reframing how we approach menstrual cycle health: a womb with a view
  • March 2024 - Dr. Richard Pandey - Biosensors for Maternal Health Application
    February 2024 - Dr. Roopinder Sandhu - Developmental and sex-dependent factors influence adipose function throughout the life course
  • January 2024 - Dr. Jennifer Thompson - Developmental and sex-dependent factors influence adipose function throughout the life course
  • December 2023 - Dr. Gerald Giesbrecht - Objective hardship and subjective distress among pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

  • May 2023 - Dr. Cindy Barha - Sex differences in exercise efficacy on brain health: Possible role of steroid hormones and genotype
  • April 2023 - Dr. Alan Martino - "Are we (allowed to be) feminists?": Women labelled/with Intellectual Disabilities and Feminism
  • March 2023 - Dr. Marilee Brockway - Applying a critical lens to how we view infant feeding: A journey from post-positivism to intersectional feminism
  • February 2023 - Dr. Satish Raj - Sex-Differences in Cardiovascular Autonomic Disorders: Focus on POTS and Long COVID
  • December 2022 - Dr. Gerald Giesbrecht - Objective hardship and subjective distress among pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • November 2022 - Dr. Laurie Hiemstra - Gender Based Health Care Inequities in Orthopaedics
  • October 2022 - Dr. Rebecca Sullivan - Methods To Her Mad-Ness : Why Gender and Sexuality Methodologies Matter to Health Researchers 
  • September 2022 - Dr. Amy Metcalfe, Dr. Erin Brennand, & Dr. Nicole Letourneau - GROWW and AVA Health research Training Platforms in Women & Girls’ Health
  • June 2022 - Deinera Exner-Cortens - Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention Through an Intersectional Feminist Lens
     
  • May 2022 - Gwendolyn Blue - Embracing social uncertainties in an era of health and environmental crises
     
  • March 2022 - Lauren Walker - Understanding sexual difficulty among women
     
  • February 2022 - Shelagh B. Coutts - Sex and stroke. Does it matter?
     
  • December 2021 - Kristin von Ranson - Psychotherapy for eating disorders: The science- practice gap
     
  • November 2021 - Amy Metcalfe - Medication in Pregnancy - lack of data to guide decision making and broader implications for women's health