Sex and Gender Differences in the Neurobiology of Pain, its Experience and Management
May 30-31, 2024
Natcher Conference Center, NIH Campus, Bethesda MD
Agenda
Day 1- May 30, 2024, 8:30am to 4:30pm | Day 2 - May 31, 8:30am to 12:30pm
| May 30 | |
| 8:30 am | Welcome Courtney Aklin, PhD| Deputy Director, National Institute of Nursing Research |
| 8:40 am | Opening Remarks and Introduction of keynote speaker Vivian Ota Wang, PhD – Deputy Director, NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health |
| 8:55 am | Pain: Science, Sex, and Stereotypes Marjorie Jenkins, MD – Dean of USC Medical School |
| Panel Session| Pain by Sex, Gender, and Sexual Identity: Differences and Experience | |
| 9:35 am | Introductions Moderator: Moderator: DP Mohapatra, PhD |National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| 9:40 am |
Pain, Sex, Death,…and Gender? Jeff Mogil, PhD | McGill University (via Zoom) |
| 10:00 am |
From Mice to Men and Women Rob Sorge, PhD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 10:20 am |
Chronic Pain by Sexual Identity Among U.S. Adults: Patterns and Correlates Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk |University at Buffalo, SUNY |
| 10:40 am |
Chronic Somatic Pain in Refugee Women Gunisha Kaur, MD | Weill Cornell Medicine |
| 11:00 am | Q&A and panel discussion |
| 11:30 am | Poster Session Atrium - Short presentations via videocast |
| 12:30 pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Introduction to Mitchell Max Award Dave Thomas, PhD | Office of Research on Women’s Health |
| Junior Investigator Presentations | |
| 1:40 pm |
Gender and Sex Differences in Abdominal Pain and Core Symptoms among Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Network Analysis Kendra Kamp | University of Washington |
| 1:55 pm |
The Role of Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 (AEG-1), A Multifunctional Protein, In Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Bryan Mckiver, PhD | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2:10 pm |
Multicenter Validation of Cluster Analysis of Migraine-Associated Symptoms (CAMS) in Youth Carlyn Patterson Gentile, MD, PhD |Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 2:25 pm | BREAK |
| Panel Session| Pain across the lifespan | |
| 2:45 pm | Introductions Moderator: Inna Belfer, MD, PhD | National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health |
| 2:50 pm |
Maternal Pain: New Concepts and Opportunities Pervez Sultan, MD | Stanford University (via Zoom) |
| 3:10 pm |
Making Headaches Less Painful for Children & Teens Christine Szperka, MD | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 3:30 pm |
How Age, Race and Ethnicity Intersect with Sex and Gender to Influence Pain Roger Fillingim, PhD | University of Florida |
| 3:50pm | Q&A and panel discussion |
| 4:20 pm |
Mitchell Max Award Presentation Linda Porter, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| 4:30 pm | ADJOURN |
| May 31 | |
| 8:30 am | Poster Session Atrium |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks Amy Kelley, MD, Deputy Director, National Institute on Aging (Pre-Recorded) |
| Panel Session| Perspectives of persons with lived experience Moderator: Rebekah Corlew, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
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| 9:15 am | Introduction Helene Langevin, MD – Director National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health |
| 9:25am | Eden Buell |
| 9:35am | Sharee Turpin |
| 9:45am | Sonya Huber |
| 9:55am | Charis Hill |
| 10:05am | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
| Panel Session| Approaches to pain management | |
| 10:40am |
Introductions |
| 10:45am |
Disparities in Pain Treatment Based on Sex Diane Hoffman, JD |University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| 11:05am |
Considering Preclinical sex Differences in the Context of Neuropathic Pain and Therapeutic Use of Cannabinoids Sara Jane Ward, PhD |Temple University |
| 11:25am |
Cognitive Behavioral Strategies for Pain Management: Considering Access & Sex Differences Tamara Somers, PhD | Duke University |
| 11:45am | Q&A and panel discussion |
| 12:15 pm | Closing Remarks Walter Koroshetz, MD – Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| 12:30 pm | ADJOURN |