Thursday, February 27, 2025
7:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Annual Pre-Course (Separate Registration Required)
Moderator:
Sarah Cigna, MD, MS, 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, IF (USA)
7:35 AM - 7:55 AM
Sex Education - What We Want Every Provider to Know
7:55 AM - 8:15 AM
Let’s Talk About Great Sex – What a Sexologists Wants You to Know
Speaker:
Heather Howard, PhD, MPH, IF (USA)
8:15 AM - 8:35 AM
POC - Identification of Sexual Health Problems / Epidemiology
8:35 AM - 8:50 AM
Physical Exam
Speaker:
Sarah Cigna, MD, MS, 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:
Erika Kelley, PhD (USA)
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
HSDD Non-Hormonal Pharmacological Treatments
Speaker:
Heather Quaile, DNP, WHNP-BC, IF (USA)
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
HSDD Hormonal Treatment: Androgens
Moderator:
Anita Mikkilineni, MD (USA)
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Q&A
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 11:20 AM
Painful Intercourse: Causes, Evaluation and Treatment
Speaker:
Sarah Cigna, MD, MS, IF (USA)
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Speaker:
Rachel Rubin, MD, IF (USA)
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM
Pain - Physical Therapy
Speaker:
Jandra Mueller, PT, DPT, MS (USA)
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Q&A
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Lunch - Pre-Course Registrants Only
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Opening Ceremony (non-CME)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Sandra Leiblum ISSWSH Presidential Lecture
Speaker:
Linda Vignozzi, MD, PhD (Italy)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
State of the Art 1 – The Big “O” The Process of Care for Female Patients with Orgasm Concerns
Moderators:
Jandra Mueller, PT, DPT, MS (USA) & Stephanie Prendergast, PT, MPT (USA)
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Our Current Neurophysiological Understanding
Speaker:
Barry Komisaruk, PhD (USA)
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Psychosocial
Speaker:
Annamaria Giraldi, MD, PhD, IF (Denmark)
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Contemporary Pharmacology
Speaker:
Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF (USA)
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Q&A
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Break - Visit Exhibitors
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
First Time Attendee/New Member Meet-Up
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Symposium 1 - The History of Sexual Medicine, Where We Were, Where We Are, Where We Are Going
Moderator:
Heather Quaile, DNP, WHNP-BC, IF (USA)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Past
Speaker:
Sue Goldstein, BA, CCRC, AASECT-CSE, IF (USA)
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Present
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Future
Speaker:
Sarah Ponce (USA)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Q&A
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Instructional Course 1 - How to Practice Sexual Medicine with an Insurance Lens (Separate Registration Required)
Moderator:
Sarah Cigna, MD, MS, IF (USA)
Speakers:
Rachel Bracken, DPT (USA), Kathryn Dumas, MD (USA) & Anita Mikkilineni, MD (USA)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Research Podium Session 1
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Friday, February 28, 2025
6:45 AM - 7:30 AM
Regional Networking Event (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 - Is the Black Box Warning on Estrogen Containing Products (still) Justified and What is This Doing for Cancer Survivorship
Moderator:
James Simon, MD, CCD, MSCP, IF, FACOG (USA)
Speakers:
Avrum Bluming, MD (USA) & Tami Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF (USA)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Research Podium Session 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Instructional Course 2 - Zebras - Hypermobile EDS (Separate Registration Required)
Moderator:
Sameena Rahman, MD, IF (USA)
Speakers:
Linda Bluestein, MD (USA) & Brooke Winder, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS (USA)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Break - Visit Exhibitors
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM
Poster Sessions
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
ISSM Session - What About Me? Understanding the Unmet Sexual and Support Needs of Female Partners of Men with Prostate Cancer
Speakers:
Annamaria Giraldi, MD, PhD, IF (Denmark), John Mulhall, MD (USA) & Daniela Wittmann, PhD, LMSW (USA)
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch Break - Visit Exhibits
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (non-CME)
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
State of the Art 3 - Unpartnered Sex
Moderator:
Jeff Kiesner, PhD (Italy)
Speakers:
Marieke Dewitte, PhD (The Netherlands) & Michal Lew-Starowicz, MD, PhD (Poland)
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Strategic Projects/Programs on Female Sexual Health to Share in the Next Years
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Break - Visit Exhibitors
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Poster Sessions
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Symposium 2 - Complexities of Trauma and the Intersection with Sexual Healthcare
Moderators:
Janeane Anderson, PhD, MPH (USA) & Sameena Rahman, MD, IF (USA)
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Trauma and Birth
Speaker:
Juan Michelle Martin, PT, DPT (USA)
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Trauma and Cancer
Speaker:
Erin Sullivan Wagner (USA)
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Trauma and War
Speaker:
Talli Rosenbaum, MSc (Israel)
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Q&A
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
ISSWSH Business Meeting (members only)
Saturday, March 1, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Pain Special Interest Group Breakfast Session (Non-CME)
Moderator:
Megan Falsetta, PhD (USA)
Speakers:
Dee Hartmann, PT, DPT (USA), Heather Howard, PhD, MPH, IF (USA), Jill Krapf, MD, MEd, FACOG, NCMP (USA) & Paul Yong, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Canada)
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Orgasm Special Interest Group Breakfast Session (Non-CME)
Moderators:
Sue Goldstein, BA, CCRC, AASECT-CSE, IF (USA) & Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF (USA)
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Journals Sessions
Speakers:
Megan Falsetta, PhD (USA) & Annamaria Giraldi, MD, PhD, IF (Denmark)
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Symposium 3 - Dyadic Sexuality and Navigating Couples with Sexual Dysfunction Through the Urological Lens
Moderator:
Marieke Dewitte, PhD (The Netherlands)
Speakers:
Lance Frank, PT, DPT, MPH (USA) & Rose Hartzell, PhD, EdS, CHES, LMFT, IF (USA)
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Break - Visit Exhibitors
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
Poster Sessions
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
State of the Art 4 - Ethical Challenges and Equity in Navigating Sexual Health
Moderator:
Megan Falsetta, PhD (USA)
Speakers:
Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN (USA) & Skye Perryman, JD (USA)
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Lunch Break - Visit Exhibits
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch and Learn 2 - Psychedelics
Moderator:
Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, MD (USA)
Speaker:
James Pfaus, PhD, IF (Czech Republic)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch and Learn 1 - Sex Work Through International Lens
Moderator:
John Vogel, DO (USA)
Speaker:
Amber Hull, DO (USA)
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Research Podium Session 3
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Instructional Course 3 - Helping your Patient to Overcome Diminished Desire and Difficulty Orgasming with a Partner (Separate Registration Required)
Moderator:
Barry Komisaruk, PhD (USA)
Speaker:
Laurie Mintz, PhD (USA)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Break - Visit Exhibitors
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Poster Sessions
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Symposium 4 - Controversies in the Management of Testosterone Across the World
Moderator:
James Pfaus, PhD, IF (Czech Republic)
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Basic Science
Speaker:
Giulia Rastrelli, MD, PhD (Italy)
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
Female Testosterone
Speaker:
Rachel Rubin, MD, IF (USA)
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Male Testosterone
Speaker:
Martin Miner, MD (USA)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Q&A
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Mentoring Mixer (non-CME)
Sunday, March 2, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Research Podium Session 4
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Instructional Course 4 - Social Determinants of Health with Sex and Menopause Access to Care and Equity for Women of Color (Separate Registration Required)
Moderator:
Janeane Anderson, PhD, MPH (USA)
Speakers:
Jayne Morgan, MD (USA) & Sameena Rahman, MD, IF (USA)