In Brief: CBS Correspondent to Address Women’s Conference

Published in Dome - September/October 2017

A Woman’s Journey, Johns Hopkins Medicine’s annual conference on women’s health, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel, 401 W. Pratt St. Now in its 23rd year, the event brings together nearly 40 Johns Hopkins Medicine experts to discuss new and compelling information regarding advances in medicine. Women can attend four seminars on topics such as the debate about the opioid epidemic; how to prevent bone fractures; and the science of supplements, and foods to reduce inflammation.

The keynote speaker is CBS News’ 60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan, who will chronicle the lives of women in war-torn communities around the world and share her harrowing experiences covering the fall of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square in 2011. In addition, during a lunch presentation, patient Stephanie Joho will recount her unexpected survival following a diagnosis of advanced colon cancer, thanks to a novel immunotherapy treatment. Dozens of faculty members will be on hand for a “Dessert with the Experts” to answer general questions about their medical specialties.

New this year are sessions on how precision medicine is successfully targeting certain cancers, and a new initiative to combat the alarming frequency of diagnostic errors. Employee discounts and continuing education credits are available. To learn more and to register, call 410-955-8660 or visit A Woman's Journey.