ISSWSH 2009 Annual Meeting
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ISSWSH 2009 Scientific Program

ISSWSH 2009 will have four symposia, four plenary presentations, four paper sessions, a clinical case of presentation and one debate. The theme of the meeting will be “The Art and Science of Women’s Sexuality: Through the Lens of Italian Art History”. We will introduce each symposium and state-of-the-art presenter with a relevant art piece from Italian history and discuss the piece briefly, while illuminating its relevance for the ensuing talk(s).

   
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Annual Pre-Course (Schedule)
Topics:
  • Identification of Sexual Health Problems
  • Education
  • Modification of Reversible Causes
  • First Line Therapies
  • Second Line Therapies

Irwin Goldstein, MD
Sharon Parish, MD
Anneliese Schwenkhagen, MD

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 2008 – 2009 Board of Directors Meeting
12:15 p.m. – 12:35 p.m. Opening Ceremony Introductions
Hosts: Mario Maggi, MD
           Prof. Gianfranco Scarselli
President: Rosella E. Nappi, MD, PhD
Scientific Program:
Chair: Lori A. Brotto, PhD, RPsych
12:35 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. State-of-the-Art Lecture #1:
Past, Present and Future of Treating FSD

Rossella E. Nappi, MD, PhD
   
  CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Selected Paper Session #1 ( View Schedule)
1:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Instructional Course #1
The Modern Use of Estrogens and Progestagens for Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women: Indications, Delivery Systems, and Long Term Use

Alan Altman, MD
Salvador Caruso, MD
3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Break
3:20 p.m. – 5:05 p.m. Symposium #1: Imaging and Sexual Response
 

Functional Anatomic Relationships During Coitus as Revealed by Ultrasound
Pierre Foldes, MD

Clitoral Vascularization and Endocrine Interactions
Cesare Battaglia, MD, PhD

Female Genital Structures Revealed: Anatomic Studies Using MRI
Claire Yang, MD

Sources of Sexual Arousal, From Genital Epithelia Through Forebrain Neurons
Justine Schober, MD

5:05 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. Invited International Menopause Society (IMS) Lecture
David Sturdee, MD
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
   
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Refreshments
NEW  
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Industry Sponsored Symposium
“Mastcells in chronic pelvic pain and dyspareunia in women”

Alessandra Graziottin, MD
Director, Center of Gynecology and Medical Sexology
H. San Raffaele Resnati, Milan, Italy
Consultant Professor
Specialty School of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Florence, Italy

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Symposium # 2: Alternative Approaches to Enhancing Women’s Sexual Response
 

Fad Diets and Dietary Supplements for Women’s Sexual Dysfunction: What Works and What is Worthless?
Mark Moyad, MD, MPH

Ancient Chinese Wisdom and Women’s Sexual Dysfunction
Alex Tiberi, LicAc

“Dry Sex in Suriname”: The Pros and Cons of Genital Steam Baths
Tinde van Andel, PhD

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. State-of-the-Art Lecture #2: The Placebo Response in Women’s Sexuality Research
Cindy Meston, PhD
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
   
  CONCURRENT SESSIONS
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Selected Paper Session #2 ( View Schedule)
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Instructional Course #2
Sexuality and Chronic Medical Illness

Michael Krychman, MD
Andrea Salonia, MD
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and Learn #1
Lifestyle and Sexuality: From Bicycle Riding to Contraception

Irwin Goldstein, MD
Anneliese Schwenkhagen, MD
  Lunch and Learn #2
Graduate and Post-Graduate Medical Sexual Health Education

John Dean, MD
Sharon Parish, MD
1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Symposium #3: Appreciating the Dyad in the Context of Women’s Sexuality
 

Hormone Influences on Women’s Attention and Neural Responses to Male Faces
Heather Rupp, PhD

Diversity in Human Partnering and Hormones
Sari van Anders, PhD

Sexual Behavior and Satisfaction Predictors of Couples in Five Countries
Julia Heiman, PhD

The Important Role for Women in Men’s Sexual Dysfunction
Mario Maggi, MD

3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Poster Session ( View Schedule)
NEW  
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Italian Art History and Sexuality
Wine and Cheese Reception
Presentation by Professor Enio Martino

Women’s Sexuality in Ancient Rome
Alessandra Graziottin, MD

   
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2009
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. The Journal of Sexual Medicine Breakfast Debate: “The G-Spot is a Gynecological Mystery and Not a Functional Anatomic Entity”
Moderator: Irwin Goldstein, MD
Pro: Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD;
        Yoram Vardi, MD
Con: Emmanuele A. Jannini, MD;
        Odile Buisson, MD
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. State-of-the-Art Lecture #3: Neurosteroids and Mental Well-Being
Andrea Riccardo Genazzani, MD, PhD
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Symposium #4: Contraception, Sexual Function and Intimate Relationships
 

Implications of Intracrinology for Women’s Sexual Desire
Rosemary Basson, MD, FRCP

Restoring Androgens in Oral Contraceptive Users to Improve Sexual Desire and Arousability: An Outline of the Model and Preliminary Evidence of Efficacy in N-of-1 Trials
Ellen Laan, PhD
Co-authors: van Lunsen, R.H.W., Zimmerman, X.Y., Termeer, J.M.M., ter Kuile, M.M., & Coelingh Bennink, H.J.T.

The Impact of Different Contraceptive Methods on Mood and Sexuality in Women
Cynthia Graham, PhD

Sexual Desire, Romantic Love, Coital Frequency and Contraceptive Use Among Adolescent Women
Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. State State--of-the-Art Lecture #4: Human Sexual Behavior and Function – The Role of Pheromones
Martha McClintock, PhD
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and Learn #3
Central Regulation and the Pathophysiology of Persistent Arousal

David Goldmeier, MD
Irwin Goldstein, MD
Leah Millheiser, MD
  Lunch and Learn #4
Fetish Paraphilias, GID Issues and Controversies

Susan Kellogg, PhD
Gail Knudson, MD
Kevan Wylie, MD
   
  CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Selected Paper Session #3 ( View Schedule)
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Instructional Course #3
Sex, Drugs, and Psychiatric Illness

Anita Clayton, MD
Angel Luis Montejo, MD
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Clinical Cases
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Break
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Business Meeting
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Farewell Reception
   
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2009
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 2009 – 2010 Board of Directors Meeting
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration
   
  CONCURRENT SESSIONS
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Selected Paper Session #4 ( View Schedule)
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Instructional Course #4
The Use of Government Approved Pharmaceuticals for Treating FSD: The European Experience

Johannes Bitzer, MD
Rosella Nappi, MD