In 2023, the Women's Health network became the latest AngioInstitute group co-produced by a handful of women's health practitioners including Dr. Roberta Kline (ObGyn), Dr. Leslie Valle-Montoya and Dr. Noelle Cutter. It drew major audiences and members from areas like breast and ovarian cancer, endometriosis, pelvic floor issues, mental health and menopause. This EmPowermeet event became the official celebratory launchpad for this national initiative, bringing in some of what Dr. Kline considers the A-Team of this generation of health advocates.
This 1-hour event is an historical landmark for the invited members. It started with an honorary speech by the founder of the AngioInstitute (main supporter of the Women's Health Network) Dr. Robert Bard. Next, each member was introduced and was hand-selected based on their background in support of women's health and women's aging issues. "There remains so many others to cover for the underdiagnosed woman", states Dr. Bard. "This is why I remain vigilant in my practice to support patients and clinicians with my diagnostic research. I am proud to continue supporting the Women's Health Network and its public projects including the expansion of a national education and professional alliances of advocates & collaborators in the name of women's health."
Executives were honored for their recent appointments: Dr. Roberta Kline is inducted as the new President of the Women's Professional committee and continues her role as editor of "Balance & Longevity" newsletter. Gina Adams (rehabilitation advocate and Meno-News co-editor) is now this year's Assoc. Director of Communications and the new manager for IPHA (Integrative Pain Healers Alliance). Dr. Barbara Bartlik was also honored with an advisory role in the mental health panel and the launch of the new WHN mental health newslettter "INSIGHTS".
"After a 15 year OBGYN career, I set out on a different path to explore health and healing", says Dr. Kline. "Thanks in part to collaborating with fellow visionaries like you all- and my lifelong support of women's health, I work with multiple modalities. I'm always curious about what makes people tick and I'm passionate about empowering women with knowledge about their health. Today, I run the functional Genomics and Predisposition programs with Dr. Bard and in my own virtual practice, I integrate functional medicine, genomics, mind, body, and human design to help midlife women connect with who they are from the inside out."
OUTREACH is a major part of the WHN's community. Ms. Gina Adams introduced her program (Pain Healers group) alongside her post with the Meno-news project. "I see the advantages of a community outreach and better resources for mid menopausal women. I'm both interested in the collaboration and the research around it, as well as for my own personal growth. And so this year we're really excited to bring and build support around these issues. Thanks to experts like those in this room, we can bridge these gaps to build a better awareness program so that women aren't going through this alone, as well as through some research and being able to publish and support the mission overall".
BUILDING THE VILLAGE
The second half of the event was moderated by Dr. Kline, who kicked off the spirit of a round-table collaboration with a discussion on "Networking and how to build a Supportive professional community in Women's Health". This brought all hands raised to contribute, ask questions and share their insights. As a Linkedin-powered organization, this alliance clearly appreciates the value of building "a village" of caregivers, educators and clinical care professionals through networking and partner-building.
GOING INTEGRATIVE
According to association architect, Dr. Lennard Gettz, one of the driving forces of this organization is its openness to teamwork, collaboration and the exponential presence of INTEGRATIVE HEALTH. This was made widely recognized by original member Dr. Jess Stoff (Integrative OncoImmunologist) who defined this paradigm as "an approach to healthcare that integrates conventional medical treatments with complementary and alternative therapies that have been shown to be safe and effective... considering the whole person, not just the physical symptoms, by addressing the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental factors that can affect a person's health and well-being."
DR. LESLIE VALLE-MONTOYA (Sta Barbara, CA) was appointed the advocate for Integrative Health Biosciences. "I started my practice working with chronic immune patients- focusing on cellular regeneration-- another word of anti-aging. The vast majority of my patients are very curious about how to improve or reverse their age with regard to their biological age. I invested in a wide range of screening devices and diagnostics to measure this- including electromagnetic field therapy, red light therapy, hyperbaric therapy, a full spectrum infrared sauna, cold plunge etc. I am dedicated to finding more answers for patients in a more natural way- and this very much includes the taxing symptoms of menopause!"
Refs
https://cancerresourcealliance.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-2021-cancer-powermeet-series.html
https://drrobertbard.com/PDF2023/WOMENS-CANCERS.pdf
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