8:00
9:00
Jenny Rabin, PhD
Chair: Liisa Galea, PhD
Menopause and Cognitive Health: Translating Evidence into Care
Marie Christakis, MD, MSc, Sinai Health, University of Toronto
Menopause, Molecules and the Aging Brain
Kaitlin Casaletto, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Sex Hormones on Brain Biomarkers: Alzheimer's, Pericyte Damage and Vascular Outcomes
Whitney Wharton, PhD, Emory University
Discussion (20 min)
Morning Break | 10:30 - 10:50 AM
Chair: Madeline Wood Alexander, PhD(c)
Sex Differences in the Impact of Hypertension on Cognition and Hypertension Mediated Organ Damage
Louise Pilote, MD, PhD, McGill University
Stroke in Women Throughout the Continuum of Care.
Amy Yu, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
Beyond Delivery: The Lasting Neurological Impact of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.
Ginette Moores, MD and John Snelgrove, MD, Sinai Health, University of Toronto
Discussion (20 min)
Supporting Partner Remarks from Alamar Biosciences 12:10 - 12:15 PM
Lunch (provided) | 12:15 - 1:30 PM
Chair: Sara Mitchell, MD
The Gut Microbiome and Brain Health
Jane Foster, PhD, UT Southwestern
Healthy Sleep, Healthy Brain – Clinical and Mechanistic Links between Sleep and Brain Health in Aging.
Andrew Lim, MD, MSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
Migraine in Women – Natural History and Risks
William Kingston, MD, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
Discussion (20 min)
Afternoon Break | 2:50 - 3:10 PM
Chair: Gillian Eisntein, PhD
A Unique Brain Injury Phenotype: Investigating the Effects and Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury
Carrie Esopenko, PhD, University of Utah
Interrogating Black-White Health Disparities Over the Life course: The Role of Reproductive Aging and Menopause
Alexis Reeves, PhD, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto
A Brain Medicine Lens on Women’s Brain Health
Sara Mitchell, MD and Sarah Levitt, MD, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
Discussion (20 min)
Closing Discussion | 4:30 - 5:00 PM
Future Directions in Women’s Brain Health: Interactive Roundtable and Audience Discussion
Chair: Jenny Rabin, PhD
Discussion topics:
Key unanswered questions
Priorities for the field over the next 5 years
Opportunities for collaboration