We will evaluate the expanded differential for pelvic pain and why sex may hurt for women.  We will go through this with a region based approach discussing diagnoses and treatment options.  We will also discuss the experience of Black women and how their pain is regarding in the medical community. Objectives include: 

1. List an inclusive differential for pelvic pain based on the 5 regions.
2. Explain the pathophysiology of hormonally mediated vestibulitis.
3. Evaluate the healthcare experience of Black women seeking help for pelvic pain.

Managing depression and anxiety in the elderly population can be challenging due to the presence of multiple comorbidities. Learning pearls about psychiatry medication options can facilitate better pharmacologic selection and lessen risks for adverse side effects.  Objectives include:  

1. Identify how Social Determinants of Health impact our geriatric population.
2. Recognize depression and anxiety in the geriatric population and describe some screeners commonly used.
3. Discuss how to choose a psychotropic medication by reviewing the benefits and risks of various commonly used pharmacological agents.
4. Review pertinent labs and tests that may be necessary when treating this population.

Cancer health disparities persist in both cancer incidence and outcome. Multiple factors contribute, including socioeconomic, socio-environmental, behavioral, and biological. Additionally, increasing amounts of evidence underscore the contribution of comorbidities, chronic social stress, and even the microbiome may contribute to health disparities in cancer risk and survival.  In this lecture we will examine disparities and associated factors in the most common cancer types (breast, prostate, lung and colon).  Cancer treatment outcomes, enrollment in clinical trials, and quality of life among cancer survivors will also be discussed thru the lens of health equity.  Finally, we will focus on the role that advanced practice providers can have in addressing cancer health disparities regardless of specialty.  This session is best suited for all patient facing practitioners and those who participate in clinical research.  Objectives include: 

1. Develop increased awareness of the disparities that exist regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of common cancer types.
2. Explain how the lack of participation in clinical trials has created barriers to effective treatment for diverse/minority populations. 
3. Appreciate that racial and ethnic minority cancer survivors experience a disproportionate burden of the adverse effects of cancer and cancer treatment.  
4. Devise at least one actionable task they can take in their own practice to address the structural, environmental, or institutional factors that contribute to cancer health disparities.