Thursday, February 12
7:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Annual Pre-Course (Separate Registration Required)
Moderator: Sarah Cigna, MD, MS, FACOG, IF (USA)
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast - Pre-Course Registrants Only
7:30 AM - 7:35 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker: Sarah Cigna, MD, MS, FACOG, IF (USA)
7:35 AM - 7:55 AM
Sex Education and Menopause Care - What We Want Every Provider to Know
Speaker: Lauren Redfern, PhD, MSc (United Kingdom)
7:55 AM - 8:15 AM
A Region-Based Approach to Sexual Health Concerns: History Tells the Story
Speaker: Jewel Kling, MD, MPH, IF (USA)
8:15 AM - 8:35 AM
Sexual Medicine Physical Exam
Speaker: Kathryn Dumas, MD, IF (USA)
8:35 AM - 8:50 AM
Region Based Evaluation and Management for Orgasm Dysfunction
Speaker: Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF (USA)
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
Q&A
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
ISSWSH HSDD Processes of Care and Mental Health Treatments
Speaker: Rose Hartzell-Cushanick, PhD, EdS, CHES, LMFT, IF (USA)
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
HSDD Treatments
Speaker: Anita Mikkilineni, MD, IF (USA)
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Region Based Evaluation and Management for PGAD/GPD
Speaker: Sarah Cigna, MD, MS, FACOG, IF (USA)
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Q&A
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 11:20 AM
Region Based Approach to Evaluation and Treatment of Painful Sex
Speaker: Aleece Fosnight, MSPAS, PA-C, CSC-S, CSE, MSCP, IF, HAES (USA)
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause and Lactation
Speaker: Rachel Rubin, MD, IF (USA)
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM
Region Based Applications of Physical Therapy
Speaker: Jandra Mueller, DPT, MS, IF (USA)
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Q&A
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Lunch - Pre-Course Registrants Only
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Opening Ceremony (non-CME)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

ISSWSH Presidential Lecture - Hormones and Sexual Health: A Neverending Love
Speaker: Linda Vignozzi, MD, PhD (Italy)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

State of the Art 1 - Top 5 Abstract Presentations
Moderators: Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF (USA) & Michael Perelman, PhD, IF (USA)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Coffee Break - Visit Exhibitors
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Symposium 1 - Pelvic Venous Disorders (PeVD) and Sexual Health
Moderator: Alyssa Yee, MD (USA)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Presentation 1
Speaker: Brooke Spencer, MD, FSIR (USA)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Presentation 2
Speaker: Alexis Cutchins, MD (USA)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Presentation 3
Speaker: Julie Baron, PT, DPT, CSCS, PCES (USA)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Instructional Course 1 - Practical Approaches to Atypical cases in PGAD and GPD
Speakers: Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF (USA) & John Vogel, DO, IF, MSCP, CIPS (USA)
Moderator: Jill Krapf, MD, MEd, FACOG, NCMP, IF (USA)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Research Podium Session 1 - Gynecology
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Welcome Reception
Friday, February 13
6:45 AM - 7:30 AM

Regional Networking with Coffee (non-CME)
7:35 AM - 7:55 AM

Industry Sponsored Breakfast Innovation Showcase (non-CME)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

State of the Art 2 – State of Sexual Medicine Research: How Dismantling US Government-Funded Research Has Global Implications
Moderators: Megan Falsetta, PhD (USA) & Jeff Kiesner, PhD (Italy)
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Presentation 1
Speaker: Janeane Anderson, PhD, MPH (USA)
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Presentation 2
Speaker: Elisa Maseroli, MD (Italy)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Instructional Course 2 - Clitoral Ultrasound: Practical Applications
Speakers: Kimberly Lovie-Murdaugh, MD, MS (USA) & Elisa Maseroli, MD (Italy)
Moderator: Aleece Fosnight, MSPAS, PA-C, CSC-S, CSE, MSCP, IF, HAES (USA)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Research Podium Session 2 - Psychology
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM

Poster Session 1 - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion + Gynecology (Non-CME)
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM

Poster Session 2 - Novel Drug Therapy and Technologies (Non-CME)
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM

Poster Session 3 - Psychology + Chronic Illness (Non-CME)
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

ESSM Lecture
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

ISSM Lecture - Anejaculation: Relevance to Sexual Enjoyment on Partners
Speaker: Run Wang, MD (USA)
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch Break - Visit Exhibits
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM

State of the Art 3 - Major AUA GSM Guidelines as Endorsed by ISSWSH and TMS and Summary of ICSM
Moderator: Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF (USA)
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Presentation 1
Speaker: Rachel Rubin, MD, IF (USA)
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Presentation 2
Speaker: Annamaria Giraldi, MD, PhD, IF (Denmark)
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

It Takes Another Two to Tango: Estrogen and Testosterone and Their Synergistic Role in Sexual Function
Speaker: Jim Pfaus, PhD, IF (Czech Republic)
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM

Poster Session 4 - Genitopelvic Pain and Dysesthesias (Non-CME)
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM

Poster Session 5 - Surgery + Oncology (Non-CME)
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM

Poster Session 6 - Menopause (Non-CME)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Symposium 2 - Childhood Experiences: Pathways to Sexual Health from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood 
Moderator: Heather Quaile, DNP, WHNP-BC, AFN-C, MSCP, CSC, IF, FAANP (USA)
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Presentation 1
Speaker: Elizabeth Gordon, MD, IF (USA)
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Presentation 2
Speaker: Sophie Bergeron, PhD (Canada)
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Presentation 3
Speaker: Jasmine Abdulcadir, MD (Switzerland)
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Maternal Modeling of Superwoman Schema: The Impact on Black Women's Sexual Functioning
Speaker: Shemeka Thorpe, PhD (USA)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

ISSWSH Business Meeting (members only)
Saturday, February 14
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Special Interest Group Breakfast Session (non-CME)
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Journals Session - Video Abstracts
Moderator: Annamaria Giraldi, MD, PhD, IF (Denmark)
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Symposium 3 - Body Image and Cancer
Moderator: Shari Goldfarb, MD (USA)
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Presentation 1
Speaker: Sharon Bober, PhD (USA)
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Presentation 2
Speaker: Anne Peled, MD (USA)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Presentation 3
Speaker: Mae Murakami, PT, DPT, CLT (USA)
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Presentation 4
Speaker: Mary Jane Esplen, MD (Canada)
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Q&A
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM

Poster Session 7 - Sexual Pain (Non-CME)
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM

Poster Session 8 - Basic Science and Chronic Illness (Non-CME)
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM

Poster Session 9 - Menopause + Education + Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Non-CME)
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

State of the Art 4 - Social Media and Technology: The Digital Impact on Intimacy
Moderator: Erika Kelley, PhD (USA)
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
When Pornography Shapes Intimacy: Understanding the Gendered Impact of Pornography Use on Couples’ Relationship and Sexuality
Speaker: Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, PhD (USA)
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
When Intimacy Goes Digital: Virtual Reality, Camming, and the New Boundaries of Connection
Speaker: Rhonda Nicole Balzarini, PhD (USA)
11:35 AM - 11:45 AM
Q&A
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

Lunch Break - Visit Exhibits
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch and Learns
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch and Learn 1 - Changing the Narrative of Women’s Pain: Addressing the Gender Disparities in Pain Management
Speaker: Cecilia Martinez-Plaza, PhD candidate (USA)
Moderator: Janeane Anderson, PhD, MPH (USA)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch and Learn 2 - Glp-1: Neural Pathways and Applications Sexual Health
Speaker: Christophe Jackson, PhD, DMA, PA (USA)
Moderator: Jandra Mueller, DPT, MS, IF (USA)
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Instructional Course 3 - Conversations With the Oncologist: Cancer and Hormones (Estrogen and DHEA Use for the Patient Using Aromatase Inhibitors and Tamoxifen)
Speakers: Shari Goldfarb, MD (USA) & Eleonora Teplinsky, MD (USA)
Moderator: Corinne Menn, DO, FACOG, MSCP (USA)
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Research Podium Session 3 - Sexual Pain
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Poster Session 10 - Gynecology (Non-CME)
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Poster Session 11 - LGBTQ+/Gender Diverse (Non-CME)
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Poster Session 12 - Education + Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Non-CME)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

International Menopause Society Lecture - Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and Sexual Dysfunction
Speaker: Wendy Wolfman, MD, FRCS(C), FACOG, MSCP (Canada)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Symposium 4 - Sex, AI, and Bias: Technology at the Frontiers of Sexual Health
Moderator: Sameema Rahman, MD, FACOG, NCMP,IF (USA)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Practical Applications of New Sex Tech and Patient Impact
Speaker: Amy Pearlman (USA)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Who is Left Behind, and Why Bias Matters
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
What Happens When Tech Interacts with Atypical or Risky Sexual Behavior
Speaker: Patrice Renaud, PhD (USA)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Mentoring Mixer (non-CME)
Sunday, February 15
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Research Podium Session 4 - Menopause
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Instructional Course 4 - Highlight a Hormone – Testosterone
Speakers: Sharon Parish, MD, NCMP, IF (USA) & Tami Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF (USA)
Moderator: James (Jim) Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, FACOG, IF (USA)