Agenda

Opening Remarks 

Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, University of California, San Francisco

Session 1: Incidence of life-threatening complications in women of reproductive age and the impact of state restrictions on access to reproductive care

• How reproductive care restrictions affect cancer treatment in pregnant patients - Ann Partridge, MD, MPH 

• The impact of Texas laws restricting reproductive care access on patients statewide - Catherine Eppes, MD, MPH

• Current Texas laws and bills governing emergency obstetric care: potential benefits and limitations –  Damla Karsan, MD, FACOG  

• Impact of current laws across Texas and the US: What are the facts? –  Molly Duane, JD, MPH 

• Discussion/Q&A

Session 2: How access to care is being shaped by state and federal laws: Current and future implications

• Federal and State Actions Since Dobbs: Implications for Reproductive Health Care - Alina Salganicoff, PhD 

• Threats to Women's Health and Cancer Care Workforce and Access to Care – Evidence from State Abortion Laws - Alex Morin 

• From the Front Lines: Opportunities to Protect Evidence-based Knowledge and Skills for Residents - Abigail Liberty, MD, MSPH

• Discussion/Q&A

Session 3: Promoting and enabling discourse to find common ground and solutions to protect the health of our patients & the health of our research 

• Looking forward: how effective advocacy drove improvements in breast cancer screening services, coming in 2026 - Alina Salganicoff, PhD 

• Collaborating to find common ground solutions to avoid preventable death and morbidity – Lauren Fine, MD, FACEP 

• How to generate and engage in meaningful dialogue to address our most pressing challenges - Michael Drake, MD 

• Discussion/Q&A

RISE UP for Breast Cancer Panel: Promoting a Holistic Approach to Women’s Health  

• Laura Esserman MD, MBA 

• Douglas Yee, MD 

• Carol Fabian, MD  

• Judy Garber, MD, MPH 

Closing Remarks 

• Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, University of California, San Francisco