Every year, the Endometriosis Foundation of America hosts a patient conference designed to equip patients with all the tools and information they need to live their best lives with endometriosis.
The virtual conference will include panels by experts in fields ranging from extrapelvic endometriosis and fertility to mental health and nutrition. We believe that living with endometriosis requires a collaborative and interdisciplinary effort that prioritizes the patient's voice. We are excited to continue spotlighting patients who will take the virtual stage to tell their stories and share their toolkits for advocacy, management, and support. This year, we're delighted to host not one, but three days of this empowering and educational event for the endometriosis community. Plus, our state-of-the art conference portal will allow for video coffee breaks around a digital table to network with fellow endometriosis warriors. Join The Endo Circle by registering for the endometriosis conference of the season today.
Patient Day was created for and inspired by endometriosis patients and we invite you to share this day with your loved ones and support network.Together we can seek the information and support that the endo community deserves.
PATIENT DAY 2022
● WEEKEND I: March 6, 2022 (10am-1pm EST) Fertility & Endometriosis
● WEEKEND II: March 13, 2022 (10am-1pm EST) Peritoneal Endometriosis & Pain
● WEEKEND III: March 20, 2022 (10 am-1 pm EST) Deeper Debilitating Disease & Its Definitive Treatment
Patient Day Speakers
KATHERINE BURNS, PHD
Assistant Professor of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
VICTOR GOMEL, MD
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia
TRACEY HAAS, DO
Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine, EndoFound Board of Directors
KEITH ISAACSON, MD
Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Infertility, Newton Wellesley Hospital and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard School of Medicine
LAURA PAYNE, PHD
Director of the Clinical and Translational Pain Research Laboratory at McLean Hospital
TAMER SECKIN, MD
Attending physician Lenox Hill Hospital, Founder and President of Endometriosis Foundation of America
TOMER SINGER, MD
Shady Grove Fertility New York Medical Director and Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist
PROGRAM
WEEKEND I:
Fertility & Endometriosis
Sunday, March 6, 2022 (9:30 AM - 2:00 PM EST)
Time | Topic | Speaker |
9:30 am - 10:00am | Networking pre-event Event Lobby | |
10:00 am - 10:02am | Welcome to EndoFound PD Series | Diana Falzone, EndoFound Ambassador |
10:02am - 10:10am | Welcome & My Journey | Karli Provost Goldstein MD |
10:10am - 10:13am | Patient Journey | |
10:13am - 10:33am | Diminished Ovarian Reserve/Early Ovarian Compromise: Strategies | Kutluk Oktay, MD |
10:33am - 10:53am | Creative Options for Fertility: Egg Freezing/Gestational Carrier/Embryo Adoption/Donor Egg | Tomer Singer, MD |
10:53am -10:56am | Patient Journey | |
10:56am - 11:16am | Endometriosis-Specific Protocols: Bringing Back Patient-Centric Treatment | Brian Levine, MD |
11:16am - 11:36am | Unexplained Infertility? Silent Endometriosis & Immunologic Dysfunction | Drew Tortoriello, MD |
11:36am - 11:56am | Q&A with the Egg Whisperer | Aimee Eyvazzadeh, MD |
11:56am - 12:06pm | The Stress Behind Infertility & Endometriosis | Halley Terrell, LCSW |
12:06pm - 12:09pm | Adoption by Choice | Jessica Murnane |
12:09pm - 12:19pm | Acupuncture with Infertility, Complimentary- with Breathing, Meditation | |
12:19pm - 12:39pm | Novel Measures Using PRP and Ozone to Improve Egg Quality in Endometriosis | |
12:39pm - 1:00 pm | Q & A (live) | |
1:00pm - 1:05pm | Closing | Karli Provost Goldstein MD |
1:05pm - 2:00pm | Networking Event Lobby |
WEEKEND II:
Peritoneal Endometriosis & Pain
Sunday, March 13, 2022 (9:30 AM - 3:00 PM EST)
Time | Topic | Speaker |
9:30 am - 10:00 am | Networking pre-event Event Lobby | |
10:00 am - 10:07 am | Welcome & Introduction | Dan Martin, MD, Tamer Seckin, MD |
10:07 am - 10:27 am | What should you tell your daughters | Dan Martin, MD |
10:27 am - 10:50 am | Patient stories - Adolescent Twins | Twins: Neve Rechan and Lane Victoria Rechan |
10:50 am - 11:15 am | Peritoneal Endometriosis | Tamer Seckin, MD |
11:15 am - 11:35 am | Q & A with Dr. Martin & Dr. Seckin | |
11:35 am - 11:45 am | Break | |
11:45 am - 12:05 pm | Immunology & Menstrual Fluid | Katherine Burns, Ph.D |
12:05 pm - 12: 35 pm | Endometriosis & Blood Sugar Dysregulation | Katie Edmonds, NTP |
12:35 pm - 01:55 pm | How to talk with your doctor about pain. | Tracey Haas, DO |
01:55 pm - 02:15 pm | Coping with Pain | Laura Payne, PhD |
02:15 pm - 02:30 pm | Q & A (live) | Dan Martin, MD, Tamer Seckin, MD |
02:30pm - 03:00 pm | Networking Event Lobby |
WEEKEND III:
Deeper Debilitating Disease & Its Definitive Treatment
Sunday, March 20, 2022 (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST)
Time | Topic | Speaker |
10:00 - 10:05 | Welcome & Introduction | Tracey Haas, DO. and Harry Reich, MD |
10:05 - 10:20 | "The Times They Are a-Changin' " Role of Robotic Surgery |
Harry Reich, MD |
10:20 - 10:30 | Applied Principles of Microsurgery for Endometriosis: from "Here to Eternity" | Victor Gomel, MD |
10:30 - 10:40 | Excision Surgery for Dummies | Ray Garry, MD |
10:40 - 10:45 | Patient Journey 1 | |
10:45 - 10:55 | Case Presentation 1 -- Hydronephrosis/Hysterectomy | Tamer Seckin, MD |
10:55 - 11:00 | Comments/Discussion | Harry Reich, MD, Victor Gomel, MD., Ray Garry, MD., & Jay Redan, MD |
11:00 - 11:05 | Patient Journey 2 | |
11:05 - 11:15 | Case Presentation 2 -- Hydroureter & Bladder & Bowel Resection & Hysterectomy | Amanda Chu, MD |
11:15 - 11:20 | Patient Journey 3 | |
11:25 - 11:30 | Case Presentation 3 | Karli Goldstien, DO, and Tamer Seckin, MD |
11:30 - 11:35 | Comments/Discussion Case 2 and 3 | Harry Reich, MD., Victor Gomel, MD., Ray Garry, MD., & Jay Redan, MD |
11:35 -11:45 | Requisite for Hysterectomy Classifications of Endometriosis Surgery: Why is Hysterectomy alone not the final answer? | Karli Goldstien, DO, and Tamer Seckin, MD |
11:45 - 11:55 | Food for Everyone from Diet Guru and Chef | Judy Joo |
11:55 - 12:25 | Deep Bowel Endo-Surgery for Securing Best Outcome | Jay Redan, MD |
12:25 - 12:35 | Cultural disparities in access to care | Latia Lee, RN |
12:35 - 12:40 | Patient Journey 4 | |
12:40 - 1:00 | Case Presentation 4 -- Thoracic Endometriosis | Tamer Seckin, MD |
1:00 -1:10 | Centralization of Pain | Amanda Chu, MD |
1:10-1:20 | Strategies for Managing Deep Disease - Patient Perspective | Melissa Boudreau |
1:20-1:30 | Comments, Discussion, Q&A | Harry Reich, MD., Victor Gomel, MD., Ray Garry, MD., & Jay Redan, MD |