Program

10th Conference of the Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health & Cancer

 

Pre-Conference - Foundations in Oncosexual Healthcare 

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

8:30am - 4:30pm

 Pre conference program

Main  Conference - Bridging Gaps: Advancing Women's Sexual Health in Cancer Care Through Research, Collaboration, and Innovation

Thursday, November 6 - Friday, November 7, 2025

 

Thursday, November 6

7:30am - 6:00pm

7:30am - 8:00am   Registration/Breakfast
8:00am - 8:15am  

Welcome

8:15am - 8:45am           

Opening & State of the Society Address 

Carol L. Kuhle, DO, MPH
Chair
Consultant and Assistant Professor of Medicine,

Director of the Menopause and Women’s Health Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

8:45am - 9:45am  

Plenary Session: Sexual Desire in Cancer Survivorship

Jennifer A. Vencill, PhD, ABPP, CST
Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine,
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

9:45am - 10:45am

 

Paper Session I

10:45am - 11:30am

 

Poster Session / Coffee Break

11:30am - 12:30pm  

Panel I: 15 Years of The Scientific Network: Exploring the Past/Present and Future

Moderator: Jennifer Reese, PhD
Associate Professor and Psychologist, Cancer Prevention and Control Program,
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Panelists:

Shari Goldfarb, MD
Stacy Lindau, MD, MA
Jeanne Carter, PhD
Sharon Bober, PhD
Associate professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

12:30pm - 1:30pm  

Lunch / Exhibits

1:30pm - 1:45pm

  Stacy Tessler Lindau Trainee Research Award Presentation

1:45pm - 2:45pm

 

Paper Session II

2:45pm - 3:15pm   Exhibits / Coffee Break

3:15pm - 4:00pm

 

Plenary Session: Advances in Treatment for Menopause Related Concerns in Cancer Survivors

Jewel Kling, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Chair of the Division of Women’s Health Internal Medicine,
Assistant Director, Mayo Clinic Women’s Health Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Dean, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine AZ campus, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

4:00pm - 5:00pm  

Panel II: Patient Perspectives on Sexual Health in Survivorship

5:00pm - 6:00pm

  Networking Event

 

Friday, November 7

7:30am - 12:30pm

7:30am - 8:00am

           Breakfast/Exhibits
8:00am - 8:15am  

Welcome

8:15am - 9:15am  

Plenary Session: Health Disparities in Cancer Survivorship

9:15am - 10:00am  

Panel III: Advances in Technology-Based Interventions

Moderator: Lorraine Drapek, DNP FNP-BC AOCNP
Nurse Practitioner, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mass General Cancer Center, Boston, MA

Panellists:

Areej Al Jawari, MD
Sharon Bober, PhD
Associate professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Kelly Shaffer, PhD
Chair Elect
Associate Professor, Center for Behavioral Health and Technology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

10:00am - 10:45am

 

Interactive Session

10:45am - 11:00am

 

Coffee Break

11:00am - 12:00pm  

Paper Session III

12:00pm - 12:30pm  

Closing Remarks

Kelly Shaffer, PhD
Chair Elect
Associate Professor, Center for Behavioral Health and Technology,
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA