Does Unconscious Gender-Bias in Medicine Lead to Inequity of Care for Women?

Dr. Janice Werbinski is a staunch advocate for medical education that changes the way healthcare is delivered to women. She will discuss gender and sex differences in medicine, harm caused when women’s issues are not considered in research and treatment, and why medical schools should incorporate sex and gender differences in curriculum.

Dr. Werbinski is board-certified in OB GYN, is a Certified Menopause Provider, and she pr

acticed Women's Health and Gynecology for 40 years. She is currently a Clinical Associate Professor Emerita at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine where she teaches Sex and Gender Specific Medicine and has written an iBook on that topic. She has published numerous peer reviewed articles on Women’s Health and Sex Specific Medicine. During her career in Kalamazoo, she was the Medical Director of both Bronson’s Center for Women’s Health and Borgess Women’s Health and she served as volunteer Founding Medical Director of the Kalamazoo YWCA Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program.

For more information, contact Kelsey Caras:  [email protected]

Objective(s): 1 Participants will be able to identify potential gaps in research and studies regarding sex and gender. 2 Participants will be able to include appropriate numbers of women and men in studies and report differences based on sex/gender 3 Participants will be able to integrate the question ''how might this appear in the other sex?''
Location: Online
Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, General Practice, General Surgery, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, Nutrition, Obstetrics, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work, Academic/Research, Occupational Therapy, EMS, Law Enforcement, Vascular Surgery, Surgical Specialties, Medical Assistants

Faculty Disclosures:
Janice Werbinski, MD (Janice Werbinski, MD: Nothing to disclose - 05/11/2020 )



Saturday, May 1, 2021, 1:57 PM - Sunday, December 31, 2023, 2:57 PM

1. Participants will be able to identify potential gaps in research and studies regarding sex and gender.
2. Participants will be able to include appropriate numbers of women and men in studies and report differences based on sex/gender
3. Participants will be able to integrate the question "how might this appear in the other sex?"

In support of improving patient care, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit amount subject to change.
Interprofessional Continuing Education
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Physicians
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this activity for 0.5 contact hours for nurses.  Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Other Learner Attendance (1.00 hours), General Attendance (1.00 hours), Continuing Nursing Credit- ANCC (1.00 hours), IPCE Credit (1.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.