Gain invaluable insights from 40+ years of therapy with over 20,000 women healthcare professionals. Clinical psychologist Wayne Sotile shares proven tactics for juggling work and home, dispelling the “burnout” myth, and thriving in evolving roles. Empower your personal and professional journey.

Join the GEMS Alliance for a thought-provoking discussion focused on transforming the landscape of medicine for women. This session will explore strategies to increase the diversity of women entering the medical field and delve into the alarming underrepresentation of women in various specialties and leadership roles. Panelists will address the unique challenges faced by women physicians, including balancing family responsibilities with demanding careers. Through collaborative dialogue, this session will identify actionable solutions that foster an inclusive environment, ensuring that women thrive and lead in all areas of medicine. Your voice is essential in this critical conversation.

The rapidly evolving healthcare landscape demands a shift from one-size-fits-all clinical trials. Unlocking solutions for global health problems hinges on understanding and accelerating inclusive research protocols and trial design. This includes further researching how women and diverse populations respond to treatments given they historically and currently have not been appropriately included in clinical trials. This session will provide an in-depth exploration of challenges and exciting trends and data on what is needed to drive inclusivity in clinical trials as well as an overview of technological advances and AI’s potential to help facilitate progress. Leave empowered with actionable insights to champion inclusive practices within your company, accelerating progress towards health equity for all.

The future of dental care is being reshaped by the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies, heralding a significant paradigm shift towards a patient-centric, technology-driven approach. This presentation will delve into the transformative impact of AI on dental practice, offering insights into how these innovations are revolutionizing diagnostics, treatment planning, and patient care. AI-powered tools can swiftly analyze vast amounts of patient data, providing dentists with valuable insights that enhance treatment precision and decision-making, ensuring more accurate diagnoses and personalized treatments. Attendees will explore practical applications through real-world case studies, discovering how AI and other advanced technologies are improving practice management and patient outcomes. By staying at the forefront of these innovations, dental professionals can offer better, more efficient, and highly personalized care. Join us on this journey to understand the profound implications of AI in dentistry and learn the tools and strategies to navigate and enhance your practice in this new era.

Financial success doesn’t happen by chance—it requires a plan. Join us for Prescribing Financial Success: Smart Money Moves for Medical Professionals, an informative session designed for women in healthcare. This engaging discussion will highlight the power of holistic financial planning and provide valuable insights into building wealth, protecting assets, and taking proactive steps to secure a financially stable and prosperous future.

» Learn how a comprehensive approach to financial management can help you build and sustain long-term wealth.
» Explore key financial strategies to safeguard your assets, optimize investments, and create a secure financial future.
» Gain actionable insights to make informed financial decisions, plan for future financial stability, and achieve financial success as a medical professional.

Healthcare is broken today in a thousand ways. The promise of a better future resides in the human connection and trust between a patient and a clinician. Nursing, which remains majority female, is ranked the most trusted profession in America. More than half of incoming medical students are now women, and the majority of pharmacists are women. This shift comes at a time when trauma is endemic and the healthcare realm is in need of leadership that is grounded in trust and connection. During the session, Kathleen Reeves will share a vision, grounded in evidence, for creating a healthcare environment that puts kindness, trust, compassion, and safety at its core. She will outline a blueprint for the future and share evidence from early adopters of the framework demonstrating that environments that are safe, trustworthy, and kind are better for patients and better for the whole healthcare team.

A “think globally, act locally” approach in global health signifies the practice of understanding and addressing broader worldwide health challenges by taking targeted actions within one’s immediate community, leveraging local knowledge and resources to contribute to larger systemic improvements, ultimately aiming to solve global health issues through localized interventions and community engagement. This concept is crucial in recognizing the interconnectedness of health problems across the globe, including pandemics, climate change impacts, and inequitable access to healthcare and the importance of cross disciplinary efforts. In this session, panelists will discuss their work and share examples of best practices in improving the health of the populations in the local and global communities they work in. The proposed outcome of the panel is to highlight the importance of this concept highlighted above in achieving the United Nations 2030 Goal Leave No One Behind.

• Identify global health disparities and the social determinants contributing to them
• Learn how to build local capacity
• Discuss collaboration between diverse stakeholders

This panel discussion will review the various disparities that affect women’s health, will identify the underlying causes of women’s health inequities, and will provide actionable steps for physicians and healthcare professionals who wish to achieve health equity for their patients in women’s health.

This panel will bring together women’s health leaders to address the critical impact of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular health and obesity, on women’s well-being. Panelists will explore cardiometabolic risks, reproductive health, and quality of life, emphasizing the importance of advocacy, innovation, and equitable care strategies. The discussion will highlight the pivotal role of women leaders in advancing policies and initiatives to tackle these challenges and improve health outcomes for women. Attendees will leave with insights into the barriers and opportunities in addressing chronic disease and empowering women to lead transformative change in healthcare.

• Examine the impact of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular health and obesity, on women’s overall health, well-being, and quality of life.
• Explore the role of women leaders in driving advocacy, innovation, and equitable strategies to address chronic diseases in women.
• Identify opportunities to advance policies and initiatives that improve health outcomes and reduce disparities in women’s health care.

Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NH/PIs) face significant health disparities and are disproportionately affected by conditions such as diabetes and hepatitis B. Existing disparities are compounded by lack of disaggregated data. In this session, strategies to address overlooked AA and NH/PI health disparities will be discussed.

• Understand key health issues affecting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities
• Become familiar with specific clinical guidelines that should be used when caring for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander patients
• Gain strategies to effectively implement recommended clinical guidelines in practice to reduce health disparities among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

This talk will explore the vital link between sleep and weight during menopause. Attendees will learn evidence-based strategies to improve sleep, reduce weight-related challenges, and enhance overall health during this transitional phase.

• Understand the Impact of Hormonal Changes on Sleep and Weight: Examine how menopause-related hormonal shifts affect sleep quality, metabolism, and the risk of weight gain.

• Identify the Health Consequences of Poor Sleep in Menopause: Explore the relationship between sleep disturbances, weight gain, and increased risk for metabolic disorders during menopause.
• Implement Evidence-Based Strategies for Better Sleep and Weight Management: Learn practical, science-backed interventions to improve sleep quality and mitigate weight-related challenges in menopausal women.

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WPSI is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify and recommend evidence-based updates to the HRSA-supported Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines. The focus will be on HPV and cervical cancer screening changes and WPSI recommendations that are covered by insurance without cost share.

• Raise awareness and knowledge of the Guidelines especially for cervical cancer screening
• Update the guidelines for Human Papillomavirus Screening with self-swab
• Increase clinicians’ adoption and utilization of the Guidelines

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The WHO estimates 1 in 6 individuals will be 60 years or older by 2030. The menopause is recognized as a significant gap in women’s healthcare. This session on optimizing health and wellness for women is focused on common health conditions of menopause and management options.

• Describe menopausal changes and symptoms
• Identify common health conditions in the menopause
• Explain management options for menopausal conditions.

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• Apply principles that reduce stigma in the care of people with substance use disorder
• Identify common ways that clinicians can advocate for patients with substance use disorder
• Develop a plan to advocate to reduce harms to patients with substance use

This presentation will discuss how to decrease dementia risk by recognizing and treating evidence-based modifiable risk factors. Attendees will learn how to recognize who to screen for MCI and dementia. Recognition and diagnosis is critical for patient care, supporting their families, healthcare coverage and future research.

• Recognize opportunities to reduce risk of or prevent dementia
• Understand when and how to screen for cognitive decline
• Recognize, diagnose and distinguish between normal aging, MCI and different types of dementia

Discover the critical need for attention to Alzheimer’s dementia in women, as 2/3 of those affected are women. This ‘Wake-Up Call’ session delves into unique risk factors, early detection, and tailored care strategies, while advocating for urgent health policy reforms to address this gender disparity and improve outcomes for women.

• Examine the gender disparities in Alzheimer’s disease prevalence and progression in women.
• Assess healthcare system barriers women face in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
• Advocate for policy changes that ensure equitable access to care for women with Alzheimer’s disease.

In the past, migraine was considered a headache-only problem. Current understanding is that migraine causes many symptoms in the head and neck and can present with vestibular, cochlear, and sensory symptoms. We will review features of otorhinologic migraine and highlight a treatment algorithm.
• Recognize atypical manifestations of migraine
• Understand the basic pathophysiology of otorhinologic symptoms of migraine
• Review therapeutic options for treatment of atypical migraine

In 2021, Dr. Tait Shanafelt called us to act: “Transition to WB 2.0 requires mindfully considering how to incorporate self-compassion, boundaries, self-care alongside other professional values.” In this presentation, we will outline the evolution of the last twenty years of physician experience with the movement of awareness to action regarding well-being. Then we will explore how this translates for you personally and professionally and for the individuals you care for.

This talk will provide updates and clinical pearls for management of chronic HIV infection of women.

Discuss epidemiology of stroke and current treatments for management.
• Discuss stroke epidemiology
• Discuss impact of stroke particularly on females
• Discuss current treatments of stroke

To belong is a basic human need and a strong sense of belonging is essential to a positive work experience for women in medicine. There is a large body of research on belonging and some recent reports have begun to focus on how it relates to burnout, employee productivity and retention, and patient safety. In this session, Dr. Siver will provide a roadmap for individuals to use science and practical wisdom to increase their own sense of belonging and for leaders to foster a sense of belonging among people in their organizations. This presentation will empower people to become change agents for their organizations and for women in medicine nationally and globally.

• Define belonging according to the scientific literature.
• Identify at least 2 recent studies that focus on belonging and how it affects women in medicine.
• List at least 3 strategies to enhance a healthcare environment that supports a sense of belonging for women in medicine.

In this era of increased awareness of gender inequity within academic medicine, why are there still roadblocks to achieving equity in leadership? Women in academic medicine continue to face significant disadvantages throughout their careers, driven by unconscious biases, stereotypes, societal pressures, and persistent overt discrimination and harassment. We’ll discuss the systemic barriers that exist and then active ways that we can work together to break them down including allyship, sponsorship, graceful self-promotion, collaboration with professional societies and funding agencies, and more.

Women are often expected to do it all: Have high achieving careers, take on extra work without saying no, and be caregivers in every aspect of their lives. But, for women in healthcare, especially, that has consequences. In this presentation, Dr. Gold will discuss burnout in healthcare as a woman, including her own experiences with it and the data surrounding it. She will then provide tips and tricks that have helped her and patients cope in a medical culture that always wants more.

• Define burnout and moral injury in healthcare
• Describe the impact of burnout on women in healthcare, including the role of the pandemic
• Describe strategies individuals can use to cope in a broken culture

Dr. Riess, a global authority on the benefits of empathy in medical practice will introduce Self-Empathy as the best-kept secret in medical education and professional fulfillment. Self-empathy is the opposite of selfishness. It is the fuel that women in medicine do not sufficiently consume to meet the daily expectations they face at work and at home. An unequal division of household labor is a key driver of global gender inequality and the reduction of women’s full participation in the professional workforce, affecting women’s health and well-being. This is predominantly due to cognitive overload associated with household management and child-rearing responsibilities that fall disproportionately to women. Self-Empathy must be taught and learned. Dr. Riess will present evidence that courses in Self-Empathy based on her research result in increased wellness scores, decreased burnout, and significant increases in clinician retention.
• Learn the definition of empathy as a human capacity
• Define Self-Empathy
• Explain the difference between self-empathy and self-compassion
• Identify areas of women’s lives that require redistribution of responsibilities
• Discover how to advance wellness in the workplace by advocating for institutional commitments to prioritize self-empathy

Many of us feel overwhelmed now and lack the bandwidth to even consider future opportunities. This session will provide practical strategies for identifying and pursuing new professional paths. Participants will begin by evaluating their current commitments to identify areas of overwhelm and gaps in their experiences. The session will then emphasize leveraging resources like peers, mentors, conferences, and social media to uncover opportunities. The presenter will also discuss how to assess the potential impact of these opportunities. Finally, attendees will explore the benefits of creating catalogs to track potential opportunities and developing measurable plans to hold themselves accountable.

• Develop a process to assess your current task list and audit your needs and interests
• Identify key microskills needed to assess a potential opportunity as valuable or not
• Utilize tools that measure your progress towards gaining new opportunities.

How do you translate research into change at hospital, state, and federal levels? Through coalitions, advocacy, and thoughtful change management! In this session, learn how the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ foundation has worked with key partners and used change management theory to impact the healthcare environment for hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers. Key programs and initiatives will be described, but the core of this session will discuss the organizational innovations that transform organizations. Is there a change that you want to see in the world? Join us for ideas on how to build your community and grow your impact.

“Empathy” is complex, under-rewarded… and gendered! This session will examine how gender influences perceptions of the verbal and nonverbal behaviors associated with empathy, often leading to women clinicians not receiving full credit for empathic care. Participants will learn evidence-based strategies to avoid this gender paradox and ensure empathic behaviors are appropriately acknowledged and rewarded. The speaker will also share her recent research on empathy and gender in AI-assisted clinical communication.
• Examine gender bias in patient perceptions of care
• Explore how the term “empathy” can influence perception
• Encourage attendees to unpack clinical communication terms like “empathy”

This presentation will examine the career trajectories of women executives in healthcare, leveraging an analysis of LinkedIn data, alongside qualitative and secondary research to explore barriers and success factors in leadership advancement. Findings reveal disparities in age at first CEO appointment, representation, and career mobility, highlighting systemic challenges. Through this in-depth analysis, the speaker will also identify key enablers including allyship, leadership development programs, and structural policy shifts. This study will provide actionable strategies for organizations to foster inclusive leadership pipelines, mitigate biases, and support equitable career progression, ensuring the next generation of women leaders thrives in the evolving healthcare landscape.

Women physicians face higher burnout rates than their male colleagues, driven by factors like caregiving responsibilities and unequal work burdens. Women spend more time on electronic health records and receive more patient and staff messages, leading to non-compensated work, lower pay, and slower career advancement. This session will review data on gender differences in work tasks, highlighting structural and cultural challenges. Participants will explore actionable solutions to advocate for individual and organizational changes, aiming to improve gender equity, reduce burnout, and support career growth for women in medicine.

• Understand the structural and cultural factors influencing gender disparities in medicine, including differences in work tasks
• Explore strategies to support women in medicine, from fostering leadership strengths to creating equitable organizational practices
• Develop an actionable plan to advocate for systemic changes to enhance gender equity and professional impact

Before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decriminalized abortion nationwide in 1973, AMWA was advocating for reproductive health rights. AMWA recognized the need for safe and legal abortions noting the excessive morbidity and mortality suffered by those who obtained “back alley” abortions. In 2022, when Roe and Casey were overturned by SCOTUS, AMWA and Doctors for American (DFA) banded together creating “The Reproductive Health Coalition (RHC).” These health professional associations and allied organizations advocate with a unified voice to protect access to reproductive care, representing more than 150 million voices in medicine, healthcare, and allied groups. This session will discuss how advocacy is essential to provide information and effect change. The presenters will explore how the RHC was formed, the need for continued action, what steps are still needed, and the mechanism for collective action, and the power of physician advocacy.

• Review ways to coordinate advocacy efforts among a number of different health groups
• Discuss the steps needed for effective advocacy both as an individual and as a group
• Explore why the role of the physician is an important component of advocacy for reproductive health

Learn about women’s digital health challenges and opportunities as we address policy issues around data collection and privacy, the FDA approval process, and reimbursement by CMS and private insurers. The need for better, more accurate sex-based data collection to apply to algorithms and AI, equitable access to and control over personal health data, and modernization of privacy protections are key areas of focus for the WDHN. In addition, WDHN advocates for cross-agency collaboration at the FDA to realize the full potential of digital health technologies and ensure they address the specific needs of all women as well as CMS coverage of digital health technologies that improve the health of women.
• Share updates on policy • Educate on advocacy • Empower to take action

This panel will explore actionable strategies for creating equitable, scalable, and enduring systems in women’s healthcare, addressing gaps in access, research, funding, advocacy, and policy. The panel will focus on collaborative, innovative, and culturally responsive sustainability and quality care approaches. What systemic barriers prevent sustainability in women’s health initiatives (e.g., funding cycles, fragmented care, underrepresentation in research)?

How can technology, public-private partnerships, or community-driven models create lasting impact? What policy changes are needed to institutionalize equitable care, and how can stakeholders collaborate to drive them? How do we shift narratives to prioritize long-term investment in women’s health beyond tokenistic “bold moves”? The session will address these questions and more.

• Learn how we can break silos between governments, NGOs, private sector, and communities to align goals and resources.
• Explore scaling solutions like telemedicine or AI diagnostics while ensuring accessibility for marginalized groups.
• Discuss pushing for long-term funding mechanisms, gender-responsive research mandates, and maternal health protections.

Recent research has shown that female surgeons can have higher risk for major pregnancy complications, infertility, pregnancy loss, and postpartum depression. Glaringly, this risk seems to persist even when controlling for factors such as age and use of reproductive technology. Numerous work-related factors such as work hours in the third trimester also seem to increase the risk for pregnancy complications. In this session hosted by the Association of Women Surgeons, the speakers will discuss the most-up-to-date data on this issue as well as realistic solutions that can be implemented at the institutional and national policy level.

This session will share personal stories and insights on navigating the challenges of balancing a demanding medical career with family and personal growth. Drawing on personal experiences, the presenters will highlight key life lessons and “kindergarten life skills” for resilience, self-leadership, and evolving as a professional. Topics will include setting intentions, staying grounded, effective decision-making, and fostering a growth mindset. Attendees will gain practical tools and strategies for managing work-life balance, overcoming barriers, and building a fulfilling personal and professional life. The session also will explore a parental wellness program model to inspire solutions for institutional and cultural change in medicine.

• Recognize the importance of parental wellness and support programs, such as lactation resources, to promote gender equity and sustainable careers in medicine
• Develop self-leadership and well-being skills through practical exercises, creating a personal blueprint for resilience and professional growth
• Evaluate barriers to parental wellness in your institution, identify solutions, and create a plan to implement strategies that foster a supportive work culture

AI is revolutionizing healthcare, transforming patient care, diagnostics, and treatment planning. This session will explore AI’s current applications in personalizing cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment for women, addressing unique challenges and improving outcomes, and driving more efficient workflows. We’ll also discuss ethical concerns, such as privacy, algorithmic bias, and equitable access, ensuring AI-driven tools remain inclusive and effective. Attendees will gain insights into leading this AI revolution responsibly while prioritizing healthcare’s core values.

• Explore the potential for emerging technologies and AI to enhance patient care
• Examine how AI can address gender disparities in cardiovascular care and improve outcomes for women
• Discuss ethical principles, biases, and equity in AI, emphasizing responsible integration and advocacy for gender-inclusive research and policies

This session will explore strategies to foster resilience in healthcare, focusing on women, marginalized groups, and leadership. Participants will learn to develop a personalized leadership style, promoting psychological safety, growth mindsets, and engagement. Through practical tools and structured activities, attendees will create action plans to improve personal and organizational well-being. Join us to gain tools for cultivating wellness and resilience in the workplace, integrating mindfulness, self-care, and communication to enhance professional fulfillment through a top-down and bottom-up approach.

• Understand the use of different frameworks to develop personal and organizational goals for resilient leadership
• Apply human-centered design principles and practices to implement actionable change
• Analyze the evolution of well-being approaches in healthcare and the role of DEI in building effective programs

This session will explore Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) as a transformative approach to improve patient engagement, outcomes, and healthcare workforce resilience. Participants will discuss trauma’s prevalence and effects, especially for women and gender-diverse individuals. Practical strategies to integrate TIC principles into clinical practice will be shared, including approaches for history-taking, physical exams, and patient-centered care, alongside ideas for implementing trauma-informed policies. By emphasizing safety, empowerment, and equity, this session will equip healthcare professionals to enhance therapeutic relationships, address health disparities, and create supportive environments that promote health equity and well-being for both patients and providers.

• Describe the pervasive impact of trauma
• Appraise how current practices inadvertently may not protect patients from retraumatization and exacerbating disparities, and elucidate the importance of incorporating TIC in practice
• Formulate strategies to integrate TIC principles into practice to foster patient recovery
• Explain how TIC improves patient outcomes and healthcare professional well-being

The rigid US healthcare system often leads to struggles with work-life balance, burnout, and early exits. Women physicians are a particularly vulnerable group. This session will focus on recognizing and leveraging hidden talents to enhance well-being, satisfaction, and leadership. Participants will learn neuroscience-based strategies to boost energy, prevent burnout, and foster resilience by utilizing untapped potential. Through community, fun, and intentional practices, attendees will address challenges in professional growth and discover opportunities for innovation and adaptability. Unlocking hidden talents is key to personal satisfaction, leadership success, and meaningful change in healthcare.

• Identify underutilized talents and develop strategies to implement them for achieving work-life balance, preventing burnout, and fostering leadership in healthcare
• Explore neuroscience-based priorities and brain-nourishing strategies to enhance personal and team well-being while boosting joy and meaning in healthcare
• Learn about current priorities in the healthcare culture and why substituting these with neuroscience-based priorities can improve the wellbeing of the healthcare culture

This session will explore the impact of workplace injustices on target well-being and career trajectory. Peer support will be highlighted as an initiative that empowers targets, reduces isolation, and promotes strategic navigation of target-centered solutions to workplace conflicts.

• Learn how to risk stratify workplace conflicts and identifying those conflicts with the potential to cause career harm
• Develop and implement advocacy strategies to effectively navigate workplace conflicts
• Practice and integrate techniques to enhance well-being while experiencing workplace conflicts

The American Women’s Hospital Service (AWHS), founded in 1917, began when U.S. women physicians were denied roles in WWI. Undeterred, they built hospitals in war-torn Europe, caring for women and children. This session, featuring multimedia presentations, will showcase AWHS’s historical significance and current initiatives, including projects in Nepal and Uganda promoting independence. AMWA student service projects advancing women’s and children’s health in under-resourced areas will also be highlighted. Additionally, the session will explore AWHS’s inclusion in historical fiction and emphasize the importance of preserving these inspiring stories for future generations.

• Explore the historical and ongoing contributions of women physicians in global health through the work of AWHS
• Highlight AWHS’s current global initiatives and their impact on communities
• Inspire greater involvement and collaboration among women providers in global health through networking opportunities

As healthcare providers, our mission is to support our patients in healthy choices that prevent and eliminate disease, but do your treatment plans also address broader challenges like climate change? Nutritional improvements do more than affect weight management – science has proven there are nutrition dependent microbiome changes with real impacts on metabolic and cardiovascular health. Nutritional choices also affect the environment, with current production systems driving pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and chronic diseases. Agriculture uses half of the world’s habitable land and accounts for a quarter of global emissions, underscoring the urgent need to rethink food systems. This session will explore how dietary changes can improve individual health outcomes and reduce environmental impact. Participants will learn practical tools, including Motivational Interviewing, to guide patients toward sustainable diets, using nutrition as a powerful tool for disease prevention and climate action.
· Understand the impact of current food systems on climate change, planetary resources, and health
· Explore the role of physicians in promoting sustainable nutrition and addressing climate change
· Identify effective dietary patterns and counseling strategies to improve health and support a sustainable “Food is Medicine” lifestyle

This moderated panel will explore the history and significance of art in medicine through a feminist lens, highlighting its transformative role in the lives of physicians. Panelists will discuss how art serves as a powerful medium for self-expression, healing, and fostering resilience. They will also examine the intersection of art and medicine, emphasizing its potential to enhance empathy, creativity, and well-being within the medical profession. Attendees will gain insights into the therapeutic and professional value of integrating art into their lives and practices, creating a more holistic approach to healthcare and personal growth.

• Explore the historical and current contributions of women to the integration of art in medicine
• Understand how art enhances medical skills and serves as a therapeutic tool for both patients and healthcare providers
• Learn about opportunities to engage with initiatives to incorporate art into medical practice and personal well-being

This session will highlight the transformative role of music and the arts in medicine, focusing on their therapeutic effects, and ability to enhance well-being and reduce burnout. Panelists will share personal experiences, patient stories, and their creative passions in combining music and medicine. Attendees will enjoy performances, explore initiatives in music and the arts, and learn about the online journal Humanities & Healing, which celebrates creative talents in healthcare. The session will also showcase innovative uses of music and visual storytelling, such as sand animation, to address global health challenges, inspiring advocacy through art and science

• Explore the role of health humanities and arts in enhancing health communication, advocacy, and addressing public health challenges
• Examine the psychological and therapeutic benefits of music, including its impact on resilience and well-being among physicians
• Highlight the contributions of women leaders in medicine through the arts and humanities, inspiring multifaceted professional and personal growth

This roundtable will explore burnout in women physicians, focusing on contributors such as compassion fatigue, moral injury, and the hidden toll of caregiving and systemic barriers. Participants will discuss challenges, share experiences, and examine strategies for resilience, organizational advocacy, and self-care. Insights from this session will inform a white paper with actionable recommendations to address burnout and promote wellness, serving as a guide for institutions and individuals seeking to create sustainable, supportive environments for women physicians. This collaborative discussion aims to spark meaningful change while building a community of shared understanding and support.

• Identify key causes of burnout in women physicians, including compassion fatigue, moral injury, and systemic inequities
• Explore evidence-based strategies and actionable solutions to foster resilience, promote wellness, and advocate for organizational change
• Contribute insights and recommendations to inform a white paper aimed at addressing burnout and improving support systems for women physicians

Between 50-88% of trafficked individuals access healthcare while being exploited, presenting a crucial opportunity for intervention. This session will equip healthcare professionals with the tools to identify and support trafficking survivors at both patient and institutional levels. Participants will learn to recognize warning signs, integrate screening into clinical practice, navigate mandatory reporting, and provide trauma-informed care. Adapted from American Medical Women’s Association-Physicians Against the Trafficking of Human’s “Learn to Identify and Fight Trafficking” training, this session will foster active engagement. Attendees will leave with essential skills to advocate for and care for trafficking survivors.

• Identify various forms of human trafficking and recognize patients at risk or currently experiencing trafficking.
• Understand federal and state laws on human trafficking, including state-mandated reporting guidelines.
• Provide trauma-informed, survivor-centered care and advocate for anti-trafficking education and policies within their institutions.

Narrative medicine is a powerful tool for fostering clinician well-being, building resilience, and developing the ability to “see” what is unspoken in patient interactions. Through the practice of close reading and reflective writing, participants will deepen their understanding of patient stories and their own experiences as healers. Participants will also uncover how the skills of exceptional doctors—problem-solving, investigation, and clue integration—parallel the craft of storytelling. By blending the science of medicine with the art of narrative, attendees will gain tools to enrich both their clinical practice and creative pursuits.

• Experience Narrative Medicine and its power to enhance connection to self and others, particularly the value of hearing others’ perspectives and co-creating meaning
• Practice the skill of Close Reading as a community by engaging in an art form such as poetry, prose, paintings or a piece of music
• Explore how the qualities of a good physician—problem-solving, investigative skills, and clue integration—can inform the craft of compelling medical fiction and storytelling.

This session will explore the principles of managing up and cultivating effective leadership in medicine. Participants will learn to identify their leadership styles, overcome barriers to leadership for women, and develop strategies to enhance personal and professional growth. Through interactive discussions, the session will address managing self, team, and future by focusing on self-assessment, leadership development, and strategic branding. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to build a roadmap for growth and foster healthier workplace cultures, shifting from stress-driven environments to those promoting collaboration, retention, and well-being through coaching techniques and leadership innovation.

• Understand the concept of “Managing Up” and its application to empowering physicians in the workplace through self, team, and future management strategies
• Explore key leadership traits, styles, and strategies to optimize personal and professional leadership skills
• Learn tools and techniques to shift mindset, build confidence, and effectively advocate with knowledge and diplomacy in workplace interactions

This roundtable will explore burnout in women physicians, focusing on contributors such as compassion fatigue, moral injury, and the hidden toll of caregiving and systemic barriers. Participants will discuss challenges, share experiences, and examine strategies for resilience, organizational advocacy, and self-care. Insights from this session will inform a white paper with actionable recommendations to address burnout and promote wellness, serving as a guide for institutions and individuals seeking to create sustainable, supportive environments for women physicians. This collaborative discussion aims to spark meaningful change while building a community of shared understanding and support.

• Identify key causes of burnout in women physicians, including compassion fatigue, moral injury, and systemic inequities
• Explore evidence-based strategies and actionable solutions to foster resilience, promote wellness, and advocate for organizational change
• Contribute insights and recommendations to inform a white paper aimed at addressing burnout and improving support systems for women physicians