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Mini-symposia
Session I |
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Natcher Conference Center |
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| Interconnection of
Hormones, Bone and Brain |
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Co-chaired
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| Janine A.
Smith, M.D.
Deputy Clinical Director, NEI
Sponsored by the NIH Women's Health
Special Interest Group |
Conference
Room F1/F2, Natcher Conference Center |
This symposium will explore
the relationships and interconnections between
hormones, depression and osteoporosis by describing
the effects of sex steroid
hormones on the non-reproductive targets of
bone and brain. The biology of bone
formation and maintenance of peak bone mass
and the role of sex hormones in the
pathophysiology of osteoporosis will be discussed.
Data suggesting that depression
is a risk factor for developing osteoporosis
will be reviewed and the potential
role of sex hormones in the pathophysiology
of depression will also be explored.
Results from ongoing clinical studies which
characterize these relationships will
also be presented and the public health import
of these disease processes illustrated.
Future directions for research and a perspective
on relevant aspects of
women's health will be provided at the conclusion
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Program |
Midlife Depression and Hormone
Therapy
Peter Schmidt, M.D.
Chief, Unit on Reproductive Endocrinology,
Behavioral Endocrinology Branch,
NIMH |
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Bone Development and Maintenance
of Bone Mass
Pamela Robey, Ph.D.
Chief, Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases
Branch, NIDCR |
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Osteoporosis and Depression
Giovanni Cizza, M.D., Ph.D.
Staff Physician, Clinical Neuroendocrinology
Branch, Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Program, NIMH |
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What Does It All Mean and
Where Do We Go from Here?
David Rubinow, M.D.
Clinical Director, Division of Intramural
Research Programs, NIMH |
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