Conference #1796
32nd Annual Conference on Challenges in Gynecology

December 18 - 19, 2026
New York City, New York

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Friday, December 18, 2026
 
8:15 AMEndometriosis: The Ultimate Enigma
(Rx = 15 minutes)
G. Wright Bates Jr., MD
 
9:00Hormones & Menopause: Hot, Yes, Flash, No!— Sexuality & Dryness
(Rx = 15 minutes)
Kamilia Smith, MD, NCMP, FACOG
 
9:45Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience
 
10:30Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinical Update
(Rx = 20 minutes)
Matthew Freeby, MD
 
11:15Identification & Management of Anxiety Disorders
(Rx = 15 minutes)
Heidi Combs, MD, MS
 
12:00 PMQuestions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience
 
2:00Vulvar Dermatoses
(Rx = 20 minutes)
Libby Edwards, MD
 
2:45Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
(Rx = 15 minutes)
G. Wright Bates Jr., MD
 
3:30Adolescent Sexual Health: Contraception & STI Awareness
(Rx = 30 minutes)
Kamilia Smith, MD, NCMP, FACOG
 
4:15Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience
 
Saturday, December 19, 2026
 
8:00 AMMom Can't Find Her Keys: Cognitive Disorders
Heidi Combs, MD, MS
 
8:45Pap Smears & Comprehensive Gynecologic Care: What Is the Standard of Care?
(Rx = 15 minutes)
Kamilia Smith, MD, NCMP, FACOG
 
9:30Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience
 
10:30PCOS Update
(Rx = 15 minutes)
G. Wright Bates Jr., MD
 
11:15Hypersensitive Skin Reactions: Hives, Erythema Multiforme, and Vasculitis
Libby Edwards, MD
 
12:00 PMObesity: Addressing the Mainstream Madness
(Rx = 20 minutes)
Matthew Freeby, MD
 
12:45Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience
 
 
Rx = Pharmacotherapeutic CEUs for nurses will be granted for these sessions
 
 
G. Wright Bates Jr., MD - Conference Co-Chairperson
Professor & Grimes Family Endowed Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Baylor College of Medicine; Baylor Scott & White Health; Temple, Texas
 
Heidi Combs, MD, MS
Professor, Vice Chair of Education, University of Washington Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, Washington
 
Libby Edwards, MD
Director, Southeast Vulvar Clinic, Mid-Charlotte Dermatology & Research; Charlotte, North Carolina
 
Matthew Freeby, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine; Director, Gonda Diabetes Center; Associate Director, Diabetes Clinical Programs, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Los Angeles, California
 
Kamilia Smith, MD, NCMP, FACOG - Conference Co-Chairperson
Founder & Owner; Charleston House Gynecology; Clinical Professor of OB/GYN; Baylor University Medical Center; Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Dallas, Texas

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