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Posted: 08/17/10

Call for Papers SSTAR 2011.
Papers are now being accepted for the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) being held March 31 to April 3rd in Palm Beach FL. SSTAR meetings are devoted to understanding and treating sexual disorders such as sexual dysfunctions, gender identity disorders, and paraphilias. Presentations may include hypothesis driven research or theoretical formulations. Abstract submission information may be found at the SSTAR website, www.sstarnet.org.
Submission deadline is September 30, 2010.  

Posted: 08/13/10

Crucible Clinical Workshop. David Schnarch PhD and Ruth Morehouse PhD; November 5-6, 2010, Denver, CO. This practice-oriented workshop focuses on clinical application of the Crucible Approach ® to sexual desire problems, including mind-mapping and neuroplastic training. This workshop format will be interactive and participatory. Learn how to use these tools for greatest impact. Bring brain-change technology to your therapy. Strongly suggest reading Intimacy and Desire prior to workshop. Hilton Garden Inn-Denver Cherry Creek. CE: Yes-check website. Marriage and Family Health Center. Fee: $350/Early by October 1, Regular/$400. Information: (303) 670-2630. Web: www.crucibletherapy.com Email: mfhc@passionatemarriage.com

Posted: 08/04/10

Much to Celebrate, Much More to Do: NIH Symposium Celebrates 20 Years of the

 Office of Research on women’s Health

On Monday, September 27, 2010, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold a scientific symposium to highlight some of the scientific advances that have increased our understanding of women’s health, differences between females and males, and implications for sex/gender-appropriate clinical care and personalized medicine. At this exciting event, the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) will launch the third scientific agenda for women’s health research entitled “A Vision for 2020 for Women’s Health Research: Moving Into the Future with New Dimensions and Strategies.”

Scientific Symposium

Celebrating the 20 th  Anniversary of the Office of Research on Women’s Health

Date:   Monday, September 27, 2010
Time:   9:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Place:   Natcher  Conference  Center  (Building 45), Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium, NIH Campus,  Bethesda,  MD

Keynote speakers:   Bernadine Healy, M.D., Health Editor and Columnist,  U.S. News and World Report  and Former Director of the National Institutes of Health; Linda G. Griffith, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Biotechnology Process Engineering Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

At the symposium the ORWH will:

• Recognize some of the major contributors to the establishment of ORWH and acknowledge those who have worked tirelessly to ensure NIH-wide attention to women’s health research.
• Celebrate progress in the field of women’s health research realized through the dedicated work of a generation of researchers—women and men.
• Launch the scientific agenda for women’s health research for the coming decade.

To submit an abstract , please visit:   http://www.orwhmeetings.com/20thAnniversary. The deadline for submission is Monday, August 23, 2010 at 9 a.m. EST.

To register online , please visit:   http://www.orwhmeetings.com/20thAnniversary

The symposium will also include a reception, and is free and open to the public.

Please note:

• If taking Metrorail, the nearest station is  Medical  Center  (on the Red Line)
• Pay Parking is available at the NIH Gateway Parking Garage
• Sign language interpreters will be available

Information on traveling to NIH and a visitor’s map can be found at: http://parking.nih.gov/visitor_access_map.htm

For further information, please contact Joyce Rudick by e-mail at rudickj@mail.nih.gov or call 301-402-1770.

Posted: 06/18/10

We are pleased to present the updated program of
“The Second International Conference on the Survivors of Rape”
in University Medical Centre UMC - Utrecht, the Netherlands.

You can REGISTER now! Early registration fee is valid until July 1. More oral and poster presentations will be announced after the deadline of the abstract submission procedure. For more information about registration and abstract submission visit http://www.umcutrecht.nl/conferenceonrape.

Click here to view the schedule.

Posted: 05/25/10

One Year Sex Therapy Training Institute: 2011
January 28-December 10, 2011(once a month), West Palm Beach, Florida

Presenters: Susan Lee, PhD, Richard Siegel, LMHC, Marilyn Volker, Ed.D
Sponsored by: The Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training

More info: Susan Lee, EdD, (561)833-0066, drsusanlee@mac.com www.floridasextherapyinstitute.org

AASECT approved for 120 CE credits
Full Florida Certification to use the title, "Sex Therapist"
This course is suitable for psychotherapists, medical doctors, P.A.'s, or ARNP's.

Posted: 05/04/10

The 14th World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine
26-30 September 2010 / COEX, Seoul, Korea
Click here to view the flyer! | More info...

Posted: 03/15/10

Dear friends:
Join us in "The Big Apple: When Central Park is in bloom!"
Larry Siegel, Ricky Siegel and I are finalizing our registration for our second Sex Therapy Seminar in New York City. It is a spectacular and Springtime venue! There are new learner objectives, and as you have requested, presentation of sex therapy cases....in fact feel free to bring in your clinical cases for discussion and supervision. Our presentation will prove to be a pleasurable, stimulating & informative learning experience. We look forward to seeing you there!

Warm regards,
Dr. Susan Lee, ISSWSH MEMBER

"The Practice of Sex Therapy: The Desire and Arousal Disorders."
Description: This seminar will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of sexual desire and sexual arousal disorders. Three expert sex therapists offer the latest in treatment techniques and solutions for your challenging cases.

Presenters:
Susan Lee, Ed.D.,Sex Therapist in Private Practice, Executive Director, "The Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training Institute" AASECT-approved Provider of Continuing Education and Supervisor of Sex Therapy
Larry Siegel, M.A., AASECT-certified Sexuality Educator, President, "The Sage Institute for Family Development."
Ricky Siegel, MS, LMHC, CST, AASECT-certified Sexuality Educator, AASECT-certified Sex Therapist, Educational Director,"The Sage Institute for Family Development," Sex Therapist in Private Practice, Senior Vice President,"The Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training Institute."

This program meets the requirements of AASECT and is approved for 12 CE credits.( Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training Institute, AASECT Provider # 07-110J, exp. 3/11)

Dates: Friday, April 30 & Saturday, May 1, 2010 (9-00 A.M.-5:30 P.M. each day)
Location: The Minuchin Center for the Family, 303 Fifth Avenue, Suite 603, New York, New York 10016. .phone: (212) 481-3144

For registration & our program brochure contact: drsusanlee@mac.com, or phone: Susan: (561)-833-0066, cell phone: (561) 685-4466

Posted: 02/24/10

AUGS 31 st Annual Scientific Meeting
9/30/2010 – 10/2/2010
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, CA

Contact: AUGS Headquarters
info@augs.org
202-367-1167 (p)
202-367-2167 (f)

The AUGS Annual Scientific Meeting is where the “best of the best” science in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery is presented. The program is designed to meet the needs of physicians, nurses, physical therapists, students, researchers, educators and health care professionals interested in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. New treatment techniques and developments in both surgical and non-surgical settings are shared through a variety of educational formats, including oral, poster, video, and tips and tricks, which encourages discussion and idea sharing.

Posted: 7/17/09

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Posted: 07/15/10

Psychology Junior Faculty Position:

The Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor position that explores the psychosocial, contextual and behavioral factors associated with sexual health. We are open with respect to particular area of expertise, but examples include: gender, cultural, or racial/ethnic factors that may affect risk-taking or other behaviors that lead to, or impact prevention, treatment, and progression of STDs/HIV; personality, family, life stage or social network factors associated with sexual risk or decision-making; coping styles, personality and contextual predictors of coping strategies for STDs/HIV; psychosocial consequences of STDs/HIV for the individual, family, and community. We are particularly interested in individuals who are attracted to working within a multi-disciplinary environment. The department has strengths in the study of sexuality, gender, race/ethnicity, and social and developmental psychology that will provide a supportive environment for the new hire. This position is part of a cluster of hires that will bring together faculty from Psychology, Women’s Studies, Anthropology, Nursing and Obstetrics/Gynecology with an interest in psychosocial, behavioral and biomedical aspects of sexual health with an overarching focus on STDs/HIV/AIDS and women’s health in diverse populations. Qualifications for this junior faculty position include: completion of PhD degree in a relevant field (Psychology is not required) and demonstrated appropriate research expertise.

This is a university-year appointment, with an expected start date of September 1, 2011. Successful candidates will be expected to establish an independent research program and have a commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching.

Send a letter of intent identifying primary area of research interest, curriculum vitae, a statement of current and future research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching excellence, representative publications; and at least three letters of recommendation to Psychology Sexual Health Search Committee, University of Michigan, Department of Psychology, 530 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043.

Review of applications begins October 1 and will continue until position has been filled. The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. The University is supportive of the needs of dual-career couples.

Posted: 09/09/09

Psychology Junior Faculty Position:

The Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor position that explores the psychosocial, contextual and behavioral factors associate with sexual health. We are open with respect to particular area of expertise, but examples include: gender, cultural, or racial/ethnic factors that may affect risk-taking or other behaviors that lead to, or impact prevention, treatment, and progression of STDs/HIV; personality, family, life stage or social network factors associated with sexual risk or decision-making; coping styles, personality and contextual predictors of coping strategies for STDs/HIV; psychosocial consequences of STDs/HIV for the individual, family, and community. We are particularly interested in individuals who are attracted to working within a multi-disciplinary environment. The department has strengths in the study of sexuality, gender, race/ethnicity, social and developmental psychology that will provide a supportive environment for the new hire. This position is part of a cluster of hires that will bring together faculty from Psychology, Women’s Studies, Anthropology, Nursing and Obstetrics/Gynecology with an interest in psychosocial, behavioral and biomedical aspects of sexual health with an overarching focus on STDs/HIV/AIDS and women’s health in diverse populations. Qualifications for this junior faculty position include: completion of PhD degree in a relevant field (Psychology is not required) and demonstrated appropriate research expertise.

Posted: 03/03/09

FELLOWSHIP IN SEXUAL MEDICINE 7/09-6/10

San Diego has been named the most beautiful city in America, with 76 miles of beach and near perfect weather year round. San Diego Sexual Medicine, directed by Dr. Irwin Goldstein, is a 4100 sq ft space dedicated to sexual medicine patient care and research, with an office for our fellow, a conference room for teaching, front and back waiting rooms, 3 exam rooms and two procedure rooms. SDSM offers a one-year combined clinical training, including the medical and surgical management of men and women with sexual dysfunction, and clinical
research fellowship, with an academic appointment in the Division of Urology at University of California at San Diego. Applicants for the 2009-2010 fellowship must be graduating from a residency program in urology accredited by ACGME. Salary is competitive.

San Diego Sexual Medicine is a multidisciplinary health care facility providing patient care, education, and research in the field of sexual medicine. The fellowship includes:

• Clinical care of patients at San Diego Sexual Medicine, including both men and women with sexual dysfunction from the local community and around the world
• Privileges at Alvarado Hospital, a private hospital across the street from SDSM with state of the art surgical equipment, and a friendly, knowledgeable nursing staff
• Instructor appointment to the Division of Urology, University of California, San Diego
• Monthly Sexual Medicine rounds at Alvarado Hospital as well as grand rounds several times a year
• Urology rounds at University of California, San Diego including journal club, professors lectures, grand rounds
• Clinical research at San Diego Sexual Medicine including sponsored clinical trials and investigator-initiated research
• Possibility of staff privileges at VA Hospital in San Diego

Upon completion of this fellowship in sexual medicine, the trainee will have an understanding of the rationale behind the step-care approach to sexual medicine and the ability to perform the following:

• Sexual history taking and physical examination of men and women with sexual dysfunction, including vulvoscopy in women.
• Laboratory tests and in office diagnostic procedures including duplex Doppler, dynamic infusion cavernosometry and quantitative sensory testing. This includes learning how to perform these tests as
  well as interpret the results.
• Modification of reversible causes including medication changes, lifestyle changes for sexual complaints in men and women.
• First line therapies including PDE5s and hormone therapy, buproprion/dostinex therapy in men and women with sexual dysfunction. This includes learning how to interpret blood hormone values, when it is
  safe to treat post cancer patients, how to titrate medications, and when to move to second line therapies.
• Intracavernosal injection therapy with more than 20 mixtures, MUSE, vacuum therapy, steroid blocks including how to determine which second line therapy is best for which patient.
• Surgical intervention as listed above, including assisting and performing surgical procedures.

For more information about the fellowship program, please write information@sdsm.info

• For more information about San Diego Sexual Medicine, please go to http://www.sandiegosexualmedicine.com

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Miscellaneous

Posted: 04/26/10

RESERVE YOUR COPIES TODAY! 

The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality  has an inventory of   The  Journal of Sex Research (JSR) and   The Annual Review of Sex Research  (ARSR) that we are now offering for sale.     

This is an excellent opportunity for you to build your professional library, replace missing journals in your own collection, and/or use hardcopy materials for your research. Decades of solid research can be at your fingertips! Interested individuals should complete the form below and return to SSSS office.  

This unique opportunity ends  May 15, 2010, after which, all remaining journals will be destroyed.

Please use the form below to reserve your copies.   Email, fax or mail the form to our office using the information below.  Once we receive your form, we will send you an invoice with shipping fees.

Please note - JSR volumes 12-43 are available (some in limited quantities); ARSR volumes 1-18 are available in both hard and soft cover, though some are limited quanitities.

Posted: 5/27/09

Hello ISSWSH members,

I have recently published a book for women titled Woman Cancer Sex that you may find helpful to your patients. I know you will find this book helpful to your clients, family members or friends. Luckily, most women diagnosed with cancer these days will go on to survive for many years after treatment. Sexual issues are extremely common once the stresses of treatment are over. This book was written to provide helpful information in a compassionate manner that women will find useful as life goes back to the new normal.

If you purchase a copy now through June 5, my publisher is offering you a special discount available only through the Oncology Nursing Society imprint of books, Hygeia Media. Purchase your copy now and receive 20% off the promotional price of the book. Use product code PWCS09 when checking-out online.

Anne Katz

Posted: 12/04/08

The Society for Sex Therapy and Research
Announces the
2010 SSTAR Health Professional Book Award

Nominations are invited for the 2010 SSTAR Health Professional Book Award.

The goal of the award is to recognize the best recent book for health professionals that contributes to the understanding and resolution of sexual disorders.

The award will be announced in December of 2009 and will be presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting, Boston, April 8-11, 2010.

Eligibility criteria

1. Content of the book must be related to problems of human sexuality (i.e., sexual dysfunctions, problematic sexual behavior, gender identity issues, or other sexual health problems).
2. The book must be in English and must have been published in the years 2007, 2008, or 2009. It may have multiple authors or be an edited work. Previously submitted books are eligible.
3. Authors or publishers will be required to send five copies of the book to SSTAR for review by the Selection Committee.
4. For further details see the information below. For questions, contact Peggy J. Kleinplatz, PhD, Chair of the Selection Committee (613) 563-0846.

How to Nominate a Book

1. Nominations for the Health Professional Book Award may come from any individual, organization, or publisher.
2. The deadline for submitting nominations is July 1, 2009.
3. Nominations should be sent to the SSTAR National Office:
4. Society for Sex Therapy and Research

SSTAR Health Professional Book Award
409 12th St., S.W., PO Box 96920
Washington, D.C. 20090-6920
Yvonnada McNeil
Fax: 202-554-0453

1. THE AWARDS
The Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) has established two book awards to be given to the author(s) or editor(s) of the best works published in English related to the understanding and treatment of sexual disorders: one addressed to the public, and the other to health professionals.

Nominations for the SSTAR Book Award (Health Professional) must come from a health professional or group of health professionals (e.g., an organization). In both instances, a publisher may also nominate a book. Nominations should be made in writing to the President who will then transmit the information to the appropriate committee (see below).

The award winners (including multiple authors or each of the editors of an edited book where there is more than one editor) will each be given a plaque and their names will be listed on the SSTAR Web site and in the Directory of Members. There will be no monetary award.

2. FREQUENCY
Each award will be given every two years. The next Health Professional Book Award will be given in 2010.

3. THE SELECTION COMMITTEES
The awards will be made by two selection committees, each consisting of three to five SSTAR members. The chairs of the committees will be chosen by the Executive Council. The members of the committees will be chosen by the chair in consultation with the Executive Council. Each committee will develop a short-list of up to five books from which the winner would be chosen. If a member of either committee has published a book that would be considered by the committee of which he or she is a member, or he or she has any potential conflict of interest related to the book , its authors/editors, or the publisher, that person must absent themselves from deliberations concerning their book.

4. ELEGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Books could be written/edited by any person and nominated for a SSTAR Book Award without regard to the author's/editor's membership in SSTAR
2. Content of the books must be related to problems of human sexuality (e.g., sexual dysfunction(s), paraphilias, or gender identity disorders).
3. Books must have been published in the calendar years 2007, 2008 or 2009.
4. Books must be in English but could have been translated from another language.
5. Collections of previously published works would not be eligible.
6. Authors/editors would be eligible regardless of having previously won any book award (including a SSTAR Book Award)
7. Books must be readily available from bookstores and public libraries (in the case of books for the public) and bookstores and university libraries (in the case of books for health professionals). Self-published books will not be eligible.
8. The decision of the selection committee as to whether a book is eligible shall be binding.

5. CONDITIONS OF THE PRIZES

1. Any eligible book which is entered for a SSTAR Book Award shall not qualify unless the publisher or author(s)/editor(s) agrees to provide up to five copies of the book to SSTAR at no cost for each member of the selection committee. The chair of the appropriate committee will be responsible for requesting copies from the publisher or author(s)/editor(s).
2. The SSTAR Book Award will be given to the winning author(s)/editor(s) in person at a SSTAR Annual Meeting. SSTAR would strongly encourage the publishers of each winning book to pay author/editor expenses involved in attending the SSTAR meeting (including travel, lodging, food, and registration), although authors/editors may do so themselves in whole or in part.
3. The publisher agrees to include in any advertising for the book that it has been awarded the SSTAR Book Award, either consumer or health professional, for a given year.

6. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES:

1. Books received after the final deadline of July 1, will not be eligible.
2. Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged in writing by SSTAR
3. Submitted books will not be returned and will remain the property of the reviewers.

7. FINALISTS

1. Shortlists (of up to five books for each award) and the winners of the SSTAR Consumer Book Award will be announced December, 2009. Both will be announced on the SSTAR Web site (SSTARNET.ORG). Publicity directed towards the public and organizations of sexuality professionals, announcing the winners of the SSTAR Book Awards will be the joint responsibility of SSTAR, the author(s)/editor(s), and the publishers.
2. The selection committees will consider the shortlists and the winners in private deliberations. Publishers, authors, and editors should be aware that they will receive no advance notice of the finalists or the winners.

_______________________________________________

SSTAR Book Award (Health Professional) Committee:
Karen M. Donahey, PhD
Peggy J. Kleinplatz, PhD (Chair) (613) 563-0846
Joseph LoPiccolo, PhD
Stephen Snyder, MD
Daniel N. Watter, EdD

Posted: 10/28/08

"Healthcare Without Shame" is now available on-line for free.

http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/BIB/hcws/hcws.html

Posted: 10/28/08

FREE ISSUE

Women's Sexual Health Journal on Cancer and Sexuality
Sexuality issues and cancer are rarely discussed. Since October is breast cancer month, The Women's Sexual Health Foundation felt this was the perfect opportunity to share this with you. Pass the journal on to patients and colleagues.

For a free online issue of Women's Sexual Health Journal: Cancer and Sexuality go to www.TWSHF.org.

We have two articles by psychotherapists who work with women with cancer, Sage Bolte, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C and Peggy Lipford McKeal, Ph.D. LMHC., and we have an article by our founder and breast cancer survivor, Lisa Martinez. An enlightening editorial has been written by our Editor,Stephanie Buehler, MPW, PsyD, CST.