MGH Faculty Development Podcast

“Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and PCOS - Interrelations and Differentiations”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Presenter: Marlene Hager, MD, PhD, Clinical Division of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of OB/GYN, Medical University of Vienna

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Recognize that in functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA) patients without polycystic ovary morphology (PCOM), decreased anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) levels do not seem to be a sign of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR)
• Indicate that the prevalence of PCOM in FHA patients is 30-50%, so the differential diagnosis between PCOS and FHA is a very common and important one
• Identify that women affected by FHA showing PCOM tend to reveal some characteristics of PCOS - presumably some of these women were suffering from PCOS

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“Gonadotropin therapy in male infants and adolescents with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism – what is the evidence and what should be best practice?”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Presenter: Sasha Howard, PhD, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology, Queen Mary, University of London

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• To understand the role of gonadotropins in male reproductive development
• To understand the potential for diagnosis and treatment of male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in infancy (mini-puberty)
• To discuss the potential for induction or completion of adolescent puberty with gonadotropins, therapeutic options, and outcomes

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14th Annual Nancy J. Tarbell, MD, Faculty Development Lecture Series  “Embracing vulnerability as a leader and mentor”

In commemoration of Faculty Development Month, the Center for Faculty Development invites you to the thirteenth annual Nancy J. Tarbell, MD, Faculty Development Lecture Series. The lecture was established to honor Dr. Tarbell’s dedication and leadership. She was the founding Director of both the MGH Center for Faculty Development and the Office for Women’s Careers, where she was instrumental in advancing and promoting the academic careers of MGH faculty.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Recognize ways in which vulnerability and humility build trust
• Describe the role of vulnerable mentorship in mentee-centered growth
• Identify opportunities for vulnerable leadership and mentorship in participants’ own environments 

Presenter:  Shannon E. Scott-Vernaglia, MD, General Pediatrician and Associate Chief for Clinical Faculty Development, MassGeneral for Children; and Director of CFD’s Office for Clinical Careers

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“A new technology to monitor the fetus”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Presenter: Fiona Brownfoot, MBBS, FRANZCOG, PhD, Associate Professor of OB/GYN, University of Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Brownfoot is an obstetrician scientist, Associate Professor, and head of the Obstetric Diagnostics and Therapeutics Group at the University of Melbourne. She heads a multidisciplinary team of physicists, chemists, and engineers. She is recognized internationally for discovering the first potential treatment for preeclampsia, metformin. Additionally, she is known for developing novel devices to better monitor the fetus, including a fetal ECG and a pH sensor for potential use in labor.

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“Continuum of trauma-related assessment and treatment in service members and veterans”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Dr. Brenner will present on “Behavioral Health Approaches to Transdiagnostic Care with the Special Operations Forces Community.”  Dr. Thompson-Hollands will present on “Family-inclusive PTSD treatment for Veterans: Rationale and Recommendations for Clinicians.”

Presenters: Lauren Brenner, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with Home Base, a Massachusetts General Hospital and Red Sox Foundation Program; and Instructor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Johanna Thompson-Hollands, PhD, is a Staff Psychologist in the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System; and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Provide overview of common presenting concerns and psychiatric diagnoses in Special Operations Forces service members and veterans presenting for comprehensive brain health and trauma evaluation
• Describe recommendations for providers working with SOF and embedded support patients
• Describe the potential advantages of family-inclusive treatment for Veterans with PTSD
• Assess the evidence for Veterans’ willingness to involve family members in their PTSD treatment

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“The gender pay gap and reproductive outcomes among women physicians”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Presenter: Andrea Simpson, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Obstetrician Gynecologist, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Toronto

Learning ObjectivesUpon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Discuss the gender pay gap, and how it exists in a fee-for-service system
• Review the data on delayed childbearing and reproductive outcomes among women physicians (the Dr. Mom cohort) 
• Discuss solutions to closing the gender pay gap and supporting physicians who are parents

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“Challenges in Performing Research in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Presenter: Jennifer A. Rymer, MD, interventional cardiologist and John Bush Simpson Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University

Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Examine challenges in enrolling diverse patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
• Examine recent clinical trials/registries in patients with PAD and the need for diverse patient enrollment
• Identify several potential solutions for enrolling underrepresented minorities and women into registries/clinical trials of patients with PAD

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“Novel role of chemokines in the ovulatory cascade and their potential application for nonhormonal contraceptive development”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Presenter: Marina Cinthia Peluffo, PhD, Independent Scientist, CONICET, División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Describe the periovulatory events and the increasing evidence for the role of chemokines in regulating these crucial events in different species
• Assess our laboratory evidence regarding the chemokine receptor CCR2 and its chemokine ligands in the ovarian follicles and cumulus-oocyte complex (COC) in the rhesus monkeys and domestic cats
• Analyze the direct effect of triggering or inhibiting the CCR2 receptor within the COC using a feline model in vitro
• Evaluate the interaction between the CCR2 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR, a crucial intermediate in the ovulatory cascade) systems within the feline COC
• Review and discuss the overall course of this research

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“Subcortical Brain Regions in Anxiety Disorders: Findings from ENIGMA-Anxiety”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Presenter: Nynke A. Groenewold, PhD, Mental Health Researcher, Division of Psychopharmacology, University of Cape Town

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Identify subcortical brain regions implicated in major anxiety disorders
• Recognize sex and age as potential modifiers of subcortical volumes in anxiety disorders
• Distinguish between different types of data aggregation in large-scale neuroimaging collaborations

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2023 Faculty Transition Webinar Series Session 4

Nora Yousif equipped participants with the know-how needed for a successful retirement transition, even in the context of all the macroeconomic uncertainty. She discussed key insights to help protect your family’s financial well-being, reviewed how to help ensure you are on track to retire at your targeted age, discussed advanced strategies to help maximize your future social security monthly benefit, offered low-risk alternatives to cash with inflation looming, advised on how to take advantage of elevated interest rates, and provided investment considerations given the recent market volatility. Presenter: Nora Yousif, CFP, CDFA, MBA, Financial Advisor and Senior Vice President of the Empower Wealth Group at RBC Wealth Management

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