Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Chief of Public Mental Health & Population Sciences, Stanford
Biography
Dr. Kaysen is a clinical psychologist and health services researcher Her area of specialty in research and clinical work is in treatment of PTSD and related disorders. She has conducted critical studies on treatment of PTSD and comorbid conditions across trauma types (e.g. sexual assault, intimate partner violence, combat, child abuse), diverse populations (e.g. Native Americans, sexual and gender minorities, LatinosLatinas, Iraqis, Congolese), across settings (e.g. primary care, community, college, low and middle income countries) and means of treatment delivery (telehealth, digital health, textbased, paraprofessionals) with an emphasis on increasing access to care. Dr. Kaysen is a past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (www.istss.org). Dr. Kaysen's has over 180 research publications and her research has been funded by NIH, the Department of Defense, and The PatientCentered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Her clinical work has been featured on This American Life (https:www.thisamericanlife.org682tensessions).
Talk
Gender Effects on Trauma Exposure, PTSD, and Treatment
Gender influences risk of overall trauma exposure, risk of specific types of traumatic events, and risk of development of PTSD. Women and gender minorities have higher risk of interpersonal violence and of PTSD. In contrast, women generally have a more robust treatment response. This has implications for personalized prevention and treatment.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2024 Silicon Valley
Track Co-Chairs:
Yoel Sadovsky, UPMC
C. Noel Bairey Merz, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
The Women's Health Track with a focus on sex differences aims to explore the latest research in this field and highlight the importance of sex-specific analysis in healthcare. The full-day track includes sessions on enhancing women's health research, general sex differences in large studies, pregnancy (Feto-placental) and sex differences, the biology underlying sex differences, and systems and sex differences. The confirmed speakers are leading experts in their respective fields, including cardiovascular medicine, immunology and virology, metabolic disease, Alzheimer's disease, autism, diabetes, exercise, and hypertension. Through this track, attendees will gain valuable insights into the latest research on sex differences in healthcare and the importance of personalized medicine for women.
- PMWC 2024 Award Ceremony
Pioneer Honoree: David Page, MIT
Luminary Honoree: Janine Austin Clayton, NIH
- Keynote: Enhancing Women's Health Research
- Janine Austin Clayton, NIH
- Keynote: The Chromosomal Basis of Sex Differences in Health and Disease
- David Page, Whitehead Institute
- General Sex Differences in Large Studies
Chair: Karen Reue, UCLA (Sex Differences in Metabolic Disease)
- Franck Mauvis-Jarvis, Tulane University (Sex Differences in Insulin Resistance) - Feto-placental Sex Differences
Chair: Yoel Sadovsky, University of Pittsburgh
- Nima Aghaeepour, Stanford (AI Taxonomy for Reproductive Health)
- Leslie Myatt, OHSU Oregon (Fetal Sex and Pregnancy Outcomes)
- Systems and Sex Differences
Chair: Marcia Stefanick, Stanford (Sex differences in Cancer)
- Judy Regensteiner, University of Colorado (Sex and Gender: Focus on Diabetes)
- Monica Gandhi, UCSF (Sex Diferences in HIV) - Cardiovascular Sex Differences
Chair: Noel Bairey Merz, Cedars Sinai Medical Ctr.
- Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease
Chair: Marina Sirota, UCSF (Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease Using Clinical, Molecular, and Computational Approaches)
- Sarah Banks, UCSD (Sex Differences in Tau Pathology and AD Modifiable Risk)
- Roberta Brinton, University of Arizona (Illuminating Path to Alzheimer's Cure) - Sex Differences and Cognitive-behavioral Function
Chair: Debra Kaysen, Stanford (Gender Effects on Trauma Exposure, PTSD, and Treatment)
- Larry Cahill, UCI (Sex Influences on the Brain)
