BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:175@womenshealthresearchcluster.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250619T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250619T140000 DTSTAMP:20250603T173352Z URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/progressing-towards-sex -and-gender-informed-care-in-alcohol-use-disorder-status-quo-and-future-di rections/ SUMMARY:Progressing Towards Sex- and Gender-Informed Care in Alcohol Use Di sorder: Status Quo and Future Directions DESCRIPTION:Location: Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium\, 2nd Floor\, 102 5 Queen St West\, Toronto + Virtually\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Bernd Lenz\, Full P rofessor of Addiction Research\, Medical Faculty Mannheim\, Heidelberg Uni versity (Germany)\nDeputy Head\, Department of Addictive Behavior and Addi ction Medicine\nHead of the Research Group Integrative Neuroscience of Add ictive Behaviors (INA)\nCentral Institute of Mental Health (CIMH)\nDr. Len z’s scholarship centers on three intersecting themes: (1) how sex and ge nder shape the onset\, course\, and treatment response of addictive illnes ses\; (2) the use of virtual-reality technology to improve diagnosis and t herapy\; and (3) the long-overlooked needs of adults living with fetal alc ohol spectrum disorders. His recent work includes high-impact studies on s ex-sensitive mental health care and hormone dynamics in alcohol use disord er (Lancet Psychiatry\, 2025\; American Journal of Psychiatry\, 2024).\nBe yond the lab\, Dr. Lenz serves as Deputy Editor of the journal SUCHT\, Co- Coordinator of the German Center for Mental Health working group on “Gen der/Sex and Mental Health\,” and is a Fellow of Heidelberg University’ s Institute for Advanced Study. His contributions have been recognized wit h the Wilhelm-Feuerlein Research Award and several early-career prizes for excellence in addiction science.\nBoard-certified in psychiatry\, psychot herapy\, addiction medicine\, and geriatrics\, Dr. Lenz combines rigorous clinical expertise with innovative translational research to advance more precise\, equitable care for people affected by substance use disorders wo rldwide.\nModerator: Dr. Svetlana Popova\, Senior Scientist\, Institute fo r Mental Health Policy Research at CAMH\nProfessor\, Dalla Lana School of Public Health\, at University of Toronto\nProfessor\, Factor-Inwentash Fac ulty of Social Work\, at University of Toronto\n\nDr. Popova is internatio nally recognized for her leadership in maternal substance use and child ou tcomes\, with a particular focus on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Dr. P opova has led global studies on epidemiology of FASD with the World Health Organization and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism a nd national projects on Canada’s FASD and prenatal alcohol exposure surv eillance and economic cost with the Public Health Agency of Canada. Her wo rk continues to shape evidence-based policy and improve the lives of child ren and families worldwide.\n\nTalk objectives: \n\n Learn how women and men differ in terms of problematic alcohol use and alcohol use disorder\, related phenotypes\, and negative consequences.\n Learn how this knowled ge can be applied to treatments and the steps needed to develop sex- and g ender-informed care for alcohol use disorder.\n Learn about more nuanced concepts of sex and gender that can be used in addiction research\, as wel l as what is known about their role in alcohol use disorder.\n\nAgenda:\n\ n1-1:45 pm EDT: Speaker presentation\n\n1:45-2:00 pm EDT: Question and ans wer period\n\nRegister here ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/wp-conte nt/uploads/2025/05/2025-WHSS-YouTube-Thumbnail-Template-2.png CATEGORIES:Women’s Health Seminar Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR