Claim OwnershipHear From Her: The Women in Healthcare Leadership Podcast Series
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Welcome to the Women in Healthcare Leadership Series. Every week, we're amplifying and elevating the experiences, perspectives, and insights of women leaders to advance women's health and gender equality.
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Dr. Dara Kass shares the origin story of FemInEM, her organization born from a need for collective action to neutralize biases women face in medicine, such as advocating for maternity leave and salary transparency. She recounts her pivotal time in the US Department of Health and Human Services, which revealed the brokenness of the system beyond healthcare delivery itself. Today, Dr. Kass is tackling the post-Dobbs landscape with a strategic focus on empowering emergency physicians to deliver legal and safe reproductive healthcare through evidence-based protocols and education. Crucially, she discusses the necessity of funding this crucial advocacy work, ensuring that women are paid for their passion and not simply giving their time away for free. This conversation is a compelling call to action for every physician to find their focus, build their community, and maintain hope in the face of overwhelming challenges. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
This episode explores the rapidly advancing field of neuromodulation, where targeted magnetic and electrical stimulation techniques are transforming the way we understand and treat brain disorders. Host Dr. Jovana Lubarda speaks with Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez and Dr. Colleen Hanlon about transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and its expanding role as a non-invasive, circuit-based therapy reshaping psychiatric and neurological care. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
This inspiring episode focuses on women leading innovation in medicine, as Dr. Hilary Longhurst and Mrinal Shah, PhD break down the revolutionary intersection of patient advocacy, clinical courage, and gene-editing technology for rare diseases like Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). Dr. Longhurst shares the moment she felt her voice and vision were challenged as a woman and the critical lesson that her greatest failures were "sins of omission," inspiring her to be brave and always represent the patient. Mrinal Shah, PhD discusses the importance of protecting curiosity and creativity in large systems, offering powerful advice to the next generation of women scientists: embrace change and have faith in yourself. The conversation highlights the essential role of women leaders in stepping outside conventional guidelines, forging courageous collaborations, and driving the responsible innovation that makes the impossible happen for patients globally. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
This episode features two nurse practitioners, Laura Demuth and Jackie Gianelli, who are not just managing careers but actively carving out new, non-traditional roles that place women's whole-person health at the center of care. Both leaders reflect on the systemic barriers that have slowed progress in women's health—from underfunded research in areas like menopause and endometriosis to flawed reimbursement models—and reveal how their clinical skills, like critical thinking and cross-functional leadership, made the leap to executive roles possible. Ultimately, they offer a collective mantra to clinicians feeling "boxed in": follow your curiosity, know you have options, and don't take the first "no" as gospel. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
Why is menopause care still fragmented? Dr. Alyssa Dweck, Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, and Heather Maurer dig into the "menopause desert," the WHI legacy, workplace fixes, and how NPs and clinicians can personalize evidence-based care—without the stigma or misinformation. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
This episode features a powerful discussion with Dr. Padma Mahant, Director of Medical Affairs, CND Life Sciences, and Dr. Indu Subramanian, a Neurologist with UCLA, who are leading the charge to correct the biases in Parkinson's disease care. They expose a critical gap where women's unique, non-motor symptoms are often overlooked, resulting in twice as many women waiting five or more years for a proper diagnosis compared to men. The conversation highlights the imperative to move beyond the "cookie-cutter" approach by leveraging new, objective diagnostic tools to aid early detection, prioritizing women's inclusion in clinical research, and adopting a compassionate, integrative model that places the patient at the center of their own wellness journey. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities. https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002954
What are the leadership skills women need to succeed in medicine today? Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, founder and CEO of the Women in Medicine Summit, says there are many but emphasizes one in particular. And it's not what you think. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities. https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002775?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu
Two leading voices in longevity medicine, Dr. Sandra Kaufmann and Dr. Charlene DeHaven, offer a science-backed, compassionate look at what it really means to age well. They share their personal journeys into medicine, the philosophies guiding their longevity practices, and how modern science is reshaping what's possible for aging and health. From practical lifestyle changes to high-tech biohacks, they say, it's within our power to live longer, and healthier. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities. https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002709?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu
We are on the cusp of a major milestone in retinal degenerative diseases, moving beyond just slowing down vision loss to actually restoring sight. What once sounded like science fiction is now taking place in clinical trials. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities. https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002678?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu
In conversations around women's health it's often assumed that we're talking simply about reproductive care. But that narrow definition overlooks other diseases, chronic, complex conditions and life stages that uniquely, disproportionately, or differently affect women, such as cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain, migraines, and certain autoimmune diseases. Two Medscape colleagues, Sara Thorpe and Eliza Reshefsky, are spearheading the Innovations in Women's Health Coalition, which unites leaders from; key healthcare organizations in a commitment to address critical gaps in women's health by enhancing the educational training and resources for healthcare professionals across all medical specialties to help drive meaningful change. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities. https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002651?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu
More than 19 million women of reproductive age in the U.S. are living in "contraceptive deserts." Here's what two leaders in women's reproductive health are doing to change that. Earn Credit / Learning Objectives & Disclosures: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002539?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu
How are 3 women leaders in hematology who are passionate about research and patient care facing the massive cuts to critical healthcare programs? Find out in the new episode of Women in Healthcare Leadership. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities. https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/11002495?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu
In the face of vaccine skepticism and misinformation, here's how two passionate public health leaders, Kelly Moore, President and CEO of Immunize.org, and Piyali Mukherjee, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Moderna Asia Pacific, are getting the truth out about the power of immunization and prevention. Earn Credit / Learning Objectives & Disclosures: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/1002404?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu
Meet two global healthcare leaders on a mission to improve how the system moves forward for women. Elcin Barker Ergun is CEO of Menarini Group, the largest pharmaceutical company in Italy. Virginia Kaklamani, MD, is professor of medicine, Division of Hematology-Medical Oncology at The University of Texas Health Science Center and leads the breast cancer program at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. In this episode, they share their personal journeys to leadership positions, and talk about why it's OK to say that men and women are different (and how that benefits women). They also believe that kids growing up now will just expect women to hold leadership roles, in medicine and beyond. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
Women living with a chronic disease who become pregnant will find little information about the impact of their disease on their pregnancy, or about how to manage their condition while they are pregnant. Is it safe to continue taking their medication, or should they stop? The lack of evidence-based data also leaves most physicians in the dark. Two leading lights in women's reproductive health (and mothers themselves), Marie Teil, Global Head, Women of Childbearing Age Program at UCB Biopharma, and Cathy Nelson-Piercy, Professor of Obstetric Medicine at Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, say that many women they've talked to would be willing to join research studies. And they want to educate more clinicians, pharma companies, and scientists about the need to enroll pregnant women in clinical trials. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
Two passionate leaders in oncology and women's health, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu and Dr. Nermean Mostafa, share the challenges they face when it comes to educating many African women about cancer screening and prevention. Besides the stigma, there is often a cultural belief that illness is rooted in the supernatural. So women will visit a traditional healer rather than seeking medical care if they get sick. The strategies and tactics to promote awareness and prevention, they say, includes "educating our girls so they grow into informed, empowered women." This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
In this episode, two global leaders in aesthetic medicine, Tatjana Pavicic, MD, expert practitioner and internationally respected speaker and trainer on advanced cosmetic dermatology and surgery, and Terri L. Phillips, MD, FAAP, Chief Medical Affairs Officer at Merz Aesthetics, share their personal journeys to leadership positions, the influence of celebrity culture and social media on aesthetics, and why they're really excited about the emerging field of regenerative medicine. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
Two renowned experts in dermatology talk about the character traits that helped them rise to leadership roles, why diversity in clinical trials is essential for improving skin-care treatments, and how certain skin conditions affect women differently than men. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
According to the CDC, out of 31,000 new HIV infections in the U.S, almost 20% were women. If we want to end the epidemic, say infection disease experts, at least 50% of people at high risk for contracting HIV need to be on pre-exposure prophylaxis medicine (PrEP). At the moment, 92% of those on PrEP are men and only 8% are women—so clearly our efforts to connect with women are falling short. What are the barriers and challenges women face in getting information and treatment? Two renowned leaders in the field say we need to think outside the box to meet women where they are. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
Digital Therapeutics are an exciting space in health technology, and also in the shift to patient-centric care. Providing patients with tools, resources, and personalized insights on their smartphone or device, whenever and wherever they need it, promotes a sense of ownership, improves self-care behaviors, and leads to better health outcomes. And that can be life-changing, especially when it comes to mental health treatment. This podcast is not available for CME/CE/CPD credits. Please visit the Medscape homepage for accredited CME/CE/CPD activities.
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I think EVERYONE in healthcare should listen to this episode - brilliant!