The UCSF/UC HASTINGS Consortium on Law, Science and Health Policy and the Hastings Women's Law Journal are pleased to announce an upcoming symposium entitled "Frontiers in Women's Health: The Role of Hormones in Aging and Disease." 

This event will gather speakers and attendees from the medical, legal, and policy communities. Opening with an overview of the Women's Health Initiative hormone trial data, the event will offer multi-disciplinary panels and discussions about issues including health policy decision making, informed consent, litigation over hormone use, and gendered medicine. The keynote speaker will be Marianne J. Legato, M.D., an internationally recognized specialist in women's health and the founder and director of the Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine at Columbia University. 

The Symposium will be preceded by a reception from 5:30 to 7:00 on February 24.

Admission is free and open to the public. 7 hours MCLE or CME credit is available to attendees.

Notes: Donations are also greatly appreciated. A donation of $25 is suggested to assist in defraying the costs of the continental breakfast, lunch, and receptions. Attendees obtaining MCLE or CME credit may wish to donate an additional amount. Donations are tax deductible under IRC section 170(c )(1). Further detail regarding MCLE or CME credits is available on the online registration form.

More information can be found at http://www.hastingswomenslj.org/symposium, and additional questions may be addressed to Prof. Lisa Faigman (faigmanl@uchastings.edu) or Keely Monroe (monroek@uchastings.edu).