GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr. Pavna Brahma, M.D., FACOG, is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist with extensive experience in treating all medical and surgical aspects of infertility. She serves as SGF Atlanta’s IVF Director.
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Laila Rubin, LCSW, is a mental health therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting mothers with young children. In Laila’s private practice, she focuses on perinatal and maternal mental health, helping women go through fertility struggles and pregnancy, supporting new mothers adjust to their role, processing their thoughts and feelings, working together to reduce stress and find grace along the way.
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Jen Fecher is a Sexual Wellness, Intimacy, & Sexual Dysfunction Expert educator who owns Empowering Intimacy in Fort Wayne, Indiana (USA). She has worked in the education field for eighteen years, with most of that time focusing on adult sexual education, sexual health & wellness, sexual dysfunction, & intimacy issues, with a special focus on those with cancer & long-term illness.
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Kate Morrissey Stahl, PhD, LCSW, CST, specializes in mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral interventions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and trauma-informed yoga. As an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, she has specialized in working with desire issues, recovery from sexual trauma, exploring sexual orientation, and supporting authentic gender expression.
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CONFERENCE TOPICS
- “Fertility Preservation for the Oncology Patient” with Dr. Pavna Brahma from Shady Grove Fertility Clinic
- “Psychosocial Considerations in Onco-Fertility” with Laila Rubin, LCSW
- “Empowering Intimacy: Addressing and Understanding Intimacy & Sexual Dysfunction Issues in Patient Care” with Jen Fecher, Sexual Wellness Educator, from Empowering Intimacy
- “Psychosocial Issues surrounding Intimacy” with Dr. Kate Morrisey Stahl, PHD, LCSW, CST
Join us in-person or virtually for our annual conference featuring expert speakers on the topics of Intimacy and Body Image Issues and Onco-Fertility. This event has been approved for 6 CORE CEU hours. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet sponsors that offer various services to patients and network with fellow oncology social workers.
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Location: 1100 Johnson Ferry Rd
Bldg 2 Suite LL90 Atlanta, GA 30342 Zoom link will be sent to those attending virtually |
Time: 8 am- 4:45 pm
Cost: $65 for GA-SWOG members/ $95 for non-members Parking validation and food will be provided for those attending in-person |
