Sex,Gender,Health Intitative
Sex,Gender, Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Symposium
Sex and Gender Medicine is distinct from women’s health (ovaries, uterus, etc) and men’s health (prostate, erectile dysfunction, etc). Understanding the intersections between sex, gender and wellbeing will improve health outcomes for all. Men (and male animals) have been the basis of much biomedical research, but males are not normative for the whole species, and females are not a deviation from the norm. Both sex and gender differences have been found in:
Sex and Gender Medicine is not intended to be a political endeavor. Rather, Sex and Gender Medicine, as an academic discipline, seeks to advance a rigorous evidence-based approach to issues concerning sex and gender differences in science and medicine, in access, and in the law. Sex and Gender Medicine will ultimately improve health outcomes for all.
- Prevalence
- Susceptibility
- Symptoms
- Pathophysiology
- Likelihood to seek treatment
- Treatments offered
- Response to Treatment
- Morbidity and Mortality
Sex and Gender Medicine is not intended to be a political endeavor. Rather, Sex and Gender Medicine, as an academic discipline, seeks to advance a rigorous evidence-based approach to issues concerning sex and gender differences in science and medicine, in access, and in the law. Sex and Gender Medicine will ultimately improve health outcomes for all.
This symposium will bring together UB faculty and community leaders to provide information, stimulate discussion, and initiate novel interactions. This conference will be a venue to present sex and gender health research as well as to discuss educational best practices for incorporating sex and gender health into the curriculum.
