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Transforming women's oral-systemic health through discovery, development, and delivery
Ellen Daley1, Rita Debate, Cheryl Vamos
1Center for Transdisciplinary Research in Women's Health, Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. edaley@health.usf.edu
Background:
Oral-systemic etiologies solely or disproportionally affect women's health; however, little communication between and among disciplines occurs.
Methods:
To bridge this gap, an innovative conference, "Transforming Women's Health: Discovery, Development, and Delivery," was held in Tampa, Florida. The conference aimed to address complex oral-systemic women's health issues by bringing together researchers, providers, and policy experts in dentistry, medicine, nursing, public health, and allied health professions. The program was structured by three organizational themes: (a) discovery (i.e., oral-systemic research specific to women's health issues); (b) development (i.e., translation of oral-systemic research to practice); and (c) delivery (i.e., collaborative practice).
Results:
Issues discussed during conference proceedings include oral-system health in children, pregnant women, and older women, and cardiovascular disease and human papillomavirus (HPV) as oral-systemic health issues. Team and system-based approaches to reducing disciplinary-specific research, developing cross-disciplinary strategies and methods for improving women's health, and the advantages of creating collaborative networks, as well as effective communication practices with patients, were addressed.
Conclusion:
Based on findings from this innovative conference, it is clear that creating a transdisciplinary paradigm of research and practice may be the most effective vehicle for addressing oral-systemic health issues.
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