Course overview
Women's Health in the Era of Inequity, Discrimination and Oppression
This course will educate the integrative health community on the current state of gender health disparities for those involved in women's health care, how they relate to restrictive gender norms and inequities, and the intersection with other social inequalities that are so relevant today like race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status
Faculty
Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM
Conference Series
AIHM 2020 Annual Conference
Required Lessons
1
Time to Complete
1 hour
non-CME Eligible*
CME Expired
What you will learn
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Course Summary
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By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Reflect on how conditions of power shape social determinants and health inequities specific to women’s health.
- Explain biological and social causes for gender gaps in health and longevity.
- Describe ethical issues related to health care disparities and access to health care in women.
- Describe women's health from a biopsychosocial perspective that includes the biologic, social, economic, political, and spiritual determinants of health.
- Explain key issues that result from the medicalization of sexual and reproductive health.
- Identify tools that support strategies for operationalizing health equity.
Course includes:
Included in this course
Course Faculty
Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM
About Melinda
Dr. Melinda Ring serves as the Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University, as well as Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Medical Social Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. She earned her medical degree and completed her residency at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, completed a Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Ring is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine, and cares for patients with a wide variety of conditions and preventive health needs, with a special focus on women's health. In her roles at Northwestern, she oversees medical student and resident education and directs both clinical and faculty fellowships in integrative medicine, teaches the Cooking Up Health culinary medicine course, and researches nutrition and integrative strategies to promote health.
Additionally, Dr. Ring contributes to textbooks, lectures, and research articles in the field of Women’s Health and Integrative Medicine. In 2013, Rodale Books published her first book on integrative women’s health, The Natural Menopause Solution, and she has contributed to a variety of publications, including HuffPost and CNN. Dr. Ring also serves as board vice-chair for the American Board of Integrative Medicine, on the Steering Committee of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Global Advances in Health and Medicine.
Additionally, Dr. Ring contributes to textbooks, lectures, and research articles in the field of Women’s Health and Integrative Medicine. In 2013, Rodale Books published her first book on integrative women’s health, The Natural Menopause Solution, and she has contributed to a variety of publications, including HuffPost and CNN. Dr. Ring also serves as board vice-chair for the American Board of Integrative Medicine, on the Steering Committee of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Global Advances in Health and Medicine.
*CME/CEU Credits
The CME for this course has expired, however you will continue to have access to your purchased content.